Written Exam 2.0 Blueprint

The Routing and Switching written beta exam (#351-001) has 100 multiple-choice questions and is two hours in duration. The topic areas listed are general guidelines for the type of content that is likely to appear on the exam. Please note, however, that other relevant or related topic areas may also appear.

1. General Networking Theory
   1. OSI Models
   2. General Routing Concepts
   3. Standards
   4. Protocol Mechanics
   5. Commands
   
   
2. Bridging and LAN Switching
   1. Transparent
   2. LAN Switching
   3. MLS
   4. Data Link Layer
   5. Ethernet
   6. Catalyst IOS Configuration Commands
   
   
3. IP
   1. Addressing
   2. Services
   3. Applications
   4. Transport
   5. IPv6
   6. Network Management
   
   
4. IP Routing
   1. OSPF
   2. BGP
   3. EIGRP
   4. IS-IS
   5. Route filtering and Policy Routing
   6. DDR
   7. RIPv2
   8. The use of ‘show’ and ‘debug’ commands
   
   
5. QoS
   1. Traffic classification
   2. Congestion management
   3. Congestion avoidance
      
6. WAN
   1. ISDN
   2. Frame Relay
   3. ATM
   4. Physical Layer
   5. Leased Line Protocols

    

7. IP Multicast
   1. IGMP/CGMP
   2. Addressing
   3. Distribution Trees
   4. PIM-SM Mechanics
   5. Rendezvous Points
   6. RPF
   
   
8. Security
   1. Access Lists
   2. LAN security
   3. Device Security/Access
   4. Spoofing
   
   
9. Enterprise Wireless Mobility
   1. Standards
   2. Hardware
   3. SWAN
   4. RF Troubleshooting
   5. VoWLAN
   6. Products