Iv Decided to follow the blueprint and will put everything on my site as a reminder and a nice challenge. In the blueprint there is over 400 different topics between section 1 to 6.
So i will cut this in 47 weeks doing a minimum of 9 topics per week. So every week i will implement this here at the same time with some comments and my lab at the same time here as for future reference.
Materials am currently using is :
Web Ref : INE.com Cisco.com and many more
Unetlab for my labs ( Unetlab by virtualizing all my routers ) and physical switches
And many books i will add over the time.
Will create a new tab called CCIE and i will follow the blueprint as follow :
| WEEKS # | 1.0 Network Principles |
| 1.1 Network theory | |
| 1 | 1.1.a Describe basic software architecture differences between IOS and IOS XE |
| 1.1.a [i] Control plane and Forwarding plane | |
| 1.1.a [ii] Impact to troubleshooting and performances | |
| 1.1.a [iii] Excluding specific platform’s architecture | |
| 1.1.b Identify Cisco express forwarding concepts | |
| 1.1.b [i] RIB, FIB, LFIB, Adjacency table | |
| 1.1.b [ii] Load balancing Hash | |
| 1.1.b [iii] Polarization concept and avoidance | |
| 1.1.c Explain general network challenges | |
| 2 | 1.1.c [i] Unicast flooding |
| 1.1.c [ii] Out of order packets | |
| 1.1.c [iii] Asymmetric routing | |
| 1.1.c [iv] Impact of micro burst | |
| 1.1.d Explain IP operations | |
| 1.1.d [i] ICMP unreachable, redirect | |
| 1.1.d [ii] IPv4 options, IPv6 extension headers | |
| 1.1.d [iii] IPv4 and IPv6 fragmentation | |
| 1.1.d [iv] TTL | |
| 3 | 1.1.d [v] IP MTU |
| 1.1.e Explain TCP operations | |
| 1.1.e [i] IPv4 and IPv6 PMTU | |
| 1.1.e [ii] MSS | |
| 1.1.e [iii] Latency | |
| 1.1.e [iv] Windowing | |
| 1.1.e [v] Bandwidth delay product | |
| 1.1.e [vi] Global synchronization | |
| 1.1.e [vii] Options | |
| 4 | 1.1.f Explain UDP operations |
| 1.1.f [i] Starvation | |
| 1.1.f [ii] Latency | |
| 1.1.f [iii] RTP/RTCP concepts | |
| 1.2 Network implementation and operation | |
| 1.2.a Evaluate proposed changes to a network | |
| 1.2.a [i] Changes to routing protocol parameters | |
| 1.2.a [ii] Migrate parts of a network to IPv6 | |
| 5 | 1.2.a [iii] Routing protocol migration |
| 1.2.a [iv] Adding multicast support | |
| 1.2.a [v] Migrate spanning tree protocol | |
| 1.2.a [vi] Evaluate impact of new traffic on existing QoS design | |
| 1.3 Network troubleshooting | |
| 1.3.a Use IOS troubleshooting tools | |
| 1.3.a [i] debug, conditional debug | |
| 1.3.a [ii] ping, traceroute with extended options | |
| 6 | 1.3.a [iii] Embedded packet capture |
| 1.3.a [iv] Performance monitor | |
| 1.3.b Apply troubleshooting methodologies | |
| 1.3.b [i] Diagnose the root cause of networking issue [analyze symptoms, identify and describe root cause] | |
| 1.3.b [ii] Design and implement valid solutions according to constraints | |
| 1.3.b [iii] Verify and monitor resolution | |
| 1.3.c Interpret packet capture | |
| 1.3.c [i] Using Wireshark trace analyzer | |
| 1.3.c [ii] Using IOS embedded packet capture | |
| 2.0 Layer 2 Technologies | |
| 2.1 LAN switching technologies | |
