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Course Description

The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification indicates advanced or journeyman knowledge of networks. With a CCNP, a network professional can install, configure, and operate LANs, WANs, and dial access services for organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes, including but not limited to the following protocols: IP, IGRP, IPX, Async Routing, AppleTalk, Extended Access Lists, IP RIP, Route Redistribution, RIP, Route Summarization, OSPF, VLSM, BGP, Serial, Frame Relay, ISDN, ISL, X.25, DDR, PSTN, PPP, VLANs, Ethernet Access Lists, 802.10, FDDI, Transparent and Translational Bridging.

CCNP Routing Exam (RTING 640-503)

Routing Principles

• List the key information routers need to route data
  
• Describe classful and classless routing protocols
  
• Compare distance vector and link-state protocol operation
  
• Describe the use of the fields in a routing table
  
• Analyze a routing table, and test connectivity using accepted troubleshooting techniques

Extending IP Addresses

• Use VLSMs to extend the use of the IP addresses
  
• Explain if route summarization is or is not possible for a specific addressing scheme
  
• Configure an IP helper address to manage broadcasts

Configuring OSFP in a Single Area

• Explain why OSPF is better than RIP in a large inter-network
  
• Explain how OSPF discovers, chooses, and maintains routes
  
• Explain how OSPF operates in a single area NBMA environment
  
• Configure OSPF for proper operation in a single area
  
• Verify OSPF operation in a single area

Interconnecting Multiple OSPF Areas

• Describe the issues with interconnecting multiple areas and how OSPF addresses each
  
• Explain the differences between the possible types of areas, routers, and LSAs
  
• Explain how OSPF supports the use of VLSM
  
• Explain how OSPF supports the use of route summarization in multiple areas
  
• Explain how OSPF operates in a multiple area NBMA environment
  
• Configure a multi-area OSPF network
  
• Verify OSPF operation in multiple areas

Configuring EIGRP

• Describe Enhanced IGRP features and operation
  
• Explain how EIGRP discovers, chooses, and maintains routes
  
• Explain how EIGRP supports the use of VLSM
  
• Explain how EIGRP operates in an NBMA environment
  
• Explain how EIGRP supports the use of route summarization
  
• Describe how EIGRP supports large networks
  
• Configure Enhanced IGRP
  
• Verify Enhanced IGRP operation

Configuring Basic Border Gateway Protocol

• Describe BGP features and operation
  
• Describe how to connect to another autonomous system using an alternative to BGP, static routes
  
• Explain how BGP policy-based routing functions within an autonomous system
  
• Explain how BGP peering functions
  
• Describe BGP communities and peer groups
  
• Describe and configure external and internal BGP
  
• Describe BGP synchronization
  
• Configure a BGP environment and verify proper operation

Implementing BGP in Scalable Networks

• Describe the scalability problems associated with internal BGP
  
• Explain and configure BGP route reflectors
  
• Describe and configure policy control in BGP using prefix lists
  
• Describe methods to connect to multiple ISPs using BGP
  
• Explain the use of redistribution between BGP and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs)
  
• Configure a multihomed BGP environment and verify proper operation

Optimizing Routing Update Operation

• Select and configure the different ways to control routing update traffic
  
• Configure route redistribution in a network that does not have redundant paths between dissimilar routing processes
  
• Configure route redistribution in a network that has redundant paths between dissimilar routing processes
  
• Resolve path selection problems that result in a redistributed network
  
• Verify route redistribution
  
• Configure policy-based routing using route maps
  
• Configure redistribution between different routing domains and verify proper operation
  
• Configure policy-based routing and verify proper operation

CCNP Switching Exam (SWTCH 640-504)

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Switching exam.

