The Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.3 training gives you the knowledge and skills needed to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot an enterprise network and introduces you to overlay network design by using SD-Access and SD-WAN solutions. You’ll also learn to understand and implement security principles and automation and programmability within an enterprise network.
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Examining Cisco Enterprise Network Architecture
Exploring Cisco Switching Paths
Implementing Campus LAN Connectivity
Building Redundant Switched Topology
Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation
Understanding EIGRP
Implementing OSPF
Optimizing OSPF
Exploring EBGP
Implementing Network Redundancy
Implementing NAT
Introducing Virtualization Protocols and Techniques
Understanding Virtual Private Networks and Interfaces
Understanding Wireless Principles
Examining Wireless Deployment Options
Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
Examining Wireless AP Operation
Implementing Wireless Client Authentication
Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity
Implementing Network Services
Using Network Analysis Tools
Implementing Infrastructure Security
Implementing Secure Access Control
Discovering the Basics of Python Programming
Discovering Network Programmability Protocols
Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation
Discovering Multicast Protocols
Understanding QoS
Exploring Enterprise Network Security Architecture
Exploring Automation and Assurance Using Cisco DNA Center
Examining the Cisco SD-Access Solution
Understanding the Working Principles of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution
After taking this training, you should be able to:
Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution, and core layers
Compare and contrast the various hardware and software switching mechanisms and operation while defining the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) and Content Addressable Memory (CAM) along with process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding concepts
Troubleshoot Layer 2 connectivity using VLANs and trunking
Implement redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol
Troubleshoot link aggregation using Etherchannel
Describe the features, metrics, and path selection concepts of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
Implement and optimize Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types and areas, summarization, and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6
Implement External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking
Implement network redundancy using protocols such as Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Implement internet connectivity within Enterprise using static and dynamic Network Address Translation (NAT)
Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches, and the various network devices and components
Implement overlay technologies such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), VPN, and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP)
Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking, including Radio Frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards
Describe the various wireless deployment models available, including autonomous Access Point (AP) deployments and cloud-based designs within the centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) architecture
Describe wireless roaming and location services