| 7 | 2.1.a Implement and troubleshoot switch administration |
| 2.1.a [i] Managing MAC address table | |
| 2.1.a [ii] errdisable recovery | |
| 2.1.a [iii] L2 MTU | |
| 2.1.b Implement and troubleshoot layer 2 protocols | |
| 2.1.b [i] CDP, LLDP | |
| 2.1.b [ii] UDLD | |
| 2.1.c Implement and troubleshoot VLAN | |
| 2.1.c [i] Access ports | |
| 8 | 2.1.c [ii] VLAN database |
| 2.1.c [iii] Normal, extended VLAN, voice VLAN | |
| 2.1.d Implement and troubleshoot trunking | |
| 2.1.d [i] VTPv1, VTPv2, VTPv3, VTP pruning | |
| 2.1.d [ii] dot1Q | |
| 2.1.d [iii] Native VLAN | |
| 2.1.d [iv] Manual pruning | |
| 2.1.e Implement and troubleshoot EtherChannel | |
| 2.1.e [i] LACP, PAgP, manual | |
| 9 | 2.1.e [ii] Layer 2, layer 3 |
| 2.1.e [iii] Load-balancing | |
| 2.1.e [iv] Etherchannel misconfiguration guard | |
| 2.1.f Implement and troubleshoot spanning-tree | |
| 2.1.f [i] PVST+/RPVST+/MST | |
| 2.1.f [ii] Switch priority, port priority, path cost, STP timers | |
| 2.1.f [iii] port fast, BPDUguard, BPDUfilter | |
| 2.1.f [iv] loopguard, rootguard | |
| 2.1.g Implement and troubleshoot other LAN switching technologies | |
| 10 | 2.1.g [i] SPAN, RSPAN, ERSPAN |
| 2.1.h Describe chassis virtualization and aggregation technologies | |
| 2.1.h [i] Multichassis | |
| 2.1.h [ii] VSS concepts | |
| 2.1.h [iii] Alternative to STP | |
| 2.1.h [iv] Stackwise | |
| 2.1.h [v] Excluding specific platform implementation | |
| 2.1.i Describe spanning-tree concepts | |
| 2.1.i [i] Compatibility between MST and RSTP | |
| 11 | 2.1.i [ii] STP dispute, STP bridge assurance |
| 2.2 Layer 2 multicast | |
| 2.2.a Implement and troubleshoot IGMP | |
| 2.2.a [i] IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3 | |
| 2.2.a [ii] IGMP snooping | |
| 2.2.a [iii] IGMP querier | |
| 2.2.a [iv] IGMP filter | |
| 2.2.a [v] IGMP proxy | |
| 12 | 2.2.b Explain MLD |
| 2.2.c Explain PIM snooping | |
| 2.3 Layer 2 WAN circuit technologies | |
| 2.3.a Implement and troubleshoot HDLC | |
| 2.3.b Implement and troubleshoot PPP | |
| 2.3.b [i] Authentication [PAP, CHAP] | |
| 2.3.b [ii] PPPoE | |
| 2.3.b [iii] MLPPP | |
| 13 | 2.3.c Describe WAN rate-based ethernet circuits |
| 2.3.c [i] Metro and WAN Ethernet topologies | |
| 2.3.c [ii] Use of rate-limited WAN ethernet services | |
| 3.0 Layer 3 Technologies | |
| 3.1 Addressing technologies | |
| 3.1.a Identify, implement and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting | |
| 3.1.a [i] Address types, VLSM | |
| 3.1.a [ii] ARP | |
| 14 | 3.1.b Identify, implement and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing and subnetting |
| 3.1.b [i] Unicast, multicast | |
| 3.1.b [ii] EUI-64 | |
| 3.1.b [iii] ND, RS/RA | |
| 3.1.b [iv] Autoconfig/SLAAC, temporary addresses [RFC4941] | |
| 3.1.b [v] Global prefix configuration feature | |
| 3.1.b [vi] DHCP protocol operations | |
| 3.1.b [vii] SLAAC/DHCPv6 interaction | |
| 3.1.b [viii] Stateful, stateless DHCPv6 | |
| 15 | 3.1.b [ix] DHCPv6 prefix delegation |
| 3.2 Layer 3 multicast | |
| 3.2.a Troubleshoot reverse path forwarding | |
| 3.2.a [i] RPF failure | |