CGMP

• Enable CGMP on the distribution layer devices
  
• Describe the functionality of CGMP

Cisco Fundamentals

• Identify the correct Cisco Systems product solution given a set of network switching requirements

Multicast

• Describe how switches facilitate Multicast Traffic
  
• Translate Multicast Addresses into MAC addresses

Multi-layer Switching

• Identify the components necessary to effect multiplayer switching
  
• Apply flow masks to influence the type of MLS cache
  
• Describe layer 2, 3, 4 and multiplayer switching
  
• Verify existing flow entries in the MLS cache
  
• Describe how MLS functions on a switch
  
• Configure a switch to participate in multiplayer switching

Spanning Tree

• Describe Spanning Tree
  
• Configure the switch devices to improve Spanning Tree Convergence in the network
  
• Identify Cisco Enhancement that improve Spanning Tree Convergence
  
• Configure a switch to Distribute Traffic on Parallel Links

Switching Interconnectivity

• Provide physical connectivity between two devices within a switch block
  
• Provide connectivity from an end user station to an access layer device
  
• Provide connectivity between two network devices
  
• Configure a switch for initial operation

Troubleshooting

• Apply IOS command set to diagnose and troubleshoot a switched network problems

Trunking

• Describe the different Trunking Protocols
  
• Configure Trunking on a switch
  
• Maintain VLAN configuration consistency in a switched network
  
• Configure the VLAN Trunking Protocol
  
• Describe the VTP Trunking Protocol

VLAN Operations

• Describe LAN segmentations using switches
  
• Configure a VLAN
  
• Ensure broadcast domain integrity by establishing VLANs
  
• Facilitate Inter-VLAN Routing in a network containing both switches and routers
  
• Identify the network devices required to effect Inter-VLAN routing

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CCNP Remote Access Exam (REMOTE 640-505)

Cisco Remote Access Networks Introduction

• Specify and /or identify the Cisco products that best meet the WAN connection requirements for permanent or dialup access connections

Selecting CISCO Products for Remote Connections

• Explain and/or identify the advantages and disadvantages of WAN connection types
  
• Select the appropriate WAN connection types that address specific site connection considerations.
  
• Select Cisco equipment that will suit the specific needs of a WAN topology

Assembling and Cabling the WAN Components

• Identify the components and connections necessary to allow WAN connections like Frame Relay, and ISDN PRI from the central site to a branch office.
  
• Identify the components and connections necessary to allow WAN connections like Frame Relay, and ISDN BRI from a branch office to the central site
  
• Identify the components and connections necessary to allow a WAN connections like ISDN BRI from a telecommuter site to the central site

Configuring Asynchronous Connections to a Central Site with Modems

• Specify the commands and procedures necessary to configure an access server for modem connectivity so telecommuters can access the central site
  
• Specify the commands and procedures to configure the central site for dial out connections.
  
• Specify the commands used to reverse Telnet to the modem and configure the modem for basic asynchronous operations.
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to set up the modem auto-configuration feature.

Configuring PPP and Controlling Network Access with PAP and CHAP

• Specify the commands and syntax used to configure a PPP connection between the central site and a branch office
  
• Specify the commands and syntax to configure PAP or CHAP authentication to allow access to a secure site.
  
• Configure Multilink PPP to increase the data throughput.
  
• Specify the commands used to verify proper PPP configuration and troubleshoot an incorrect PPP configuration.
  
• Accessing the Central Site with Windows 95
  
• Specify the commands and procedures to configure a PC to complete a dialup call to the central site router through the traditional telephone network.

Using ISDN and DDR Technologies to Enhance Remote Connectivity

• Identify when to use ISDN BRI and PRI services and select the service that best suits a set of given requirements.
  
• Identify the Q.921 and Q.931 signaling and call setup sequences.
  
• Specify the commands used to configure ISDN BRI and PRI
  
• Specify the commands used to configure DDR

Optimizing the use of DDR Interfaces

• Specify or select appropriate dialup capabilities to place a call.
  
• Specify the commands and procedures to configure rotary groups and dialer profiles
  
• Specify the commands used to verify proper dialer profile or rotary group configuration and troubleshoot an incorrect configuration.

