Course Overview

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Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) is a professional-level certification exam that tests the knowledge and skills of the students implementing and operating Cisco enterprise network core technologies. The exam covers several networking and security technologies, architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security and automation. The CCNP ENCOR is the required core exam for CCNP Enterprise certification, and it prepares students for several roles in network management, such as network engineer, network security engineer, network architect, network operations specialist and others. It’s crucial for students preparing for this exam to gain the necessary training, skills and knowledge needed in order to gain confidence and proficiency in applying the networking concepts and pass the exam with ease.

The course will begin with an introduction to the Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) exam and with the overview of some learning techniques that might help with preparation for this exam, but also for many others. As you move along, you’ll learn about L2 technologies (like VLAN Trunking and Etherchannel) and L3 technologies (like EIGRP, OSPF and BGP), Virtualization, IP Services and basics of network design. The course will end with a preview to part 2 of the Cisco CCNP ENCOR (350-401) certification preparation course.

By the end of the course, you’ll be well-versed with networking and security fundamentals, while you’ll also be able to implement several networking protocols.

What You Will Learn

  • Learn to utilize NAT and PAT to route your traffic to the world
  • even in situations where there is a scarcity of available IPv4 addresses.
  • Apply networking design principles when designing networks.
  • Learn to implement network services such as NTP
  • Familiarize with virtualization concepts
  • including network virtualization technologies like LISP and VXLAN.

Program Curriculum

  • Exam Overview
  • Pomodoro Timer and Spaced Repetition
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  • Layer 1 - Concepts
  • Hardware and Software Switching Mechanisms
  • VLANs and 802.1q Trunking
  • STP, RSTP, and MST
  • EtherChannel
  • Chapter 2 Quiz

  • EIGRP
  • OSPF
  • BGP
  • Policy Based Routing
  • Chapter 3 Quiz

  • NTP
  • NAT/PAT
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
  • Chapter 4 Quiz

  • Virtualization Technologies (Hypervisors, VMs, Containers)
  • Data Path Virtualization Technologies (VRF, MPLS?)
  • Virtual Switching
  • GRE and IPsec Tunneling
  • LISP
  • VXLAN
  • Chapter 5 Quiz

  • Enterprise Network Design (Tier 2, Tier 3, Fabric Capacity Planning)
  • Cisco SD-WAN and SD-Access
  • WLAN Deployment Principles
  • Location Services in WLAN Design
  • Chapter 6 Quiz
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Instructor

Sergiu Calmîc

Sergiu is a double CCIE (Service Provider and Routing&Switching) certified Solutions Architect with more than 13 years of experience in various networking domains, including but not limited to Security, Service Provider, Mobility, and Data Centre. He has extensive automation experience starting with ancient tools like Visual Basic for Applications and modern ones like Python and Ansible. He holds the Cisco DevNet DEVASC and DEVOPS certifications. Currently he works on Data Centre automation projects supporting project delivery worldwide experiencing at a full scale the pain and the joy of automation.

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