CCNP R&S 

Basic Network and Routing Concepts

Internet connectivity in an Enterprise

Hardening of various Routers and routing protocols

Redistribution of Routes

Implementation of path control

Implementation of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Implementation of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)

The operation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 / multilayer switches

Switching Database Manager

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and Power over Ethernet (PoE) implementation

Virtual LANs (VLANs) and trunks and working of VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and relay agent configurations for both IPv4 and IPv6

Port aggregation for Layer 2 and Layer 3

All types of Spanning tree protocols and their mechanisms ? Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), and Multiple Spanning Tree (MST)

Inter-VLAN routing implementation using both a router as well as a multilayer switch

High availability of networks including Network Time Protocol (NTP), Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3), port mirroring, switch virtualization and Internet Protocol Service Level Agreement (IP SLA)

. First hop redundancy protocols for IPv4 and IPv6 ? Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)

Implementation of network security features ? port security, DHCP snooping, dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) inspection, IP source guard, storm control, VLAN ACLs (VACLs), and private VLANs

Understanding the use of an external authentication server in your network, including implementation of IEEE 802.1x

Common maintenance functions performed in complex enterprise networks

Troubleshoot and maintain complex enterprise networks

Maintenance procedures and resolution of faults in routed environments, switched environments, as well as in a infrastructure which is secure.