Using X.25 for Remote Access

• Specify the commands and procedures to configure an X.25 WAN connection between the central office and branch office
  
• Specify proper X.121 addresses and the commands used to assign them to router interfaces
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to verify proper X.25 configuration and troubleshoot incorrect X.25 configuration

Establishing a Dedicated Frame Relay Connection and Control Traffic Flow

• Specify the commands and procedures used to configure a Frame Relay WAN connection between the central office and branch office
  
• Specify the commands to configure subinterfaces on virtual interfaces to solve split horizon problems.
  
• Specify the commands used to configure Frame Relay traffic shaping.
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to verify proper Frame Relay configuration and troubleshoot an incorrect configuration

Enabling a Backup to the Permanent Connection

• Specify the procedure and commands used to configure a backup connection that activates upon primary line failure.
  
• Specify the procedure and commands used to configure a backup connection to activate when the primary line reaches a specified threshold.
  
• Specify the procedure and commands used to configure a dialer to function as backup to the primary interface.

Managing Network Performance with Queuing and Compression

• Determine why queuing is enabled, identify alternative queuing protocols that Cisco products support, and determine the best queuing method to implement.
  
• Specify the commands to configure weighted-fair, priority and custom queuing
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to verify proper queuing configuration and troubleshoot incorrect configuration
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to effectively select and implement compression

Scaling IP Addresses with Network Address Translation

• Describe how NAT and PAT operate.
  
• Specify the commands and procedures to configure NAT and PAT to allow reuse of registered IP addresses in a private network.
  
• Verify proper configuration of NAT and PAT with available Cisco verification commands.

Using AAA to Scale Access Control in an Expanding Network

• Specify, recognize or describe the security features of CiscoSecure and the operation of a CiscoSecure server.
  
• Specify the commands and procedures used to configure a router to access a CiscoSecure server and to use AAA.
  
• Specify the commands used to configure AAA on a router to control access from remote access clients.

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CCNP Support Exam (SUPPORT 640-506)

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Support exam:


Connectionless Models

• Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting targets for connection-oriented and connectionless protocols

Troubleshooting

• Demonstrate knowledge of common data link layer characteristics and key troubleshooting targets likely to be found in campus network
  
• Describe the types and purposes of tools commonly used for network troubleshooting processes
  
• Describe and use the Cisco information resources (especially those in the CCO World Wide Web site) that can assist with troubleshooting processes
  
• List the preferred methods for escalation of troubleshooting issues to Cisco's service and support programs
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of connection sequences and key troubleshooting targets within TCP/IP, Novell IPX, and AppleTalk
  
• Use troubleshooting tools and minimize their impact on a Cisco router's switching type and data flow
  
• Identify and use Cisco IOSTM software commands and debug utilities to filter, capture, and display protocol traffic flows
  
• Describe an efficient problem-solving method when troubleshooting and documenting internetwork problems
  
• Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common TCP/IP problems
  
• Apply diagnostic tools to solve network problems that include systems running TCP/IP with Windows NT/95 clients and servers
  
• Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common Novell IPX problems on router networks
  
• Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common AppleTalk problems on router networks
  
• Apply diagnostic VLAN tools to switched and routed VLAN configuration problems
  
• Use Cisco IOS router troubleshooting commands with Catalyst switch troubleshooting commands
  
• Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of Catalyst 5000 and VLAN problems on switched Ethernet Networks
  
• Apply diagnostic tools to trouble tickets and solve classroom network Catalyst 5000 problems that simulate real-life networking malfunctions
  
• Use Cisco IOS commands and problem isolation techniques to identify the symptoms of common ISDN BRI problems
  
• Apply diagnostic tools to trouble tickets and solve ISDN BRI problems that simulate real-life WAN malfunctions
  
• Use Cisco IOS commands and problem isolation techniques to identify the symptoms of common WAN and Frame Relay problems