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Why can't I study these blueprint items like Neo learned Kung-Fu?


Cisco Device Operation
Commands (show, debug)
Infrastructure (NVRAM, Flash, Memory & CPU, File system, config reg)
Operations (file transfers, Password recovery, SNMP, Accessing the device, Security, Security [password])

General Networking Theory
OSI Models
General Routing Concepts (Split horizon, Link state, difference between switching and routing, Summarization, Link state vs. Distance vector, loops, Tunneling)
Standards (802.x, cable specs, protocol limitations)
Protocol Mechanics (Windowing/ACK, fragmentation, MTU, handshaking, termination)

Bridging and LAN Switching
Transparent (IEEE/DEC Spanning tree, Translational, IRB, CRB, ACLs, MISTP)
SRB (SRT/LB, SRT, DLSw, RSRB, ACLs)
LAN Switching (Trunking, VTP, DISL, VLANS, Fast Ether Channel (FEC), CDP, CGMP)
LANE (LEC, LES, BUS, LECS, SSRP)
Security (VACL, RACL, Private VLANS)
MLS

IP
Addressing (CIDR, subnetting, ARP, NAT, HSRP)
Services (DNS, BOOTP, DHCP, ICMP)
Applications (telnet, FTP, TFTP)
Transport (IP fragmentation, sockets, ports)
ACLs
IPv6 (Basic)

IP Routing
OSPF (I -Design: areas, Virtual links, stub, NSSA, ABR/ASBR redistributions, media dependencies, external vs. internal, Summarization. II - Operation: DR, BDR, adjacencies, LSA types, link state database, SPF algorithm, authentication)
BGP( I -Design: Peer Groups, Route Reflectors, Confederations, Clusters, Attributes, AS. II - Operation: Route Maps, Filters, Neighbors, decision algorithm, IBGP, EBGP)
EIGRP (Metrics, mechanics, & design)
IS-IS (Metrics, mechanics, & design)
ACLs (distribute lists, route maps, policy routing, redistribution, route tagging)
DDR (dial backup)
IGRP
RIP
RIPv2

Desktop Protocols
IPX (NLSP, IPX-RIP/SAP, IPX-EIGRP, SPX, NCP, IPXWAN, IPX addressing, GNS, NDS (routing & mechanisms), ACLs)
Windows/NT (NetBIOS, browsing, domain controller [e.g. WINS], ACLs)

QoS
Fancy Queuing
PoS and IP precedence
CoS
Weighted RED
WRR/queu scheduling
Shaping vs. Policing (rate limiting)/CAR
NBAR
802.1X
DCSP

WAN
ISDN (LAPD, BRI/PRI framing, signaling, mapping, NI1s, dialer map, interface types, B/D channel, channel bonding)
Frame Relay (LMIs, DLCI, PVC, framing, traffic shaping, FECN, BECN, CIR, DE, Mapping, compression)
X.25 (addressing, routing, LAPB, error control/recovery, windowing, signaling, mapping, SVC/PVC, