CCNP: ENCOR Exam 350-401

Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies

What you'll learn
Understand the Cisco enterprise architecture
Learn about campus network design fundamentals
Create, configure, delete and use VLANs and trunk ports
Learn advanced switching techniques
Configure and utilize EtherChannels
Configure and understand routing protocols such as EIGRP, BGP and OSPF
Define NAT and understand static NAT, dynamic NAT and PAT
Configure redundancy for network components using HSRP and VRRP
Configure spanning-tree protocol
Understand VPNs and their use cases
Learn about RF principles
Understand the wireless operations and services
Authenticate and troubleshoot wireless clients
Configure QoS based on application types
Understand multicast protocols such as IGMP, PIM etc.
Learn about Cisco DNA
Understand APIs and their benefits
Learn Python concepts
Understand and learn troubleshooting concepts
Configure network security using ACLs, CoPP, Firewalls and TrustSec
Learn about software defined access and software defined WAN
Familiarize with network programming

Description
The Cisco CCNP:ENCOR – Implementing and operating Cisco enterprise network core technologies is a preparatory course for the candidates appearing for the professional level Exam 350-401. Cisco has made this exam compulsory to achieve any professional level certification. All the tracks such as routing & switching, wireless, security and collaboration require this exam along with one or two additional specialization exam to qualify for Cisco’s professional level certification.

This course is comprehensively designed keeping in view the exam content and the preparation required to successfully clear the exam. The topics covered include enterprise architecture, VLANs, trunking, switching, etherchannels, routing protocols, network address translation, redundancy, spanning-tree protocol, VPNs, WLAN, QoS, multicast protocols and lastly the latest developments in the field of networking like Cisco DNA, APIs, Python scripting and software defined networking.

The topics covered by this course are also beneficial for the network administrators working in enterprises of any size as the topics also include the day-to-day troubleshooting, operations and maintenance required to keep networks up and running. The course provides an excellent opportunity to enhance the skills and update your knowledge to the latest offerings by the leader in enterprise networking, i.e., Cisco.

Overall, the course is very well designed and concisely timed to give a complete overview of the exam contents for CCNP-ENCOR exam. The course enables the students to feel confident while appearing for the exam as well as for the professionals to be able to perform their job duties effectively and efficiently by using the latest techniques and tools offered by Cisco products.

Who this course is for:
Students of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
Network engineers and administrators
Network consultants
IT Managers