CCNP Certification Course Description

CCNP Exam 642-902: CISCO ROUTE

EIGRP based solution, network design and a set of requirements
- Network resources needed for implementing EIGRP on a network
- Create an EIGRP implementation plan, EIGRP verification plan
- Configure EIGRP routing
- Verify EIGRP solution was implemented, Use show and debug commands
- Document results of EIGRP implementation and verification

Multi-area OSPF Network, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing OSPF on a network
- Create an OSPF implementation plan, OSPF verification plan
- Configure OSPF routing
- Verify OSPF solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of OSPF implementation and verification plan

eBGP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing eBGP on a network
- Create an eBGP implementation plan
- Create an eBGP verification plan
- Configure eBGP routing
- Verify eBGP solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of eBGP implementation and verification plan

IPv6 based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing IPv6 on a network
- Create an IPv6 implementation plan, IPv6 verification plan
- Configure IPv6 routing
- Configure IPv6 interoperation with IPv4
- Verify IPv6 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of IPv6 implementation and verification plan

IPv4 or IPv6 based redistribution solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Create a redistribution implementation plan based upon the results of the redistribution analysis
- Create a redistribution verification plan
- Configure a redistribution solution
- Verify that redistribution was implemented
- Document results of a redistribution implementation and verification plan
- Identify the differences between implementing an IPv4 and IPv6 redistribution solution

Layer 3 Path Control Solution
- Create a Layer 3 path control implementation plan based upon the results of the redistribution analysis
- Create a Layer 3 path control verification plan
- Configure Layer 3 path control
- Verify that a Layer 3 path control was implemented
- Document results of a Layer 3 path control implementation and verification plan
- Implement basic teleworker and branch services
- Describe broadband technologies
- Configure basic broadband connections
- Describe basic VPN technologies
- Configure GRE
- Describe branch access technologies

CCNP Exam 642-813: CISCO SWITCH

Implement VLAN based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing a VLAN based solution on a network
- Create a VLAN based implementation plan
- Create a VLAN based verification plan
- Configure switch-to-switch connectivity for the VLAN based solution
- Configure loop prevention for the VLAN based solution
- Configure Access Ports for the VLAN based solution
- verify the VLAN based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of VLAN implementation and verification

Implement a Security Extension of a Layer 2 solution, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing a Security solution
- Create a implementation plan for the Security solution
- Create a verification plan for the Security solution
- Configure port security features
- Configure general switch security features
- Configure private VLANs Configure VACL and PACL
- Verify the Security based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of Security implementation and verification

Implement Switch based Layer 3 services, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing a Switch based Layer 3 solution
- Create an implementation plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
- Create a verification plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
- Configure routing interfaces Configure Layer 3 Security
- Verify the Switch based Layer 3 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of Switch based Layer 3 implementation and verification

Prepare infrastructure to support advanced services
- Implement a Wireless Extension of a Layer 2 solution
- Implement a VoIP support solution
- Implement video support solution

Implement High Availability, given a network design and a set of requirements
- Determine network resources needed for implementing High Availability on a network
- Create a High Availability implementation plan
- Create a High Availability verification plan
- Implement first hop redundancy protocols
- Implement switch supervisor redundancy
- Verify High Availability solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
- Document results of High Availability implementation and verification

CCNP Exam 642-832: CISCO TSHOOT

Maintain and monitor network performance
- Develop a plan to monitor and manage a network
- Perform network monitoring using IOS tools
- Perform routine IOS device maintenance
- Isolate sub-optimal internetwork operation at the correctly defined OSI Model layer

Troubleshoot
- Multi Protocol system networks
- EIGRP
- OSPF
- eBGP
- routing redistribution solution
- a DHCP client and server solution
- NAT
- first hop redundancy protocols
- IPv6 routing
- IPv6 and IPv4 interoperability
- switch-to-switch connectivity for the VLAN based solution
- loop prevention for the VLAN based solution
- Access Ports for the VLAN based solution
- private VLANS
- port security
- general switch security
- VACL and PACL
- switch virtual interfaces (SVIs)
- switch supervisor redundancy
- switch support of advanced services (i.e., Wireless, VOIP and Video)
- a VoIP support solution
- a video support solution
- Layer 3 Security
- issues related to ACLs used to secure access to Cisco routers
- configuration issues related to accessing the AAA server for authentication purposes
- security issues related to IOS services (i.e.,finger, NTP, HTTP, FTP, RCP etc.)