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)
