Ethernet Standards
(9% of Exam) |
- Describe the different types of physical media available for Ethernet networks.
- Describe the IEEE 802.3af specifications.
- Explain how auto-negotiation and auto-sense are used to accommodate different network speeds.
- Explain how bridges and switches operate to control network traffic.
- Explain the difference between Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast operation in a network.
- Describe the fields in a basic Ethernet frame and their role in Ethernet communication.
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Ethernet Switching & Resiliency
(15% of Exam) |
- Explain the switching terms Forwarding, Flooding, Dropping, and Learning.
- Describe the purpose of VLANs within a network.
- Describe the operation of the Spanning Tree Protocol.
- Describe the purpose of Link Aggregation and its components.
- Define the configuration parameters associated with setting up a Link Aggregation Group.
- Describe the information passed by the Link Aggregation Control Protocol.
- Identify the benefits of using the Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol.
- Describe the purpose for Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol.
- Describe the purpose of flow control within a switch network.
- Explain how VLANs can be extended throughout a LAN using Frame Tagging 802.1Q
- Given a network scenario, determine the cost back to the root bridge from any location in the LAN.
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IP Fundamentals
(8% of Exam) |
- Describe the purpose of message headers.
- Identify major IP Suite protocols with the associated layers.
- Define a subnet address mask.
- Describe the addressing scheme in Domain Name Service (DNS).
- Define a subent mask and explain the purpose of the Address Resolution Protocol.
- List some of the uses of the File Transfer Protocol.
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IP Routing & Configuration
(68% of Exam) |
| IP Routing |
- Explain the difference between Layer 2 bridging and Layer 3 routing.
- Explain how an IP packet is forwarded through the network.
- Explain the Layer 3 forwarding process in the I/O module and the CPU.
- Identify the characteristics of each Layer 3 Routing Protocol supported on the ERS 8600 (RIP, OSPF and BGP).
- Identify the typical configurations Layer 3 routing protocols supported on the ERS 8600 and other Ethernet Routing Switches.,li>Create port virtual local area networks (VLANs) using the run-time command line interface (CLI) and Java Device Manager (JDM) lab.
- Examine spanning tree parameters and verify Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) operation lab.
- Configure a network using RIP.
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| IP Forwarding & Static Routes |
- Explain how the IP forwarding table is built.
- Explain the Layer 3 forwarding process in a Layer 3 switch.
- Describe how route policies are used to facilitate network address summarization.
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| Configuring RIP |
- Explain the Bellman-Ford algorithm.
- Describe the differences between RIPv1 and RIPv2.
- Configure IP-RIP routing on the Ethernet Routing Switch.
- Describe and configure Accept and Announce policies for RIP.
- Configure static routes, alternate routes, and Equal Cost Multi-Path routes in a RIP network.
- Implement Accept and Announce policies in a RIP network.
- Configure ECMP in a RIP network.
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| Configuring VRRP |
- Describe the benefits and operation of VRRP, and where it can be used in the network.
- Explain the Init, Backup, Master, and Backup Master states of a VRRP router.
- Describe a VRRP advertisement packet.
- Configure resilience within the network by implementing VRRP.
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| Configuring OSPF |
- Describe the features and advantages of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
- Explain the types of OSPF Link State Advertisements (LSAs).
- List the types of networks supported by OSPF.
- Describe OSPF neighbor routers and explain the process of forming an adjacency.
- Describe Message Digest Version 5 (MD5) authentication for OSPF adjacencies.
- Configure an IP network using OSPF with a single (backbone) area.
- Verify OSPF functionality by observing the LSDB and other statistical information.
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| Advanced OSPF Features |
- Configure the Ethernet Routing Switch (ERS) to support multiple areas in an OPSF network.
- Configure OSPF area summaries.
- Configure dynamic and static virtual links.
- Define OSPF areas including stub and not-so-stubby areas (NSSAs).
- Describe and configure virtual links.
- Describe the Trace utility used to examine OSPF processes.
- Examine the contents of the LSDB within an OSPF Domain with multiple areas.
- Configure and test the operation of a virtual link and auto-virtual link.
- Create RIP and OSPF policies in support of the Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR).
- Explain the Alternate Route operation.
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| Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) & IPv6 |
- Describe BGP4 features.
- Describe BGP4 concepts and terminology.
- Identify the BGP message formats.
- Configure BGP peers between autonomous systems.
- List the benefits of IPv6.
- Identify the differences between IPv4 and IPv6.
- Describe the IPv6 Header format.
- Identify the IPv6 deployment issues.
- Describe the IPv6 Routing Table.
- Describe IPv6 tunneled in IPv4.
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