| 3.2.a [ii] RPF failure with tunnel interface | |
| 3.2.b Implement and troubleshoot IPv4 protocol independent multicast | |
| 3.2.b [i] PIM dense mode, sparse mode, sparse-dense mode | |
| 3.2.b [ii] Static RP, auto-RP, BSR | |
| 16 | 3.2.b [iii] BiDirectional PIM |
| 3.2.b [iv] Source-specific multicast | |
| 3.2.b [v] Group to RP mapping | |
| 3.2.b [vi] Multicast boundary | |
| 3.2.c Implement and troubleshoot multicast source discovery protocol | |
| 3.2.c [i] Intra-domain MSDP [anycast RP] | |
| 3.2.c [ii] SA filter | |
| 3.2.d Describe IPv6 multicast | |
| 3.2.d [i] IPv6 multicast addresses | |
| 17 | 3.2.d [ii] PIMv6 |
| 3.3 Fundamental routing concepts | |
| 3.3.a Implement and troubleshoot static routing | |
| 3.3.b Implement and troubleshoot default routing | |
| 3.3.c Compare routing protocol types | |
| 3.3.c [i] Distance vector | |
| 3.3.c [ii] Link state | |
| 3.3.c [iii] Path vector | |
| 18 | 3.3.d Implement, optimize and troubleshoot administrative distance |
| 3.3.e Implement and troubleshoot passive interface | |
| 3.3.f Implement and troubleshoot VRF lite | |
| 3.3.g Implement, optimize and troubleshoot filtering with any routing protocol | |
| 3.3.h Implement, optimize and troubleshoot redistribution between any routing protocol | |
| 3.3.i Implement, optimize and troubleshoot manual and auto summarization with any routing protocol | |
| 3.3.j Implement, optimize and troubleshoot policy-based routing | |
| 3.3.k Identify and troubleshoot sub-optimal routing | |
| 3.3.l Implement and troubleshoot bidirectional forwarding detection | |
| 19 | 3.3.m Implement and troubleshoot loop prevention mechanisms |
| 3.3.m [i] Route tagging, filtering | |
| 3.3.m [ii] Split horizon | |
| 3.3.m [iii] Route poisoning | |
| 3.3.n Implement and troubleshoot routing protocol authentication | |
| 3.3.n [i] MD5 | |
| 3.3.n [ii] Key-chain | |
| 3.3.n [iii] EIGRP HMAC SHA2-256bit | |
| 3.3.n [iv] OSPFv2 SHA1-196bit | |
| 20 | 3.3.n [v] OSPFv3 IPsec authentication |
| 3.4 RIP [v2 and v6] | |
| 3.4.a Implement and troubleshoot RIPv2 | |
| 3.4.b Describe RIPv6 [RIPng] | |
| 3.5 EIGRP [for IPv4 and IPv6] | |
| 3.5.a Describe packet types | |
| 3.5.a [i] Packet types [hello, query, update, and such] | |
| 21 | 3.5.a [ii] Route types [internal, external] |
| 3.5.b Implement and troubleshoot neighbor relationship | |
| 3.5.b [i] Multicast, unicast EIGRP peering | |
| 3.5.b [ii] OTP point-to-point peering | |
| 3.5.b [iii] OTP route-reflector peering | |
| 3.5.b [iv] OTP multiple service providers scenario | |
| 3.5.c Implement and troubleshoot loop free path selection | |
| 3.5.c [i] RD, FD, FC, successor, feasible successor | |
| 3.5.c [ii] Classic metric | |
| 22 | 3.5.c [iii] Wide metric |
| 3.5.d Implement and troubleshoot operations | |
| 3.5.d [i] General operations | |
| 3.5.d [ii] Topology table, update, query, active, passive | |
| 3.5.d [iii] Stuck in active | |
| 3.5.d [iv] Graceful shutdown | |
| 3.5.e Implement and troubleshoot EIGRP stub | |
| 3.5.e [i] Stub | |
| 3.5.e [ii] Leak-map | |
| 23 | 3.5.f Implement and troubleshoot load-balancing |
| 3.5.f [i] equal-cost | |
