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

by Brad Edgeworth, Ramiro Garza Rios, David Hucaby, Jason Gooley

October 2023

Beginner to intermediate

1120 pages

37h 15m

English

Cisco Press

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“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsNetwork Device CommunicationForwarding ArchitecturesExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your MemoryReferences in This Chapter
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSpanning Tree Protocol FundamentalsRapid Spanning Tree ProtocolExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsSTP Topology TuningAdditional STP Protection MechanismsExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsMultiple Spanning Tree ProtocolExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your Memory
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“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsEIGRP FundamentalsPath Metric CalculationFailure Detection and TimersRoute SummarizationExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsReferences in This Chapter
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsOSPF FundamentalsOSPF ConfigurationDefault Route AdvertisementCommon OSPF OptimizationsExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your MemoryReferences in This Chapter
“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsAreasLink-State AdvertisementsDiscontiguous NetworksOSPF Path SelectionSummarization of RoutesRoute FilteringExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your MemoryReferences in This Chapter
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“Do I Know This Already?” QuizFoundation TopicsBGP MultihomingConditional MatchingRoute MapsBGP Route Filtering and ManipulationBGP CommunitiesUnderstanding BGP Path SelectionExam Preparation TasksReview All Key TopicsComplete Tables and Lists from MemoryDefine Key TermsUse the Command Reference to Check Your MemoryReferences in This Chapter
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Chapter 1 Packet Forwarding

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Network Device Communication: This section explains how switches forward traffic from a Layer 2 perspective and routers forward traffic from a Layer 3 perspective.
Forwarding Architectures: This section examines the mechanisms used in routers and switches to forward network traffic.

This chapter provides a review of basic network fundamentals and then dives deeper into the technical concepts related to how network traffic is forwarded through a router or switch architecture.

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz

The “Do I Know This Already?” quiz enables you to assess whether you should read the entire chapter. If you miss no more than one of these self-assessment questions, ...