Overview
This course is designed for experienced networking professionals aiming to deepen their knowledge of advanced routing and switching technologies. It focuses on the Juniper Networks Junos OS and covers topics such as IGPs, BGP, IP multicast, Ethernet switching, spanning tree protocols, and Layer 2 authentication. Upon completion, participants will be prepared to undertake the JNCIP-ENT certification exam.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Prerequisites
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
- Prior experience with Juniper Networks Junos OS.
- Completion of the JNCIS-ENT certification or equivalent knowledge is recommended.
Course Outline
- IS-IS configuration and troubleshooting.
- OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 operations.
- Routing policy implementation.
- BGP route selection process.
- Next hop resolution and BGP attributes.
- Load balancing techniques: multipath and multihop
- Components and operation of IP multicast.
- IGMP and PIM sparse-mode configurations.
- Rendezvous point concepts and anycast RP.
- Advanced Ethernet switching features.
- Implementation of MSTP and VSTP.
- Layer 2 tunneling using Q-in-Q and L2PT.
- Overview of Layer 2 authentication mechanisms.
- Configuration of access control features.
- Troubleshooting Layer 2 authentication issues.