| 3.5.f [ii] unequal-cost | |
| 3.5.f [iii] add-path | |
| 3.5.g Implement EIGRP [multi-address] named mode | |
| 3.5.g [i] Types of families | |
| 3.5.g [ii] IPv4 address-family | |
| 3.5.g [iii] IPv6 address-family | |
| 3.5.h Implement, troubleshoot and optimize EIGRP convergence and scalability | |
| 24 | 3.5.h [i] Describe fast convergence requirements |
| 3.5.h [ii] Control query boundaries | |
| 3.5.h [iii] IP FRR/fast reroute [single hop] | |
| 3.5.8 [iv] Summary leak-map | |
| 3.5.h [v] Summary metric | |
| 3.6 OSPF [v2 and v3] | |
| 3.6.a Describe packet types | |
| 3.6.a [i] LSA yypes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9] | |
| 25 | 3.6.a [ii] Route types [N1, N2, E1, E2] |
| 3.6.b Implement and troubleshoot neighbor relationship | |
| 3.6.c Implement and troubleshoot OSPFv3 address-family support | |
| 3.6.c [i] IPv4 address-family | |
| 3.6.c [ii] IPv6 address-family | |
| 3.6.d Implement and troubleshoot network types, area types and router types | |
| 3.6.d [i] Point-to-point, multipoint, broadcast, non-broadcast | |
| 3.6.d [ii] LSA types, area type: backbone, normal, transit, stub, NSSA, totally stub | |
| 3.6.d [iii] Internal router, ABR, ASBR | |
| 26 | 3.6.d [iv] Virtual link |
| 3.6.e Implement and troubleshoot path preference | |
| 3.6.f Implement and troubleshoot operations | |
| 3.6.f [i] General operations | |
| 3.6.f [ii] Graceful shutdown | |
| 3.6.f [iii] GTSM [Generic TTL Security Mechanism] | |
| 3.6.g Implement, troubleshoot and optimize OSPF convergence and scalability | |
| 3.6.g [i] Metrics | |
| 3.6.g [ii] LSA throttling, SPF tuning, fast hello | |
| 27 | 3.6.g [iii] LSA propagation control [area types, ISPF] |
| 3.6.g [iv] IP FRR/fast reroute [single hop] | |
| 3.6.g [v] LFA/loop-free alternative [multi hop] | |
| 3.6.g [vi] OSPFv3 prefix suppression | |
| 3.7 BGP | |
| 3.7.a Describe, implement and troubleshoot peer relationships | |
| 3.7.a [i] Peer-group, template | |
| 3.7.a [ii] Active, passive | |
| 28 | 3.7.a [iii] States, timers |
| 3.7.a [iv] Dynamic neighbors | |
| 3.7.b Implement and troubleshoot IBGP and EBGP | |
| 3.7.b [i] EBGP, IBGP | |
| 3.7.b [ii] 4 bytes AS number | |
| 3.7.b [iii] Private AS | |
| 3.7.c Explain attributes and best-path selection | |
| 3.7.d Implement, optimize and troubleshoot routing policies | |
| 3.7.d [i] Attribute manipulation | |
| 29 | 3.7.d [ii] Conditional advertisement |
| 3.7.d [iii] Outbound route filtering | |
| 3.7.d [iv] Communities, extended communities | |
| 3.7.d [v] Multi-homing | |
| 3.7.e Implement and troubleshoot scalability | |
| 3.7.e [i] Route-reflector, cluster | |
| 3.7.e [ii] Confederations | |
| 3.7.e [iii] Aggregation, AS set | |
| 3.7.f Implement and troubleshoot multiproctocol BGP | |
| 30 | 3.7.f [i] IPv4, IPv6, VPN address-family |
| 3.7.g Implement and troubleshoot AS path manipulations | |
| 3.7.g [i] Local AS, allow AS in, remove private AS | |
| 3.7.g [ii] Prepend | |
| 3.7.g [iii] Regexp | |
| 3.7.h Implement and troubleshoot other features | |
| 3.7.h [i] Multipath | |
| 3.7.h [ii] BGP synchronization | |
| 3.7.h [iii] Soft reconfiguration, route refresh | |
