Cisco CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR 350-401)

About Course

Advanced preparation for the CCNP Enterprise ENCOR 350-401 exam. Covers OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, SD-WAN, wireless, QoS, security, and automation across all 6 official domains.

Course Content

Lessons

OSPF multi-area design: LSA types, ABR, ASBR, stub/NSSA areas
OSPF route summarization, filtering, and redistribution
EIGRP advanced: DUAL algorithm, feasible successor, variance, named mode
BGP concepts: eBGP, iBGP, AS numbers, neighbor relationships, route reflectors
BGP path selection: weight, local preference, AS-path, MED, origin; attributes
BGP route filtering: prefix-lists, route-maps, communities, conditional advertisement
Advanced STP: RSTP, MST (802.1s), loop prevention (BPDU guard, root guard, loop guard)
Wireless architecture: WLC, CAPWAP, FlexConnect, roaming (L2/L3), RRM
QoS: classification, marking (DSCP/CoS), queuing (CBWFQ/LLQ), policing, shaping, congestion avoidance
Network security: AAA (RADIUS/TACACS+), 802.1X, MACsec, CoPP, control plane protection
SD-WAN architecture: vEdge, vSmart, vBond, vManage; overlay/underlay, OMP, policies
Network automation: Python, REST APIs, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, Ansible, Terraform, DNA Center APIs