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What's Covered in Each Path

Learn what each PingMyNetwork certification path covers and how it maps to Cisco's official exam topics.

Written by Elwin BERRAR

Each path follows the official Cisco exam topics (blueprint) for its exam.
Lessons, labs and flashcards are built around those topics.

1. CCNA 200-301 (v1.1)

  • Network Fundamentals (20%): Network components, topologies, cabling, TCP vs UDP, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, subnetting, wireless principles, switching.

  • Network Access (20%): VLAN, trunking (802.1Q), CDP/LLDP, EtherChannel (LACP), Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree, wireless architectures.

  • IP Connectivity (25%): Routing table, static routing, single-area OSPFv2, first hop redundancy (FHRP).

  • IP Services (10%): NAT, NTP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, Syslog, QoS, SSH.

  • Security Fundamentals (15%): ACL, port security, DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, AAA, VPNs, WPA2/WPA3.

  • Automation and Programmability (10%): SDN, REST APIs, JSON, Ansible and Terraform, AI in network operations.

2. CCNP ENCOR 350-401 (v1.2)

  • Architecture (15%): Enterprise design, SD-WAN, SD-Access, QoS.

  • Virtualization (10%): VRF, GRE and IPsec tunnels, LISP, VXLAN.

  • Infrastructure (30%): Trunking, EtherChannel, RSTP and MST, EIGRP, OSPFv2/v3, eBGP, NAT/PAT, HSRP, VRRP, multicast.

  • Network Assurance (10%): Debugs, NetFlow, SPAN, IP SLA, Catalyst Center, NETCONF and RESTCONF.

  • Security (20%): AAA, ACLs, CoPP, network security design.

  • Automation and AI (15%): Python, JSON, YANG, REST APIs, EEM.

3. CCNP ENARSI 300-410 (v1.1)

  • Layer 3 Technologies (35%): Troubleshoot EIGRP, OSPF (stub, NSSA, virtual links), BGP, redistribution, route maps, summarization, VRF-Lite.

  • VPN Technologies (20%): MPLS, MPLS Layer 3 VPN, DMVPN.

  • Infrastructure Security (20%): AAA, ACLs, uRPF, CoPP, IPv6 First Hop Security.

  • Infrastructure Services (25%): Device management, SNMP, Syslog, DHCP, IP SLA, NetFlow.

4. Looking for a specific lesson?
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