| 31 | 3.7.i Describe BGP fast convergence features |
| 3.7.i [i] Prefix independent convergence | |
| 3.7.i [ii] Add-path | |
| 3.7.i [iii] Next-hop address tracking | |
| 3.8 ISIS [for IPv4 and IPv6] | |
| 3.8.a Describe basic ISIS network | |
| 3.8.a [i] Single area, single topology | |
| 3.8.b Describe neighbor relationship | |
| 32 | 3.8.c Describe network types, levels and router types |
| 3.8.c [i] NSAP addressing | |
| 3.8.c [ii] Point-to-point, broadcast | |
| 3.8.d Describe operations | |
| 3.8.e Describe optimization features | |
| 3.8.e [i] Metrics, wide metric | |
| 4.0 VPN Technologies | |
| 4.1 Tunneling | |
| 33 | 4.1.a Implement and troubleshoot MPLS operations |
| 4.1.a [i] Label stack, LSR, LSP | |
| 4.1.a [ii] LDP | |
| 4.1.a [iii] MPLS ping, MPLS traceroute | |
| 4.1.b Implement and troubleshoot basic MPLS L3VPN | |
| 4.1.b [i] L3VPN, CE, PE, P | |
| 4.1.b [ii] Extranet [route leaking] | |
| 4.1.c Implement and troubleshoot encapsulation | |
| 4.1.c [i] GRE | |
| 34 | 4.1.c [ii] Dynamic GRE |
| 4.1.c [iii] LISP encapsulation principles supporting EIGRP OTP | |
| 4.1.d Implement and troubleshoot DMVPN [single hub] | |
| 4.1.d [i] NHRP | |
| 4.1.d [ii] DMVPN with IPsec using preshared key | |
| 4.1.d [iii] QoS profile | |
| 4.1.d [iv] Pre-classify | |
| 4.1.e Describe IPv6 tunneling techniques | |
| 4.1.e [i] 6in4, 6to4 | |
| 35 | 4.1.e [ii] ISATAP |
| 4.1.e [iii] 6RD | |
| 4.1.e [iv] 6PE/6VPE | |
| 4.1.g Describe basic layer 2 VPN —wireline | |
| 4.1.g [i] L2TPv3 general principals | |
| 4.1.g [ii] ATOM general principals | |
| 4.1.h Describe basic L2VPN — LAN services | |
| 4.1.h [i] MPLS-VPLS general principals | |
| 4.1.h [ii] OTV general principals | |
| 36 | 4.2 Encryption |
| 4.2.a Implement and troubleshoot IPsec with preshared key | |
| 4.2.a [i] IPv4 site to IPv4 site | |
| 4.2.a [ii] IPv6 in IPv4 tunnels | |
| 4.2.a [iii] Virtual tunneling Interface [VTI] | |
| 4.2.b Describe GET VPN | |
| 5.0 Infrastructure Security | |
| 5.1 Device security | |
| 37 | |
| 5.1.a Implement and troubleshoot IOS AAA using local database | |
| 5.1.b Implement and troubleshoot device access control | |
| 5.1.b [i] Lines [VTY, AUX, console] | |
| 5.1.b [ii] SNMP | |
| 5.1.b [iii] Management plane protection | |
| 5.1.b [iv] Password encryption | |
| 5.1.c Implement and troubleshoot control plane policing | |
| 5.1.d Describe device security using IOS AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS | |
| 38 | 5.1.d [i] AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS |
| 5.1.d [ii] Local privilege authorization fallback | |
| 5.2 Network security | |
| 5.2.a Implement and troubleshoot switch security features | |
| 5.2.a [i] VACL, PACL | |
| 5.2.a [ii] Stormcontrol | |
| 5.2.a [iii] DHCP snooping | |
| 5.2.a [iv] IP source-guard | |
| 39 | 5.2.a [v] Dynamic ARP inspection |
| 5.2.a [vi] port-security | |
| 5.2.a [vii] Private VLAN | |
| 5.2.b Implement and troubleshoot router security features | |
| 5.2.b [i] IPv4 access control lists [standard, extended, time-based] | |
| 5.2.b [ii] IPv6 traffic filter | |
| 5.2.b [iii] Unicast reverse path forwarding | |
| 5.2.c Implement and troubleshoot IPv6 first hop security | |
| 5.2.c [i] RA guard | |
| 40 | 5.2.c [ii] DHCP guard |
| 5.2.c [iii] Binding table | |
| 5.2.c [iv] Device tracking | |
| 5.2.c [v] ND inspection/snooping | |
| 5.2.c [vii] Source guard | |
| 5.2.c [viii] PACL | |
| 5.2.d Describe 802.1x | |
| 5.2.d [i] 802.1x, EAP, RADIUS | |
| 5.2.d [ii] MAC authentication bypass | |
| 41 | 6.0 Infrastructure Services |
| 6.1 System management | |
| 6.1.a Implement and troubleshoot device management | |
| 6.1.a [i] Console and VTY | |
| 6.1.a [ii] telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SCP | |
| 6.1.a [iii] [T]FTP | |
| 6.1.b Implement and troubleshoot SNMP | |
| 6.1.b [i] v2c, v3 | |
| 42 | 6.1.c Implement and troubleshoot logging |
| 6.1.c [i] Local logging, syslog, debug, conditional debug | |
| 6.1.c [ii] Timestamp | |
| 6.2 Quality of service | |
| 6.2.a Implement and troubleshoot end-to-end QoS | |
| 6.2.a [i] CoS and DSCP mapping | |
| 6.2.b Implement, optimize and troubleshoot QoS using MQC | |
| 6.2.b [i] Classification | |
| 43 | 6.2.b [ii] Network based application recognition [NBAR] |
| 6.2.b [iii] Marking using IP precedence, DSCP, CoS, ECN | |
| 6.2.b [iv] Policing, shaping | |
| 6.2.b [v] Congestion management [queuing] | |
| 6.2.b [vi] HQoS, sub-rate ethernet link | |
| 6.2.b [vii] Congestion avoidance [WRED] | |
| 6.2.c Describe layer 2 QoS | |
| 6.2.c [i] Queuing, scheduling | |
| 6.2.c [ii] Classification, marking | |
| 44 | 6.3 Network services |
| 6.3.a Implement and troubleshoot first-hop redundancy protocols | |
| 6.3.a [i] HSRP, GLBP, VRRP | |
| 6.3.a [ii] Redundancy using IPv6 RS/RA | |
| 6.3.b Implement and troubleshoot network time protocol | |
| 6.3.b [i] NTP master, client, version 3, version 4 | |
| 6.3.b [ii] NTP Authentication | |
| 6.3.c Implement and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP | |
| 45 | 6.3.c [i] DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay |
| 6.3.c [ii] DHCP options | |
| 6.3.c [iii] DHCP protocol operations | |
| 6.3.c [iv] SLAAC/DHCPv6 interaction | |
| 6.3.c [v] Stateful, stateless DHCPv6 | |
| 6.3.c [vi] DHCPv6 prefix delegation | |
| 6.3.d Implement and troubleshoot IPv4 network address translation | |
| 6.3.d [i] Static NAT, dynamic NAT, policy-based NAT, PAT | |
| 6.3.d [ii] NAT ALG | |
| 46 | 6.3.e Describe IPv6 network address translation |
| 6.3.e [i] NAT64 | |
| 6.3.e [ii] NPTv6 | |
| 6.4 Network optimization | |
| 6.4.a Implement and troubleshoot IP SLA | |
| 6.4.a [i] ICMP, UDP, Jitter, VoIP | |
| 6.4.b Implement and troubleshoot tracking object | |
| 6.4.b [i] Tracking object, tracking list | |
| 47 | 6.4.b [ii] Tracking different entities [e.g. interfaces, routes, IPSLA, and such] |
| 6.4.c Implement and troubleshoot netflow | |
| 6.4.c [i] Netflow v5, v9 | |
| 6.4.c [ii] Local retrieval | |
| 6.4.c [iii] Export [configuration only] | |
| 6.4.d Implement and troubleshoot embedded event manager | |
| 6.4.d [i] EEM policy using applet | |
| 6.4.e Identify performance routing [PfR] | |
| 6.4.e [i] Basic load balancing | |
| 6.4.e [ii] Voice optimization |
