The CCNP Routing and Switching certification is appropriate for those with at least one year of networking experience who are ready to advance their skills and work independently on complex network solutions.

Those who achieve CCNP Routing and Switching have demonstrated the skills required in enterprise roles such as network engineer, support engineer, systems engineer or network technician. The routing and switching protocol knowledge from this certification will provide a lasting foundation as these skills are equally relevant in the physical networks of today and the virtualized network functions of tomorrow.

You will learn

• Describe routing protocols, different remote connectivity options and their impact on routing and implement RIPng
• Configure EIGRP in IPv4 and IPv6 environment
• Configure OSPF in IPv4 and IPv6 environment
• Implement route redistribution using filtering mechanisms
• Implement path control using policy based routing and IP SLA
• Implement enterprise Internet connectivity
• Secure Cisco routers according to best practices and configure authentication for routing protocols
• Describe the hierarchical campus structure, basic switch operation, use of SDM templates, PoE, and LLDP
• Implement VLANs, trunks, explain VTP, implement DHCP in IPv4 and IPv6 environment, and configure port aggregation
• Implement and optimize STP mechanism that best suits your network – PVSTP+, RPVSTP+, or MSTP
• Configure routing on a multilayer switch
• Configure NTP, SNMP, IP SLA, port mirroring, and verify StackWise and VSS operation
• Implement First Hop redundancy in IPv4 and IPv6 environments
• Secure campus network according to recommended practices
• Layer 2 switching
• Link aggregation protocols
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
• Inter-VLAN routing solutions
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRPs) – HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
• Branch office operations
• Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Layer 3 path control