Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure 350-401 ENCOR Course Description

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) is the highest level of technical networking certification offered by Cisco.  Achieve Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Certification and accelerate your Career.

CCIE Certification requires a Written and Lab Exam

The focus is on identifying experts capable of understanding and navigating the subtleties, intricacies and challenges of end-to-end networking. To become CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Certified, you must pass both a CCIE Written Qualification Exam and the hands-on Lab Exam.

CCIE Enterprise Core Written Exam 350-401 ENCOR

First Step for CCIE Certification
The CCIE Enterprise Core Written Exams are computer-based, has 90-110 questions with multiple choice and simulation lasting up to 2 Hours. You must pass the Written Exam before you’re eligible to schedule CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam.

Scheduling and Payment
Payment and scheduling of Written Exams is arranged online through Pearson VUE, Cisco primary test delivery partner. You will need to have the correct Written Exam Number to register. You must also use the same Cisco Candidate ID Number for both Exams that you take, to ensure your results appear in your Cisco CCIE Profile.

Cost of Written Exam
Pearson VUE offers the CCIE Enterprise Core Written Exam for $400 USD.

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam

Final Step for CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Certification
The Lab Exam is an 8-hour, Hands-on Exam that tests your ability to Plan, Design, Operate, and Optimize Dual-Stack Solutions (IPv4 and IPv6) for the Infrastructure of Complex Enterprise Networks.  The Cisco Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam Scope on their Website; https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/ccie-enterpr-infrastructure-exam-topics

Lab Scheduling and Payment
A valid passing score on a CCIE Enterprise Core Written Exam is required to schedule a CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam. Written Exam Scores are automatically downloaded from Pearson VUE. You will need the Cisco Candidate Identification Number you used to register for the CCIE Enterprise Core Written Exam, the date of your passing the Written Exam and your Passing Score.

Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exams must be paid for at least 90 days before the scheduled Lab Exam date, or the reservation will be automatically cancelled. You will only receive one email notification reminding you to make your payment. You can verify the payment due date on a Lab Exam by logging in and viewing your Cisco Certification Status at Cisco website; https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/certifications/index.html

Cisco CCIE Lab Exam location information and cost is located on their website; https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/learn/training-certifications/certifications/enterprise/ccie-enterprise-infrastructure/exams-and-training.html

USA Cisco Lab Locations:

Cisco Systems
3650 Cisco Way
Building 17
San Jose, CA 95134
Cisco Systems                                                         Cisco Systems
2250 East President George Bush Highway    Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Building 5                                                                1 Park Boulevard
Richardson, TX 75082                                          San Diego, CA 92101

Cost of CCIE Lab Exam
Lab exams cost $1,600 USD, Travel Cost not included.

Synergy CCIE Instructor Lead Training

Our Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure program will teach you the Technology you’ll need to learn to effectively pass the Cisco CCIE Enterprise Core Written and Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam (Exam 350-401).  Our Structured Learning Methodology provides you the Course Materials that will teach you Technology to be successful on the job and with passing your CCIE Certification Exams.  The Course Materials include the best Cisco CCIE Enterprise Core Book, Online CBT (Computer Based Training) and Online Practice Exam that will prepare you to Pass both Your CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Written and Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exams the first time.  In addition to this our Continuous Hands-On Lab Training will give you the Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Skills to be confident and productive on the Job Day 1.

The Cisco CCIE Enterprise Core (Exam 350-401) consists of Training from all 6 CCIE Enterprise Core Domains;

CCIE Enterprise Core-01 – Architecture

  • Explain the different Design Principles used in a Enterprise Network
  • Describe Wireless Network Design Principles
  • Explain the working Principles of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution
  • Explain the working Principles of he Cisco SD-Access Solution
  • Interpret Wired and Wireless QoS Configurations
  • Describe Hardware and Software Switching Mechanisms such as CEF, CAM, TCAM, FIB, RIB, and Adjacency Tables

CCIE Enterprise Core-02 – Virtualization

  • Describe Device Virtualization Technologies
  • Configure and Verify Data Path Virtualization Technologies
  • Describe Network Virtualization Concepts

CCIE Enterprise Core-03 – Infrastructure

  • Layer 2
  • Layer 3
  • Wireless
  • IP Services

CCIE Enterprise Core-04 – Network Assurance

  • Diagnose Network Problems using Tools such as Debugs, Conditional Debugs, Traceroute, Ping, SNMP, and Syslog
  • Configure Flexible NetFlow
  • Configure and Verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
  • Configure and Verify IPSLA
  • Describe Cisco DNA Center Workflows to apply Network Configurations, Monitoring, and Management
  • Configure and Verify NETCONF and RESTCONF

CCIE Enterprise Core-05 – Security

  • Configure and Verify Device Access Control
  • Configure and Verify Infrastructure Security Features
  • Describe REST API Security
  • Configure and Verify Wireless Security Features
  • Describe the Components of Network Security Design

CCIE Enterprise Core-06 – Automation

  • Interpret Basic Python Components and Scripts
  • Construct valid JSON-Encoded File
  • Describe the High-level Principles and Benefits of a Data Modeling Language, such a YANG
  • Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
  • Interpret REST API Response Codes and Results in Payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
  • Construct EEM Applet to Automate Configuration, Troubleshooting, or Data Collection
  • Compare Agent vs. Agentless Orchestration Tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack

The Cisco CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Lab Exam consists of Training from all 5 CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Domains;

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure-01 – Network Infrastructure

  • Switched Campus
  • Routing Concepts
  • EIGRP
  • OSPF (v2 and v3)
  • BGP
  • Multicast

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure-02 – Software-Defined Infrastructure

  • Cisco SD-Access
  • Cisco SD-WAN

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure-03 – Transport Technologies and Solutions

  • Static Point-to-Point GRE Tunnels
  • MPLS
  • DMVPN

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure-04 – Infrastructure Security and Services

  • Device Security on Cisco IOS XE
  • Network Security
  • System Management
  • Quality of Service
  • Network Services
  • Network Optimization
  • Network Operations

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure-05 – Infrastructure Automation and Programmability

  • Data Encoding Formats
  • Automation and Scripting
  • Programmability


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