This list provides a general view of the skill set required to successfully complete the specified certification exam. Topics listed are subject to change.
- OSPF
- BGP
- IP Multicast
- Ethernet Switching and Spanning Tree
- L2 Authentication and Access Control
- IP Telephony Features
- Class of Service (CoS)
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting
OSPF
- Based on a scenario, explain the concepts, operation and functionality of OSPF
- Describe the various OSPF LSA types
- Explain the flooding of LSAs in an OSPF network
- Describe the SPF algorithm
- Describe OSPF metrics, including external metric types
- List OSPF authentication options
- Describe OSPF area types and operations, including stub areas and NSSAs
- Summarize and restrict routes
- Describe the purpose of virtual links
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor single-area and multi-area OSPF
- Implement OSPF routing policy
BGP
- Based on a scenario, explain the concepts, operation and functionality of BGP
- Explain the BGP route selection process
- Describe how to alter the route selection process
- Describe various BGP attributes and explain the operation of those attributes
- Describe various advanced options for BGP peers
- Describe the purpose and function of BGP communities
- Utilize regular expressions for route selection
- Manipulate BGP attributes using routing policy
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor BGP
- Implement BGP routing policy
IP Multicast
- Explain the concepts, operation and functionality of IP multicast
- Describe IP multicast traffic flow
- Identify the components of IP multicast, including multicast addressing
- Explain the function of RPF in multicast
- Based on a scenario, identify the components and function of common multicast routing protocols
- Explain the function of IGMP and compare the various IGMP versions
- Describe and compare PIM dense-mode and sparse-mode
- Identify the various rendezvous point (RP) discovery options
- Compare Any-Source Multicast (ASM) and Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
- Identify the requirements, benefits, and address ranges used for SSM
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor IGMP, PIM-DM, PIM-SM and SSM
- Implement IP multicast routing policy
Ethernet Switching and Spanning Tree
- Describe, configure and monitor advanced switching features
- Explain and implement filter-based VLANs
- Describe and configure private VLANs
- Explain and implement dynamic VLAN registration using MVRP
- Tunnel Layer 2 traffic through Ethernet networks
- Implement Layer 2 tunneling using Q-in-Q and L2PT
- Based on a scenario, explain the concepts and functionality of advanced spanning tree protocols, including MSTP and VSTP
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor MSTP and VSTP
L2 Authentication and Access Control
- Explain the operation of various authentication and access control features
- Describe the concepts and functionality of 802.1X
- List RADIUS server failback options
- Describe the concepts and functionality of MAC RADIUS
- Describe the concepts and functionality of captive portal
- List considerations when using multiple methods authentication and access control
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor various authentication and access control features
IP Telephony Features
- Describe features that facilitate IP telephony deployments
- Explain the characteristics of power over Ethernet (PoE)
- Describe the characteristics and functionality of LLDP
- Explain the function and benefit of voice VLAN
- Based on a scenario, configure and monitor features used to support IP telephony deployments
Class of Service (CoS)
- Explain the function and benefit of class of service (CoS) in IP networking
- List the CoS processing stages on devices running Junos OS
- Explain the concepts, operation and functionality of CoS for Layer 2/3 networks
- Describe the purpose of forwarding classes
- Describe the function and types of packet classification
- Describe the function and types of policers
- Describe the function and interrelationships of the components of scheduling
- Describe the function of rewriting packet headers
- Based on a scenario, configure the various CoS components for Layer 2/3 networks, including forwarding classes, classifiers, policers, schedulers, and rewrite rules
- Based on a scenario, monitor CoS using various operational commands
Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Based on a scenario, troubleshoot Junos OS routing and switching issues
- List common issues that disrupt network operations
- Follow a sound methodology for troubleshooting Junos routing and switching issues
- Interface-related troubleshooting
- Utilize Junos tools to troubleshoot and resolve network issues
