- 1.3.a Firewalls
- 1.3.b Access points
- 1.3.c Wireless controllers
- 1.4.a Traffic path to internal and external cloud services
- 1.4.b Virtual services
- 1.4.c Basic virtual network infrastructure
- 1.6.a Star
- 1.6.b Mesh
- 1.6.c Hybrid
- 1.8.a Perform and document fault isolation
- 1.8.b Resolve or escalate
- 1.8.c Verify and monitor resolution
- 1.10.a Unicast
- 1.10.b Broadcast
- 1.10.c Multicast
- 1.15.a Global unicast
- 1.15.b Unique local
- 1.15.c Link local
- 1.15.d Multicast
- 1.15.e Modified EUI 64
- 1.15.f Auto configuration
- 1.15.g Anycast
- 2.1.a MAC learning and aging
- 2.1.b Frame switching
- 2.1.c Frame flooding
- 2.1.d MAC address table
- 2.4.a Access ports (data and voice)
- 2.4.b Default VLAN
- 2.5.a Trunk ports
- 2.5.b Add and remove VLANs on a trunk
- 2.5.c DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q
- 2.5.d Native VLAN
- 2.6.a STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+)
- 2.6.b STP root bridge selection
- 2.7.a PortFast
- 2.7.b BPDU guard
- 2.8.a Cisco Discovery Protocol
- 2.8.b LLDP
- 2.9.a Static
- 2.9.b PAGP
- 2.9.c LACP
- 3.1.a Packet handling along the path through a network
- 3.1.b Forwarding decision based on route lookup
- 3.1.c Frame rewrite
- 3.2.a Prefix
- 3.2.b Network mask
- 3.2.c Next hop
- 3.2.d Routing protocol code
- 3.2.e Administrative distance
- 3.2.f Metric
- 3.2.g Gateway of last resort
- 3.3.a Admin distance
- 3.4.a Router on a stick
- 3.4.b SVI (Switch Virtual Interface)
- 3.8.a Default route
- 3.8.b Network route
- 3.8.c Host route
- 3.8.d Floating static
- 4.4.a Point-to-point
- 4.4.b Hub and spoke
- 4.4.c Full mesh
- 4.4.d Single vs dual-homed
- 4.5.a MPLS
- 4.5.b Metro Ethernet
- 4.5.c Broadband PPPoE
- 4.5.d Internet VPN (DMVPN, site-to-site VPN, client VPN)
- 4.7.a Marking
- 4.7.b Device trust
- 4.7.c Prioritization
- 4.7.c. [i] Voice
- 4.7.c. [ii] Video
- 4.7.c. [iii] Data
- 4.7.d Shaping
- 4.7.e Policing
- 4.7.f Congestion management
- 5.3.a Server
- 5.3.b Relay
- 5.3.c Client
- 5.3.d TFTP, DNS, and gateway options
- 5.5.a Priority
- 5.5.b Preemption
- 5.5.c Version
- 5.6.a Static
- 5.6.b Pool
- 5.6.c PAT
- 6.1.a Static
- 6.1.b Dynamic
- 6.1.c Sticky
- 6.1.d Max MAC addresses
- 6.1.e Violation actions
- 6.1.f Err-disable recovery
- 6.2.a 802.1x
- 6.2.b DHCP snooping
- 6.2.c Nondefault native VLAN
- 6.3.a Standard
- 6.3.b Extended
- 6.3.c Named
- 6.5.a Local authentication
- 6.5.b Secure password
- 6.5.c Access to device
- 6.5.c. [i] Source address
- 6.5.c. [ii] Telnet/SSH
- 6.5.d Login banner
- 7.1.a SNMPv2
- 7.1.b SNMPv3
- 7.1.c Syslog
- 7.3.a Backup and restore device configuration
- 7.3.b Using Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP for device discovery
- 7.3.c Licensing
- 7.3.d Logging
- 7.3.e Timezone
- 7.3.f Loopback
- 7.5.a Cisco IOS upgrades and recovery (SCP, FTP, TFTP, and MD5 verify)
- 7.5.b Password recovery and configuration register
- 7.5.c File system management
- 7.6.a Ping and traceroute with extended option
- 7.6.b Terminal monitor
- 7.6.c Log events
- 7.6.d Local SPAN
- 7.7.a Function of a controller
- 7.7.b Separation of control plane and data plane
- 7.7.c Northbound and southbound APIs
1.0 Network Fundamentals 15%
1.1 Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models
1.2 Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols
1.3 Describe the impact of infrastructure components in an enterprise network
1.4 Describe the effects of cloud resources on enterprise network architecture
1.5 Compare and contrast collapsed core and three-tier architectures
1.6 Compare and contrast network topologies
1.7 Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements
1.8 Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems
1.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting
1.10 Compare and contrast IPv4 address types
1.11 Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
1.12 Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing
requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
1.13 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing
1.14 Configure and verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration
1.15 Compare and contrast IPv6 address types
2.0 LAN Switching Technologies 21%
2.1 Describe and verify switching concepts
2.2 Interpret Ethernet frame format
2.3 Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed)
2.4 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal/extended range) spanning multiple switches
2.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity
2.6 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot STP protocols
2.7 Configure, verify and troubleshoot STP related optional features
2.8 Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols
2.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel
2.10 Describe the benefits of switch stacking and chassis aggregation
3.0 Routing Technologies 23%
3.1 Describe the routing concepts
3.2 Interpret the components of a routing table
3.3 Describe how a routing table is populated by different routing information sources
3.4 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing
3.5 Compare and contrast static routing and dynamic routing
3.6 Compare and contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols
3.7 Compare and contrast interior and exterior routing protocols
3.8 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
3.9 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)
3.10 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv3 for IPv6 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)
3.11 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)
3.12 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)
3.13 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution)
3.14 Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues
4.0 WAN Technologies 10%
4.1 Configure and verify PPP and MLPPP on WAN interfaces using local authentication
4.2 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot PPPoE client-side interfaces using local authentication
4.3 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot GRE tunnel connectivity
4.4 Describe WAN topology options
4.5 Describe WAN access connectivity options
4.6 Configure and verify single-homed branch connectivity using eBGP IPv4 (limited to peering and route advertisement using Network command only)
4.7 Describe basic QoS concepts
5.0 Infrastructure Services 10%
5.1 Describe DNS lookup operation
5.2 Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS
5.3 Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations)
5.4 Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues
5.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic HSRP
5.6 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inside source NAT
5.7 Configure and verify NTP operating in a client/server mode
6.0 Infrastructure Security 11%
6.1 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot port security
6.2 Describe common access layer threat mitigation techniques
6.3 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 access list for traffic filtering
6.4 Verify ACLs using the APIC-EM Path Trace ACL analysis tool
6.5 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic device hardening
6.6 Describe device security using AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
7.0 Infrastructure Management 10%
7.1 Configure and verify device-monitoring protocols
7.2 Troubleshoot network connectivity issues using ICMP echo-based IP SLA
7.3 Configure and verify device management
7.4 Configure and verify initial device configuration
7.5 Perform device maintenance
7.6 Use Cisco IOS tools to troubleshoot and resolve problems
7.7 Describe network programmability in enterprise network architecture
