CCIE R&S Written Video on Demand

Table of Contents

Below, you will find the topics, technologies and protocols that are currently included in IPexpert's CCIE R&S Written Video on Demand Course. We're quite confident that you won't find a more thorough, up-to-date product on the market!

1.00     Implement Layer 2 Technologies
1.1 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
a)      STP Algorithm & Operations, BPDUs, Active Physical Topology
b)      STP Reconvergence
c)      STP Traffic Engineering
d)      STP Enhancements (BackboneFast, UplinkFast etc.)
e)      802.1d, 802.1w, 802.1s
f)       STP Security, Loop Guard, UDLD, Root Guard, BPDU Guard
g)      Storm control, Unicast Flooding
h)      Port roles, failure propagation, and loop guard operation  
i)        Configuration & Verification
1.2 VLAN and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
a)      Switching
b)      L2/L3 correlations, Bridging
c)      Atypical L2 configurations
d)      VLANs
e)      VTP, VTP Pruning
f)       Configuration & Verification
1.3 Trunk and trunk protocols, EtherChannel, and load-balance
a)      Trunking
b)      Trunking Protocols – 802.1Q, ISL
c)      DTP
d)      VLAN Pruning
e)      EtherChannels
f)       EtherChannels Protocols PAgP, LACP
g)      EtherChannel Load-Balancing
h)      Configuration & Verification
1.4 Ethernet technologies
a)      Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, and Gigabit Ethernet
b)      Flow Control
c)      Speed and Duplex
d)      PPPoE
e)      Configuration & Verification
1.5 Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Remote Switched Port Analyzer
a)      SPAN
b)      RSPAN
c)      Configuration & Verification
1.6 Frame Relay
a)      Frame Relay Concepts (DTE, DCE, DLCI, PVC, LMI etc.)
b)      Frame Relay Operations
c)      Frame Relay Design
d)      Frame Relay Interface Types
e)      Frame Relay Congestion Control (FECN, BECN, DE)
f)       Configuration & Verification
1.7 High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) and PPP
a)      HDLC
b)      PPP
c)      PPP Operations & Concepts
d)      Multilink PPP
e)      Configuration & Verification

2.00     Implement IPv4        

2.1 IPv4 addressing, subnetting, and variable-length subnet masking (VLSM)

a)      Networks, Subnets, Classes
b)      Subnetting, Binary Math
c)      VLSM, CIDR
d)      Binary Math/Subnetting Examples
2.2 IPv4 tunneling and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
a)      Tunneling
b)      GRE
c)      Configuration & Verification
2.3 IPv4 RIP version 2 (RIPv2)
a)      Routing
b)      RIP Overview & Operations
c)      RIP version 2
d)      Split Horizon
e)      Advanced Features & Concepts
f)       Configuration & Verification
2.4 IPv4 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
a)      OSPF Overview
b)      OSPF Operations
c)      OSPF Network Types
d)      OSPF Area Types
e)      LSAs, LSA Types
f)       Intra-area vs. Inter-area Path Selection
g)      Path Manipulations
h)      Virtual Links
i)        Graceful Restart
j)        Configuration & Verification
2.5 IPv4 Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
a)      EIGRP Overview
b)      EIGRP Concepts & Terminology
c)      EIGRP Operations
d)      Path Selection & Metric Calculations
e)      Packet Types
f)       Unequal-path Load-Balancing
g)      Queries & Query Process
h)      EIGRP Stub
i)        Configuration & Verification
2.6 IPv4 Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
a)      BGP Overview
b)      BGP Peering’s
c)      BGP Operations
d)      Next-Hop Processing
e)      Synchronization, BGP Split Horizon
f)       Path Attributes
g)      Path Selection
h)      Route-Reflectors
i)        Confederations
j)        Configuration & Verification
2.7 Policy Routing
a)      Route-Maps
b)      Policy-Based Routing
c)      Reliable Policy-Based Routing
d)      Configuration & Verification
e)      Case Study
2.80 Performance Routing (PfR) and Cisco Optimized Edge Routing (OER)
a)      PfR Overview
b)      PfR Components
c)      PfR Operations
d)      Configuration & Verification
2.90 Filtering, route redistribution, summarization, synchronization, attributes, and other advanced features
a)      Summarization Overview
b)      Summarization in RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP
c)      Prefix-Lists
d)      Route Filtering
e)      Route Filtering in RIP, OSPF, EIGRP and BGP
f)       Regular Expression
g)      Redistribution Overview
h)      Redistribution Mechanics
i)        Avoiding Problems with Redistribution
j)        Configuration
k)      Case Study

