Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR 350-401)

Advanced preparation for the CCNP Enterprise ENCOR 350-401 exam. Covers OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, SD-WAN, wireless, QoS, security, and automation across all 6 official domains.

Level: Advanced
Grade band: Certification
Time: about 40 hours

1.0 Architecture (15%)

Enterprise Architecture & Design

• OSPF multi-area design: LSA types, ABR, ASBR, stub/NSSA areas — 35 min
• OSPF route summarization, filtering, and redistribution — 30 min
• EIGRP advanced: DUAL algorithm, feasible successor, variance, named mode — 35 min

2.0 Virtualization (10%)

Virtualization & Overlay Technologies

• BGP concepts: eBGP, iBGP, AS numbers, neighbor relationships, route reflectors — 35 min
• BGP path selection: weight, local preference, AS-path, MED, origin; attributes — 35 min

3.0 Infrastructure (30%)

Layer 2 & Wireless

• BGP route filtering: prefix-lists, route-maps, communities, conditional advertisement — 30 min
• Advanced STP: RSTP, MST (802.1s), loop prevention (BPDU guard, root guard, loop guard) — 30 min
• Wireless architecture: WLC, CAPWAP, FlexConnect, roaming (L2/L3), RRM — 30 min

QoS & IP Services

• QoS: classification, marking (DSCP/CoS), queuing (CBWFQ/LLQ), policing, shaping, congestion avoidance — 35 min

4.0 Network Assurance (10%)

Monitoring, Troubleshooting & Assurance

• Network security: AAA (RADIUS/TACACS+), 802.1X, MACsec, CoPP, control plane protection — 30 min

5.0 Security (20%)

Security Architecture & SD-WAN

• SD-WAN architecture: vEdge, vSmart, vBond, vManage; overlay/underlay, OMP, policies — 30 min

6.0 Automation (15%)

Programmability & Automation

• Network automation: Python, REST APIs, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, Ansible, Terraform, DNA Center APIs — 35 min

Start the first lesson: OSPF multi-area design: LSA types, ABR, ASBR, stub/NSSA areas

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