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The following information provides general guidelines for the
content likely to be included on this exam. However, other
related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of
the exam.
Exam Topics
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List the key information routers needs to
route data |
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Describe classful and classless routing
protocols |
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Describe link-state router protocol
operation |
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Compare classful and classless routing
protocols |
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Compare distance vector and link state
routing protocols |
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Describe concepts relating to extending IP
addresses and the use of VLSMs to extend IP addresses |
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Describe the features and operation of
EIGRP |
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Describe the features and operation of
single area OSPF |
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Describe the features and operation of
multi-area OSPF |
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Explain basic OSI terminology and network
layer protocols used in OSI |
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Identify similarities and differences
between Integrated IS-IS and OSPF |
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List the types of IS-IS routers and their
role in IS-IS area design |
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Describe the hierarchical structure of
IS-IS areas |
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Describe the concept of establishing
adjacencies |
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Describe the features and operation of BGP |
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Explain how BGP policy-based routing
functions within an autonomous system |
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Explain the use of redistribution between
BGP and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) |
Implementation and Configuration
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Given a set of network requirements,
identify the steps to configure an Enhanced IGRP environment
and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of
your routers |
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Given an addressing scheme and other
laboratory parameters, identify the steps to configure a
single-area OSPF environment and verify proper operation
(within described guidelines) of your routers |
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Given an addressing scheme and other
laboratory parameters, identify the steps to configure a
multiple area OSPF environment and verify proper operation
(within described guidelines) of your routers |
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Given an addressing scheme and other
laboratory parameters, identify the steps to configure Cisco
routers for proper Integrated IS-IS operation |
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Identify the steps to select and configure
the different ways to control routing update traffic |
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Identify the steps to configure router
redistribution in a network |
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Identify the steps to configure
policy-based routing using route maps |
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Given a set of network requirements,
identify the steps to configure a BGP environment and verify
proper operation (within described guidelines) of your
routers |
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Identify the steps to configure a router
for Network Address Translation with overload, static
translations, and route maps. |
Design
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Describe the three-layer hierarchical
design model and explain the function of each layer: Access,
Distribution and Core |
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Given specific requirements, choose the
correct routing protocol to meet the requirements |
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Identify the correct IP addressing scheme,
including features of IPv6 |
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Describe the concepts relating to route
summarization and apply them to hypothetical scenarios |
Troubleshooting
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Identify the steps to verify OSPF operation
in a single area |
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Identify the steps to verify OSPF operation
in multiple areas |
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Identify verification methods which ensure
proper operation of Integrated IS-IS on Cisco routers |
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Identify the steps to verify route
redistribution |
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Describe the scalability problems
associated with internal BGP |
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Interpret the output of various show and
debug commands to determine the cause of route selection
errors and configuration problems |
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Identify the steps to verify Enhanced IGRP
operation |
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