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Index
Cover Page
About This eBook
Title Page
Copyright Page
About the Authors
About the Technical Reviewers
Dedications
Acknowledgments
Contents at a Glance
Reader Services
Contents
Icons Used in This Book
Command Syntax Conventions
Introduction
Figure Credits
Part I: Forwarding
Chapter 1. Packet Forwarding
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Network Device Communication
Forwarding Architectures
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part II: Layer
Chapter 2. Spanning Tree Protocol
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Spanning Tree Protocol Fundamentals
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 3. Advanced STP Tuning
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
STP Topology Tuning
Additional STP Protection Mechanisms
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 4. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 5. VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
VLAN Trunking Protocol
Dynamic Trunking Protocol
EtherChannel Bundle
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part III: Routing
Chapter 6. IP Routing Essentials
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Routing Protocol Overview
Path Selection
Static Routing
Virtual Routing and Forwarding
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 7. EIGRP
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
EIGRP Fundamentals
Path Metric Calculation
Failure Detection and Timers
Route Summarization
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 8. OSPF
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
OSPF Fundamentals
OSPF Configuration
Default Route Advertisement
Common OSPF Optimizations
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 9. Advanced OSPF
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Areas
Link-State Announcements
Discontiguous Networks
OSPF Path Selection
Summarization of Routes
Route Filtering
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 10. OSPFv3
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
OSPFv3 Fundamentals
OSPFv3 Configuration
IPv4 Support in OSPFv3
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 11. BGP
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
BGP Fundamentals
Basic BGP Configuration
Route Summarization
Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 12. Advanced BGP
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
BGP Multihoming
Conditional Matching
Route Maps
BGP Route Filtering and Manipulation
BGP Communities
Understanding BGP Path Selection
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 13. Multicast
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Multicast Fundamentals
Multicast Addressing
Internet Group Management Protocol
Protocol Independent Multicast
Rendezvous Points
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part IV: Services
Chapter 14. QoS
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
The Need for QoS
QoS Models
Classification and Marking
Policing and Shaping
Congestion Management and Avoidance
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 15. IP Services
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
First-Hop Redundancy Protocol
Network Address Translation
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part V: Overlay
Chapter 16. Overlay Tunnels
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnels
IPsec Fundamentals
Cisco Location/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part VI: Wireless
Chapter 17. Wireless Signals and Modulation
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Understanding Basic Wireless Theory
Carrying Data Over an RF Signal
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 18. Wireless Infrastructure
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Wireless LAN Topologies
Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs
Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 19. Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Roaming Overview
Roaming Between Centralized Controllers
Locating Devices in a Wireless Network
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 20. Authenticating Wireless Clients
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Open Authentication
Authenticating with Pre-Shared Key
Authenticating with EAP
Authenticating with WebAuth
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 21. Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC
Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part VII: Architecture
Chapter 22. Enterprise Network Architecture
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Hierarchical LAN Design Model
Enterprise Network Architecture Options
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 23. Fabric Technologies
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 24. Network Assurance
Do I Know This Already?
Foundation Topics
Network Diagnostic Tools
Debugging
NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Technologies
IP SLA
Cisco DNA Center Assurance
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part VIII: Security
Chapter 25. Secure Network Access Control
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Network Security Design for Threat Defense
Next-Generation Endpoint Security
Network Access Control (NAC)
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 26. Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Terminal Lines and Password Protection
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW)
Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
Device Hardening
Exam Preparation Tasks
Part IX: SDN
Chapter 27. Virtualization
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Server Virtualization
Network Functions Virtualization
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 28. Foundational Network Programmability Concepts
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Command-Line Interface
Application Programming Interface
Data Models and Supporting Protocols
Cisco DevNet
GitHub
Basic Python Components and Scripts
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 29. Introduction to Automation Tools
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
Foundation Topics
Embedded Event Manager
Agent-Based Automation Tools
Agentless Automation Tools
Exam Preparation Tasks
Chapter 30. Final Preparation
Getting Ready
Tools for Final Preparation
Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study
Summary
Glossary
Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Questions
Appendix B. CCNP Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide Exam Updates
Index
Appendix C. Memory Tables
Appendix D. Memory Tables Answer Key
Appendix E. Study Planner
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