This list is intended to provide a general view of the skill set required to successfully complete the specified certification exam. Topics listed are subject to change.
- IP Unicast Routing Protocols
- Multicast Protocols and Architectures
- Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Routing Policy
- Network Management
- Security
- CoS
- Miscellaneous Juniper Networks Hardware and Software Features
- General Troubleshooting and Fault Isolation
- IPv6
- VPNs
IP Unicast Routing Protocols
- Routing Information Protocol (RIP), version 1 and 2.
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- Theory of operation, design principles
- Metrics
- Junos Internet software implementation
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
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- Metrics
- Area Border Router (ABR)
- Theory of operation, design principles
- Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR)
- Address summarization, restricting LSAs
- Authentication
- Stub Areas, NSSAs, and Totally Stubby Areas
- Network types
- Virtual Links
- Multiple instances
- Junos Internet software implementation
- Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS).
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- Theory of operation, design principles
- Network types
- Metrics
- Router types
- Authentication
- Route Leaking
- Address summarization
- Junos Internet software implementations
- Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP).
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- Theory of operation, design principles
- BGP attributes
- IBGP vs. EBGP
- Route selection algorithm
- Route Reflectors, confederations
- Load balancing
- Authentication
- Junos Internet software implementation
Multicast protocols and architectures
- Protocol Independent Multicast.
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- Theory of operation, design principles
- BSR, Auto-RP, Logical RP
- Junos Internet software implementations
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP).
- Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP).
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- Theory of operation, design principles
- Junos Internet software implementations
- Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP).
- Multicast Scoping.
- MSDP and SAP.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
- Theory of operation, design principles.
- Methods of Label Switched Path establishment.
- Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP).
- Label Distribution Protocol (LDP).
- CSPF and ERO based path constraints.
- Prefix mapping, routing table integration.
- Traffic protection.
- CCC.
- Junos Internet software implementation.
Routing Policy
- Policy creation and application.
- Route filters.
- Regular expressions (AS path and community).
Network Management
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
- Junos Internet software implementation.
Security
- Firewall filters.
- User authentication mechanisms.
CoS
- Junos Internet software CoS capabilities and options.
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- Precedence maps, rewrite, firewall classification
- PLP, WRR, RED
- CoS and MPLS interaction.
- Junos Internet software implementation.
Miscellaneous Juniper Networks hardware and software features
- Product architecture and packet processing.
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- Packet flow
- M5, M10, M20, M40, and M160 Internet router hardware
- Redundancy and maintenance
- Interfaces types and configuration, layer 2 encapsulation options.
- The Junos Internet software file system and upgrade procedures.
- System logging.
- VRRP.
- NTP.
- Statistical sampling, cflowd export.
- GRE and IP tunnels.
- Rate-limiting.
General troubleshooting and fault isolation
- Protocol tracing, log analysis, use of show commands, etc.
IPv6
- IPv6 Junos OS configuration.
- Techniques for troubleshooting IPv6.
- IPV6 addressing structure.
- Protocol header fields and functions.
- Host address assignment.
VPNs
- Theory of Operation.
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- VPN routing instances and rib groups
- BGP extensions for support of VPN both layer 3 and layer 2
- Label distribution mechanics for L2 and L3 VPN's
- PE-PE label protocols
- Configuration of L3 VPN's.
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- L3VPN routing instance configuration
- PE-CE routing configuration
- PE-PE configuration
- Configuration of L2 VPN's.
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- L2VPN routing instance configuration
- L2VPN interface types, L2 encapsulation types, L2 connection types
- PE-PE configuration
- Techniques for trouble shooting of L2 and L3 VPN's.