3.00     Implement IPv6
3.1 IPv6 addressing and different addressing types
a)      IPv6 Addressing
b)      IPv6 Address Types
c)      Configuration & Verification
3.2 IPv6 neighbor discovery
a)      Neighbor Discovery Overview
b)      ICMPv6 for ND
c)      ND Functions
d)      Configuration & Verification
3.3 Basic IPv6 functionality protocols
a)      ICMPv6
b)      DHCPv6
c)      DNS for IPv6
d)      CDP for IPv6
e)      Configuration & Verification
3.4 Tunneling techniques
a)      GRE Tunnels
b)      Manual Tunnels
c)      Automatic 6to4 Tunnels
d)      ISATAP Tunnels
e)      Configuration & Verification
3.5 OSPF version 3 (OSPFv3)
a)      Differences between OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
b)      OSPFv3 Advanced Concepts
c)      Configuration & Verification
3.6 EIGRP version 6 (EIGRPv6)
a)      Differences between EIGRP and EIGRPv6
b)      EIGRPv6 Advanced Concepts
c)      Configuration & Verification
3.70 IPv6 filtering and route redistribution
a)      IPv6 Route Filtering
b)      IPv6 Redistribution
c)      Configuration
d)      Case Study

4.00     Implement MPLS Layer 3 VPNs       

4.1 Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

a)      MPLS Overview
b)      MPLS Terminology
c)      MPLS Control Plane
d)      LDP
e)      LIB, LFIB
f)       MPLS Data Plane
g)      CEF
h)      Configuration & Verification
4.2 Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) and Multi-VRF Customer Edge (VRF-Lite)
a)      L1/L2/L3 Separation
b)      VRF
c)      VRF-Lite
d)      VRF-Aware Routing
e)      Configuration & Verification
f)       Case Study
4.3 Layer 3 MPLS VPNs on provider edge (PE), provider (P), and customer edge (CE) routers
a)      MPLS VPN Overview
b)      MPLS VPN Control Plane
c)      Route Targets, Route Distinguishers
d)      MPLS VPN Forwarding Plane
e)      CE, PE-CE, PE-PE, PE
f)       Configuration & Verification
g)      Case Study

5.00     IP Multicast
5.00 Multicast Introduction
a)      Multicast Overview
b)      Multicast Group Types
c)      Multicast Addresses
d)      L2/L3 Multicast
e)      IGMPv2, IGMPv3
f)       LAN Multicast Optimizations (CGMP, IGMP Snooping)
g)      Configuration & Verification
5.1 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) sparse mode
a)      Multicast Routing
b)      Source Tress, Shared Trees
c)      RPF
d)      PIM Dense Mode
e)      PIM Sparse Mode
f)       Advanced PIM Concepts
g)      SPT Switchover
h)      PIM Sparse-Dense Mode
i)        Configuration & Verification
5.2 PIM Auto-Rendezvous Point (Auto-RP), unicast rendezvous point (RP), and bootstrap router (BSR)
a)      Unicast RP
b)      Auto-RP and Auto-RP Operations
c)      BSR and BSR Operations
d)      Configuration & Verification
5.3 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) and Inter-Domain Multicast Routing
a)      Inter-Domain Multicast Routing
b)      MSDP
c)      Anycast RP
d)      Configuration & Verification
5.4 Multicast tools, features, and source-specific multicast
a)      Multicast Scoping
b)      PIM Bidirectional Mode
c)      Source-Specific Multicasting
d)      Configuration & Verification
5.5 IPv6 multicast
a)      IPv6 Multicast Overview
b)      IPv6 Multicast Addresses
c)      Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
d)      IPv6 PIM
e)      IPv6 RP
f)       Embedded RP
g)      IPv6 SSM
h)      Configuration & Verification

6.00     Implement Network Security          

6.1 IP Access lists

a)      Access-list Categories
b)      Standard vs Extended ACLs
c)      IPv6 ACLs
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.2 Zone-Based   Firewall
a)      Zone-Based Firewall Overview
b)      Zone-Based Firewall Mechanics
c)      Zones, Zone-Pairs
d)      Configuration & Verification
e)      Case Study
6.3 Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
a)      uRPF Loose Mode
b)      uRPF Strict Mode
c)      Configuration & Verification
6.4 IP Source Guard
a)      IP Source Guard
b)      Configuration & Verification
6.5 Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
a)      AAA Overview
b)      RADIUS, TACACS+
c)      Authentication, Authorization, Accounting
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.6 Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
a)      Control Plane Overview
b)      Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
c)      Configuration & Verification
6.7 Cisco IOS Firewall
a)      Stateful Inspection
b)      CBAC
c)      Inspection Options
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.8 Cisco IOS Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
a)      IPS Overview
b)      IOS IPS
c)      Configuration & Verification
6.9 Secure Shell (SSH)
a)      SSH Overview
b)      SSH Mechanics
c)      Configuration & Verification
6.10 802.1x
a)      802.1x Framework
b)      802.1x Components
c)      802.1x Operations
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.11 Network Address Translation (NAT)
a)      NAT Overview
b)      NAT Terminology
c)      NAT Flavors
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.12 Routing protocol authentication
a)      Routing Protocol Authentication
b)      Authentication for RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP
c)      Configuration & Verification
6.13 Device access control
a)      VTY Lines
b)      VTY Access Control
c)      Enable Mode Protection
d)      Configuration & Verification
6.14 Security features
a)      Port Security
b)      DHCP Snooping
c)      ARP Inspection
d)      Configuration & Verification

7.00     Implement Network Services          

7.1 Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

a)      FHRP Overview
b)      HSRP
c)      VRRP
d)      Configuration & Verification
7.2 Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
a)      GLBP Overview
b)      GLBP Operations
c)      Configuration & Verification
d)      Case Study
7.3 Network Time Protocol (NTP)
a)      NTP Overview
b)      NTP Mechanics
c)      NTP Association Modes
d)      NTP Authentication
e)      Configuration & Verification
7.4 DHCP
a)      DHCP Overview
b)      DHCP Database
c)      DHCP Mechanics
d)      DHCP Messages
e)      DHCP Relay Agent
f)       Configuration & Verification
7.5 Web Cache Communication Protocol (WCCP)
a)      WCCP Redirection
b)      WCCP version 1, WCCP version 2
c)      Configuration & Verification

8.00     Implement Quality of Service (QoS)

8.1 Modular QoS CLI (MQC)
a)      QoS Overview
b)      MQC
c)      Classification and Marking
d)      NBAR
e)      IP Precedence, DSCP, PHBs
f)       Queuing
g)      CBWFQ
h)      LLQ
i)        MDRR
j)        Policing
k)      Single Rate, Two-Color Policer
l)        Single Rate, Three-Color Policer
m)   Two Rate, Three Color Policer
n)      CAR
o)      Shaping

p)      GTS, FRTS

q)      Adaptive Shaping
r)       Class-Based Shaping
s)       Congestion Avoidance
t)       RED, WRED
u)      Compression
v)      Configuration & Verification
8.2 Layer 2 QoS: weighted round robin (WRR), shaped round robin (SRR), and policies
a)      Ingress Queuing
b)      Mapping Tables
c)      Shaped Round Robin (SRR)
d)      Weighted Round Robin
e)      Egress Queuing
f)       Shape Mode vs. Share Mode
g)      Congestion Avoidance – Weighted Tail Drop (WTD)
h)      Configuration & Verification
8.3 Link fragmentation and interleaving (LFI) for Frame Relay
a)      L2 Fragmentation
b)      Interleaving
c)      LFI
d)      Configuration & Verification
8.4 Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
a)      RSVP
b)      RSVP Operations
c)      Configuration & Verification
8.5 Cisco AutoQoS
a)      AutoQoS VoIP on Routers
b)      AutoQoS VoIP on Switches
c)      AutoQoS Enterprise
d)      Configuration & Verification 

9.00     Troubleshoot a Network
9.1 Troubleshoot complex Layer 2 network issues
a)      Troubleshooting Overview
b)      Troubleshooting Methods
c)      L2 Troubleshooting (Interfaces, VTP, STP etc.)
d)      Troubleshooting Tools
9.2 Troubleshoot complex Layer 3 network issues
a)      Troubleshooting L3
b)      Troubleshooting RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP
c)      Troubleshooting Redistribution
d)      Troubleshooting Tools
9.3 Troubleshoot a network in response to application problems
a)      Troubleshooting network in response to application problems
b)      Troubleshooting Tools
9.4 Troubleshoot network services
a)      Troubleshooting HSRP, VRRP and GLBP
b)      Troubleshooting NTP
c)      Troubleshooting DHCP
d)      Troubleshooting WCCP
e)      Troubleshooting Redistribution
f)       Troubleshooting Tools
9.5 Troubleshoot network security
a)      Troubleshooting IOS Firewall
b)      Troubleshooting AAA
c)      Troubleshooting Tools

10.00   Optimize the Network
10.1 Syslog and local logging
a)      Syslog Overview
b)      Configuration & Verification
10.2 IP Service Level Agreement SLA
a)      IP SLA
b)      IP SLA Responder
c)      Configuration & Verification
10.3 NetFlow
a)      NetFlow Overview
b)      NetFlow Components
c)      Configuration & Verification
10.4 Router IP traffic export (RITE)
a)      RITE Overview
b)      RITE Operations
c)      Configuration & Verification
10.5 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
a)      SNMP Overview
b)      SNMP Components
c)      Polling
d)      Notifications
e)      SNMP Versions
f)       Configuration & Verification
10.6 Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
a)      EEM Overview
b)      EEM Components
c)      EEM Event Detectors
d)      EEM Policies
e)      Configuration & Verification
10.7 Remote Monitoring (RMON)
a)      RMON Overview
b)      RMON Groups
c)      Configuration & Verification
10.8 FTP, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SCP, Telnet
a)      FTP
b)      FTP Operations
c)      Core Dumps
d)      TFTP Client & Server
e)      TFTP Mechanics
f)       SCP
g)      HTTP
h)      HTTPS
i)        HTTP and HTTPS Operations
j)        Telnet
k)      Telnet Options
l)        Configuration & Verification 

11.00   Evaluate proposed changes to a Network

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