CCNP Routing and Switching ROUTE 300-101 Official Cert Guide, Rough Cuts

• Copyright 2015
• Dimensions: 7-3/8" x 9-1/8"
• Pages: 880
• Edition: 1st

• Rough Cuts
• ISBN-10: 0-13-341428-0
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-341428-8

This is the Rough Cut version of the printed book.

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The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNP R&S ROUTE 300-101 exam, including

--Routing protocol characteristics and virtual routers

--Remote site connectivity

--IPv6 routing and RIPng

--EIGRP, OSPFv2, and OSPFv3

--IGP redistribution and route selection

--eBGP and iBGP

--IPv6 Internet connectivity

--Router security

--Routing protocol authentication

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Table of Contents

Introduction xxix

Part I Fundamental Routing Concepts

Chapter 1 Characteristics of Routing Protocols 3

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 3

Foundation Topics 6

Routing Protocol Fundamentals 6

    The Role of Routing in an Enterprise Network 6

    Routing Protocol Selection 7

        Scalability 8

        Vendor Interoperability 8

        IT Staff’s Familiarity with Protocol 9

        Speed of Convergence 9

        Capability to Perform Summarization 9

        Interior or Exterior Routing 10

        Routing Protocol Categories 11

Network Technology Fundamentals 16

    Network Traffic Types 16

        Unicast 16

        Broadcast 16

        Multicast 17

        Anycast 18

    Network Architecture Types 19

        Point-to-Point Network 19

        Broadcast Network 19

        NBMA 20

TCP/IP Fundamentals 21

    IP Characteristics 21

        Routing Review 24

        Asymmetric Routing 27

        Maximum Transmission Unit 30

        ICMP Messages 30

    TCP Characteristics 31

        Three-Way Handshake 33

        TCP Sliding Window 33

        Out-of-Order Delivery 35

    UDP Characteristics 35

Network Migration Strategies 36

    Routing Protocol Changes 36

    IPv6 Migration 37

    Spanning Tree Protocol Migration 38

    Migration to Easy Virtual Networking 39

Exam Preparation Tasks 42

Planning Practice 42

    Design Review Table 42

    Implementation Plan Peer Review Table 43

Review All the Key Topics 44

Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 45

Definitions of Key Terms 45

Chapter 2 Remote Site Connectivity 47

“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 47

Foundation Topics 50

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