CCNP Certification


Course Duration : 1 Month (156 hours including practicals)

CCNP Certification Introduction.

The CCNP (Cisco Certified Networking Professional) Certification is one of the important certifications from Cisco that a networking professional must have to move ahead in his career. The CCNP certification training is now in great demand within the IT industry and over the recent years has become a global standard for many successful IT companies.


The importance of achieving the CCNP Certification cannot be stressed enough. This certification from CISCO is accepted all over the world as the best in the field of networking and is perfect for people who wish to excel in the field, for those who are ready to advance their skills or those who have been trying to get into top positions in their networking career. The CCNP certification also equips the network engineer to work independently on complex network solutions.


CCNP Training Details

Over the last many years, Computer Mind has been a catalyst for training scores of networking associates for the CCNP certification exam which is the second mile marker in the path of CISCO certifications.

The all new CCNP Training offered by Computer Mind has 3 modules 1) CCNP ROUTE 2) CCNP Switch & 3) CCNP TSHOOT which validate the ability to plan, implement, verify and troubleshoot local and wide-area enterprise networks. The course covers topics like EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IPv6, VPNs, L2 / L3 Switching, VLAN, VTP,HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, VOIP, Wireless, Troubleshooting methods.

The CCNP training is given by proven Senior Network / WAN Engineers possessing several years of strong field experience.


Cisco CCNP Course Contents

  • ROUTE - (300-101)
  • SWITCH - (300-115)
  • TSHOOT - (300-135)
  • Introduction to CCIE
  • Introduction to Network Security & Ethical Hacking
  • Overview on Satellite Broadcasting & Radio Networks

CCNP Course Details

ROUTE - (300-101)
Introduction to Router and Routing Protocols:

  • Static Routing, Dynamic Routing, Default Routing
  • IP Addressing, Summarization (Auto and Manual)

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

  • EIGRP Features, EIGRP Update Process
  • Configuration and Verification of EIGRP Tables
  • EQUAL and UNEQUAL Metric Route Load Sharing
  • Summarization, EIGRP Metric Tuning
  • Manipulating Hello and Hold Timer, Static Neighbor configuration
  • Passive Interfaces, Authentication , EIGRP Stub features
  • Default Route with EIGRP
  • Route Filtering by using ACL and Route-Map

OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST

  • OSPF Link State Features, Packet Types
  • OSPF Neighbors and Adjacencies on LAN and WAN
  • LSA TYPES, OSPF Metric Calculation and Tuning
  • OSPF Network Types (Point-to-Point, BMA, NBMA)
  • OSPF Configuration and Verification, Route Filtering
  • Route Summarization, Default Route in OSPF
  • Special Areas (Stub, Totally Stubby, NSSA, Totally NSSA)
  • OSPF Virtual Link
  • Manipulating Hello and Dead Intervals

Route Redistribution

  • Redistribution Concepts and Process
  • Redistributing into EIGRP / OSPF / RIP

Advance Redistribution:

  • PBR function and configuration
  • Redistribution with Route-Map / Distribute-list
  • Issues with Multiple Redistribution Points
  • IP Service Level Agreement

BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL

  • Basics of Internet Routing and Addressing
  • Internet Route Aggregation, BGP ASNs (Public and Private ASNs)
  • Single Homed, Dual Homed , Single Multi homed
  • Dual Multi homed , Peer Group
  • Internal BGP: Next-hop Issue with IBGP, Split-Horizon, IBGP Mesh
  • Clearing BGP Peers (Inbound and Outbound Filtering)
  • IBGP Neighbors with Loopback Address
  • External BGP: ebgp Neighbors with Loopback Address
  • BGP Update Messages and BGP States
  • Effect of Auto Summarization in BGP
  • BGP Path Attributes: Weight, Local Preference, As-path Pre-pend
  • Origin Codes, Multi Exit Discriminator
    • BGP Route Filtering and BGP PATH Selection Process

IP Version 6 Addressing

  • IPV6 Address Representation, Types of IPV6 Addresses
  • Global Route Aggregation
  • Static IPV6 Address Configuration
  • Stateful DHCP, Stateless Auto Configuration
  • Multicast and other Special IPV6 Addresses, DAD
  • IPV6 Routing Protocols and IGP Redistribution
  • IPV4 and IPV6 Co-existence: Dual Stack / Tunneling / NAT-PT
  • Static Point-to-Point IPV6 Tunneling
  • Dynamic Multipoint IPV6 Tunnel:
    • Auto and Manual 6 to 4 Tunnel
    • ISATAP Tunnel

VPN Technologies

  • Virtual Private Network: Site-to-Site
    • IPSEC Tunnel, GRE Tunnel , DMVPN

SWITCH - (300-115)
Enterprise Campus Network Design

  • Hierarchical Network Design
  • Layer 2 Switch Operation
  • Multi Layer Switch Operation, Types of Multi Layer Switch
  • Switching Tables: CAM / TCAM
  • CDP ,LLDP
  • Ethernet Concepts: Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / 10 Gigabit Ethernet / Metro Ethernet
  • Switch Port Cables and Connectors
  • Switch Port Configuration: Port Speed & Port Duplex Mode
  • VLAN and TRUNKS: VLAN Membership and Deployment
  • Trunk Encapsulation ,Native VLAN, Voice VLAN, DTP
  • VLAN Trunking Protocol: VTP Domain / Modes / Advertisement
  • VTP v1, v2, v3 and VTP Pruning

Aggregating Switch Link

  • Switch Port Aggregating with Ether Channel
  • Ether Channel Load Balancing
  • Ether Channel Negotiation Protocol (PAgP, LACP)

Spanning Tree Protocol

  • STP Concept, BPDU (CBPDU, TCN BPDU)
  • STP States, STP Timers
  • Types of STP: CST/PVST /PVST+
  • STP Root Bridge Placement and Configuration
  • STP Customization, Modifying STP Timers
  • PORTFAST / UPLINKFAST / BACKBONEFAST
  • Protecting STP: ROOTGUARD/ BPDUGUARD/ LOOPGUARD/UDLD
  • BPDU Filter

Advance Spanning Tree Protocol

  • Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol:
    • BPDU & Convergence in RSTP
  • Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol:
    • MST Region, Instances with MST

MULTI LAYER SWITCH

  • Type of Interfaces in MLS
  • Inter VLAN Routing in MLS
  • Multi Layer Switching with CEF
  • DHCP within a MLS
  • Routing Configuration in MLS

Layer 3 High Availability

  • HSRP / VRRP / GLBP
  • Supervisor and Route Processor Redundancy
  • Configuring Redundancy Modes & Supervisor Synchronization
  • Non Stop Forwarding
  • VSS(Virtual Switching System)

Securing Switched Network

  • AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
  • Port Security / 802.1x Authentication,
  • 802.1x Port Based Authentication
  • Mitigating Spoofing Attacks, DHCP Snooping, IP Source Guard
  • Dynamic ARP Inspection, VLAN ACL, Securing VLAN Trunk,
  • VLAN Hopping,
  • Private-VLAN Concept, Configuring and Verifying
  • Storm Control

TSHOOT - (300-135)

  • Introduction to Troubleshooting Process
  • Maintenance & Troubleshooting using Tools
  • Routing protocols Troubleshooting
  • Switch Troubleshooting
  • IP Services Troubleshooting
  • IPv6 Troubleshooting
  • Advanced Services Troubleshooting