CCNP Enterprise Track

The new CCNP Enterprise course has two exams: a Core exam, and a Concentration exam of your choice.

Core exam - Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (Exam 350-401 ENCOR)

Concentration exam, pass ANY ONE of the below exams:

• Implementing Cisco Enterprise Advanced Routing and Services (Exam 300-410 ENARSI)
• Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (Exam 300-415 ENSDWI)
• Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (Exam 300-420 ENSLD)
• Designing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (Exam 300-425 ENWLSD)
• Implementing Cisco Enterprise Wireless Networks (Exam 300-430 ENWLSI)
• Automating Cisco Enterprise Solutions (Exam 300-435 ENAUTO)

ENCOR

Core exam - Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (Exam 350-401 ENCOR)

The Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies v1.0 (ENCOR 350-401) exam is a 120-minute exam associated with the CCNP® Enterprise, CCIE® Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Enterprise Wireless, and Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core certifications. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of implementing core enterprise network technologies including dual stack (IPv4 and IPv6) architecture, virtualization, infrastructure, network assurance, security and automation.

Course Details:

• Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
• Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
• Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
• Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
• Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
• Describe device virtualization technologies
• Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
• Describe network virtualization concepts
• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Wireless
• IP Services
• Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
• Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
• Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
• Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
• Configure and verify IPSLA
• Describe Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
• Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF
• Configure and verify device access control
• Configure and verify infrastructure security features
• Describe REST API security
• Configure and verify wireless security features
• Describe the components of network security design
• Interpret basic Python components and scripts
• Construct valid JSON encoded file
• Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
• Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
• Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
• Construct EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
• Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack