Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for the CCNP and CCIE ENCOR 350-401 exam. Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide, Second Edition helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Expert authors Brad Edgeworth, Ramiro Garza Rios, Jason Gooley, and Dave Hucaby share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.

This complete study package includes

• A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam
• Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which let you decide how much time you need to spend on each section
• Exam Topic lists that make referencing easy
• Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
• The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
• More than 90 minutes of video mentoring from the author
• A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
• Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

Content Update Program:

This fully updated second edition includes the latest topics and additional information covering changes to the latest ENCOR 350-401 exam. Visit ciscopress.com/newcerts for information on annual digital updates for this book that align to Cisco exam blueprint version changes.

This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR exam, including

• Enterprise network architecture and designs
• Virtualization concepts and technologies
• Network assurance
• Infrastructure components (Layer 2/3 forwarding, Wireless, and IP Services)
• Security
• Automation

Companion Website:

The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions, practice exercises, a study planner, and 90 minutes of video training.

Table of Contents

Part I: Forwarding

Chapter 1 Packet Forwarding

Part II: Layer 2

Chapter 2 Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 3 Advanced STP Tuning

Chapter 4 Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 5 VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel Bundles

Part Ill: Routing

Chapter 6 IP Routing Essentials

Chapter 7 EIGRP

Chapter 8 OSPF

Chapter 9 Advanced OSPF

Chapter 10 OSPFv3

Chapter 11 BGP

Chapter 12 Advanced BGP

Chapter 13 Multicast

Part IV: Services

Chapter 14 Quality of Service (QoS)

Chapter 15 IP Services

Part IV: Services

Chapter 14 Quality of Service (QoS)

Chapter 15 IP Services

Part V: Overlay

Chapter 16 Overlay Tunnels

Part VI: Wireless

Chapter 17 Wireless Signals and Modulation

Chapter 18 Wireless Infrastructure

Chapter 19 Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services

Chapter 20 Authenticating Wireless Clients

Chapter 21 Troubleshooting Wireless Connectivity

Part VII: Architecture

Chapter 22 Enterprise Network Architecture

Chapter 23 Fabric Technologies

Chapter 24 Network Assurance

Part VIII: Security

Chapter 25 Secure Network Access Control

Chapter 26 Network Device Access Control and Infrastructure Security

Part IX: SDN

Chapter 27 Virtualization

Chapter 28 Foundational Network Programmability Concepts

Chapter 29 Introduction to Automation Tools

Chapter 30 Final Preparation

Chapter 31 ENCOR 350-401 Exam Updates

New to the second edition!

This second edition has an updated Wireless Section to accommodate the Cisco IOS XE based wireless LAN controllers. The wireless chapters now include enhanced security features like 802.1x and EAPOL, wireless segmentation capabilities, and troubleshooting client connectivity via the GUI. The Routing Section has also been updated to include topics such as Policy Based Routing. The chapter on Quality of Service has been expanded to include the Modular QoS Command Line commands to help readers understand actual QoS configurations. The chapter on Cisco Security has been updated to match changes within the Cisco security portfolio. The Enterprise Network Architecture chapter includes a new section on High Availability Network Design.

About the Author

Brad Edgeworth, CCIE No. 31574 (R&S and SP), is a SD-WAN technical solutions architect at Cisco Systems. Brad is a distinguished speaker at Cisco Live, where he has presented on various topics. Before joining Cisco, Brad worked as a network architect and consultant for various Fortune 500 companies. Brad's expertise is based on enterprise and service provider environments, with an emphasis on architectural and operational simplicity. Brad holds a bachelor of arts degree in computer systems management from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Brad can be found on Twitter as @BradEdgeworth.

Ramiro Garza Rios, CCIE No. 15469 (R&S, SP, and Security), has over 20 years of experience in the networking industry and currently works as a solutions architect in the Cisco Customer Experience (CX) organization. His expertise is on enterprise and service provider network environments, with a focus on evolving architectures and next-generation technologies. He is also a Cisco Live distinguished speaker.

Before joining Cisco Systems in 2005, he was a network consulting and presales engineer for a Cisco Gold Partner in Mexico, where he planned, designed, and implemented both enterprise and service provider networks.

David Hucaby, CCIE No. 4594 (R&S), CWNE No. 292, is a technical education content engineer for Cisco Meraki, where he focuses on eLearning for the Meraki product lines. David holds bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky. He has been authoring Cisco Press titles for almost 25 years.

Jason Gooley, CCIEx2 (RS, SP) No. 38759, has over 30 years of experience in the industry and currently works as a technical evangelist for the Worldwide Enterprise Networking and Software Sales team at Cisco Systems. Jason is passionate about helping others in the industry succeed. In addition to being a public speaker, Jason is a published Cisco Press author, developer of CCIE exams, an online training instructor, and a blogger. Jason is also co-founder and organizer of the Chicago Network Operators Group (CHI-NOG). He is the founder and host of MetalDevOps, which is a YouTube video show about the intersection of metal music and technology