CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

by Brad Edgeworth, Ramiro Garza Rios, David Hucaby, Jason Gooley
Released October 2023
Publisher(s): Cisco Press
ISBN: 9780138216993

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Book description

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for the CCNP and CCIE ENCOR 350-401 exam. Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, Second Edition helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Expert authors Brad Edgeworth, Ramiro Garza Rios, Jason Gooley, and Dave Hucaby share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

  • A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam

  • Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which let you decide how much time you need to spend on each section

  • Exam Topic lists that make referencing easy

  • Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly

  • The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports

  • More than 90 minutes of video mentoring from the author

  • A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies

  • Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Content Update Program:

This fully updated second edition includes the latest topics and additional information covering changes to the latest ENCOR 350-401 exam. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on annual digital updates for this book that align to Cisco exam blueprint version changes.

This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR exam, including

  • Enterprise network architecture and designs

  • Virtualization concepts and technologies

  • Network assurance

  • Infrastructure components (Layer 2/3 forwarding, Wireless, and IP Services)

  • Security

  • Automation

Companion Website:

The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions, practice exercises, a study planner, and 90 minutes of video training.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. About This eBook
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. About the Author(s)
  6. About the Technical Reviewers
  7. Dedications
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Contents at a Glance
  10. Reader Services
  11. Contents
  12. Icons Used in This Book
  13. Command Syntax Conventions
  14. Introduction
    1. Goals and Methods
    2. Who Should Read This Book?
    3. Strategies for Exam Preparation
    4. The Companion Website for Online Content Review
  15. Figure Credits
  16. Part I: Forwarding
    1. Chapter 1. Packet Forwarding
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Network Device Communication
      4. Forwarding Architectures
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
      9. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      10. References in This Chapter
  17. Part II: Layer
    1. Chapter 2. Spanning Tree Protocol
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Spanning Tree Protocol Fundamentals
      4. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
      9. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
    2. Chapter 3. Advanced STP Tuning
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. STP Topology Tuning
      4. Additional STP Protection Mechanisms
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
      9. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
    3. Chapter 4. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
      4. Exam Preparation Tasks
      5. Review All Key Topics
      6. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      7. Define Key Terms
      8. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
    4. Chapter 5. VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. VLAN Trunking Protocol
      4. Dynamic Trunking Protocol
      5. EtherChannel Bundle
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
      10. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
  18. Part III: Routing
    1. Chapter 6. IP Routing Essentials
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Routing Protocol Overview
      4. Path Selection
      5. Static Routing
      6. Policy-based Routing
      7. Virtual Routing and Forwarding
      8. Exam Preparation Tasks
      9. Review All Key Topics
      10. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      11. Define Key Terms
      12. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
    2. Chapter 7. EIGRP
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. EIGRP Fundamentals
      4. Path Metric Calculation
      5. Failure Detection and Timers
      6. Route Summarization
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
      11. References in This Chapter
    3. Chapter 8. OSPF
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. OSPF Fundamentals
      4. OSPF Configuration
      5. Default Route Advertisement
      6. Common OSPF Optimizations
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
      11. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      12. References in This Chapter
    4. Chapter 9. Advanced OSPF
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Areas
      4. Link-State Advertisements
      5. Discontiguous Networks
      6. OSPF Path Selection
      7. Summarization of Routes
      8. Route Filtering
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
      13. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      14. References in This Chapter
    5. Chapter 10. OSPFv3
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. OSPFv3 Fundamentals
      4. OSPFv3 Configuration
      5. IPv4 Support in OSPFv3
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
      10. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      11. References in This Chapter
    6. Chapter 11. BGP
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. BGP Fundamentals
      4. Basic BGP Configuration
      5. IPv4 Route Summarization
      6. Multiprotocol BGP for IPv6
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
      11. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      12. References in This Chapter
    7. Chapter 12. Advanced BGP
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. BGP Multihoming
      4. Conditional Matching
      5. Route Maps
      6. BGP Route Filtering and Manipulation
      7. BGP Communities
      8. Understanding BGP Path Selection
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
      13. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      14. References in This Chapter
    8. Chapter 13. Multicast
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Multicast Fundamentals
      4. Multicast Addressing
      5. Internet Group Management Protocol
      6. Protocol Independent Multicast
      7. Rendezvous Points
      8. Exam Preparation Tasks
      9. Review All Key Topics
      10. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      11. Define Key Terms
      12. References in This Chapter
  19. Part IV: Services
    1. Chapter 14. Quality of Service (QoS)
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. The Need for QoS
      4. QoS Models
      5. Modular QoS CLI
      6. Classification and Marking
      7. Policing and Shaping
      8. Congestion Management and Avoidance
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
      13. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
      14. References in This Chapter
    2. Chapter 15. IP Services
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Time Synchronization
      4. Precision Time Protocol (PTP)
      5. First-Hop Redundancy Protocol
      6. Network Address Translation
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
      11. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
  20. Part V: Overlay
    1. Chapter 16. Overlay Tunnels
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Tunnels
      4. IPsec Fundamentals
      5. Cisco Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
      6. Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN)
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
      11. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
  21. Part VI: Wireless
    1. Chapter 17. Wireless Signals and Modulation
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Understanding Basic Wireless Theory
      4. Carrying Data Over an RF Signal
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
    2. Chapter 18. Wireless Infrastructure
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Wireless Deployment Models
      4. Pairing Lightweight APs and WLCs
      5. Segmenting Wireless Configurations
      6. Leveraging Antennas for Wireless Coverage
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
    3. Chapter 19. Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Roaming Overview
      4. Intercontroller Roaming
      5. Locating Devices in a Wireless Network
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
    4. Chapter 20. Authenticating Wireless Clients
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Open Authentication
      4. Authenticating with Pre-Shared Key
      5. Authenticating with EAP
      6. Authenticating with WebAuth
      7. Exam Preparation Tasks
      8. Review All Key Topics
      9. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      10. Define Key Terms
    5. Chapter 21. Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Troubleshooting Client Connectivity from the WLC
      4. Troubleshooting Connectivity Problems at the AP
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
  22. Part VII: Architecture
    1. Chapter 22. Enterprise Network Architecture
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Hierarchical LAN Design Model
      4. High Availability Network Design
      5. Enterprise Network Architecture Options
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
    2. Chapter 23. Fabric Technologies
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Software-Defined Access (SD-Access)
      4. Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
    3. Chapter 24. Network Assurance
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Network Diagnostic Tools
      4. Debugging
      5. NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
      6. Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) Technologies
      7. IP SLA
      8. Cisco DNA Center Assurance
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
  23. Part VIII: Security
    1. Chapter 25. Secure Network Access Control
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Network Security Design for Threat Defense
      4. Next-Generation Endpoint Security
      5. Network Access Control (NAC)
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
    2. Chapter 26. Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Access Control Lists (ACLs)
      4. Terminal Lines and Password Protection
      5. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
      6. Zone-Based Firewall (ZBFW)
      7. Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
      8. Device Hardening
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
      13. Use the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
  24. Part IX: SDN
    1. Chapter 27. Virtualization
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Server Virtualization
      4. Network Functions Virtualization
      5. Exam Preparation Tasks
      6. Review All Key Topics
      7. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      8. Define Key Terms
    2. Chapter 28. Foundational Network Programmability Concepts
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Command-Line Interface
      4. Application Programming Interface
      5. Data Models and Supporting Protocols
      6. Cisco DevNet
      7. GitHub
      8. Basic Python Components and Scripts
      9. Exam Preparation Tasks
      10. Review All Key Topics
      11. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      12. Define Key Terms
      13. References in This Chapter
    3. Chapter 29. Introduction to Automation Tools
      1. “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
      2. Foundation Topics
      3. Embedded Event Manager
      4. Agent-Based Automation Tools
      5. Agentless Automation Tools
      6. Exam Preparation Tasks
      7. Review All Key Topics
      8. Complete Tables and Lists from Memory
      9. Define Key Terms
    4. Chapter 30. Final Preparation
      1. Getting Ready
      2. Tools for Final Preparation
      3. Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study
      4. Summary
    5. Chapter 31. ENCOR 350-401 Exam Updates
      1. The Purpose of This Chapter
      2. News About the Next Exam Release
      3. Updated Technical Content
  25. Appendix A. Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Questions
  26. Glossary
  27. Index
  28. Appendix B. Memory Tables
  29. Appendix C. Memory Tables Answer Key
  30. Appendix D. Study Planner
  31. Where are the companion content files? - Register
  32. Code Snippets

Product information

  • Title: CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Brad Edgeworth, Ramiro Garza Rios, David Hucaby, Jason Gooley
  • Release date: October 2023
  • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
  • ISBN: 9780138216993