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Cisco 350-401: SD-Access Architecture
Cisco Software-Defined Access changes campus design by separating the physical transport network from the virtual networks and identity policy experienced…
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Cisco 350-401: High Availability Patterns in Campus Networks
Campus high availability is not a single protocol or a pair of redundant switches. It is the result of designing…
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Cisco 350-601: ACI Policy Model
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) manages the data center through an object-based policy model. Instead of configuring every forwarding decision…
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Cisco 300-715: ISE Posture Assessment
Cisco Identity Services Engine posture assessment adds endpoint compliance to network access control. Authentication can prove who a user or…
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Cisco 300-715: Guest Access & BYOD with ISE
Cisco ISE handles guest access and bring-your-own-device onboarding as two related but distinct identity problems. Guest access is designed to…
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Cisco 350-701: 802.1X, MAB & Profiling with ISE
Enterprise access networks rarely contain one uniform endpoint population. Managed laptops can perform strong 802.1X authentication, while phones, printers, cameras,…
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Cisco 200-901: Webex and Meraki API Fundamentals
Cisco platforms expose APIs so software can read operational data and perform controlled actions without relying on browser clicks or…
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Cisco 200-901: YANG Data Models for Network Engineers
YANG gives network automation a schema for the data a device exposes. Instead of treating configuration as an arbitrary block…
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Cisco 200-301: NAT and PAT in IOS
Network Address Translation (NAT) changes IP addressing information as traffic crosses a translation boundary. Port Address Translation (PAT), also called…
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Cisco 200-301: Network Device Management with SSH and AAA
Remote administration is part of the security boundary of every router and switch. A device can have excellent forwarding policy…
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Cisco 200-301: OSPFv2 for Enterprise Networks
Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) is a link-state routing protocol for IPv4. Instead of advertising an entire routing…
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Cisco 200-301: QoS for Converged Networks
Converged enterprise networks carry voice, video, interactive applications, bulk transfers, backups, management traffic, and ordinary web sessions over the same…
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Cisco 200-301: REST APIs and JSON for Network Engineers
Network automation starts with a way to represent resources and exchange structured data. REST-style APIs use familiar HTTP concepts to…
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Cisco 200-301: SNMP and Network Monitoring Fundamentals
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) gives a management system a standardized way to read structured device information, change selected managed…
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Cisco 200-301: Spanning Tree Root Bridge Design
Spanning Tree Protocol is often introduced as a loop-prevention mechanism, but the root bridge is what turns that mechanism into…