CCDE Practical Exam v3.0: Large-Scale Networks Technology List
The technologies shown in this document are associated with the Large-Scale Networks area of expertise of the CCDE v3 practical exam. Candidates are expected to have a deep understanding of these technologies. Each of these technologies may appear in any delivery of the exam.
Note: The technologies listed here are in addition to the technologies listed in the CCDE Core Technology list.
1.0 Transport Technologies |
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1.1 Carrier Ethernet |
1.2 Ring-based (such as SONET/SDH, OTU) |
1.3 Frame relay (migration only) |
1.4 Wireless (including satellite links, microwave links) |
1.5 Optical |
2.0 Layer 2 Control Plane |
2.1 Loop detection protocols and loop-free topology mechanisms |
2.1.a REP |
2.2 Transport mechanisms and their interaction with routing protocols over different link types |
3.0 Layer 3 Control Plane |
3.1 Factors affecting convergence |
3.1.a Transport |
3.2 Generic routing and addressing concepts |
3.2.a Large-scale NAT |
3.3 Multicast routing concepts |
3.3.a Multicast delivery/implementation models |
3.3.b mVPN |
4.0 Network Virtualization |
4.1 Multiprotocol Label Switching |
4.1.a Segment routing |
4.1.b LDP and SR interworking |
4.1.c MPLS traffic engineering |
4.2 QoS techniques and strategies |
4.2.a End-user requirements |
4.2.b DiffServ |
4.2.c IntServ |
4.3 EVPN |
4.3.a Management plane |
4.3.b Control plane |
4.3.c Data plane (such as VXLAN, MPLS, PBB) |
4.3.d Segmentation |
4.3.e Policy |
4.3.e.i Security |
4.3.e.ii Topologies |
4.3.e.iii Multiple site strategy |
5.0 Security |
5.1 Infrastructure security |
5.1.a Data plane protection techniques |
5.1.a.i uRPF |
5.1.a.ii RTBH |
6.0 Automation |
6.1 Lifecycle management/closed-loop automation |