Resources - JNCIE-ER Exam Objectives (Exam: JN0-940)

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.

• System Configuration
• Interfaces
• IGPs
• BGP
• IPv4/IPv6 Routing
• Network Security
• Remote Connectivity
• Class of Service
• Multicast

System Configuration

• Remote access protocols and authentication mechanisms
• Local and remote user management
• Customized class templates with varying permissions and commands
• SNMP
• Syslog
• Configuration management
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server configuration
• Miscellaneous system management

Interfaces

• Frame Relay
• Virtual LAN (VLAN) tagged interfaces
• Redundancy and high availability with the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
• Helper functions such as DHCP
• Link bundling and aggregated interfaces
• Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint links with a variety of Layer 2 encapsulations

IGPs

• OSPFv2
• OSPF multiarea, area types, virtual links
• RIPv1/RIPv2
• IGP tasks such as authentication and summarization
• IGP routing policies
• IGP redundancy design and implementation

BGP

• External BGP
• Internal BGP
• Policies to control route advertisement
• Miscellaneous BGP configuration options
• Load balancing BGP routes
• Internet service provider (ISP) mutlihoming scenarios

IPv4/IPv6 Routing

• Static, aggregate, and generated routes
• Filter-based forwarding and policy routing
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)

Network Security

• Securing a network with packet filters
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Stateful firewall services
• Virtual routers to segment secure services
• Various types of service sets
• IP Security (IPSec) tunnels

Remote Connectivity

• IPSec tunnels as backup links
• Routing over an IPSec or generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnel
• GRE tunnel encryption
• GRE tunnels as backup links

Class of Service

• Behavior aggregate (BA) and multifield classification
• Queue scheduling
• Congestion management and avoidance
• Code point rewriting
• Rate limiting with shaping, policing, or both
• Link efficiency mechanisms

Multicast

• Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP)
• Protocol Independent Multicast dense mode (PIM-DM)
• Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM)
• Bootstrap, Auto-RP, anycast
• Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP)
• Source-specific multicast (SSM)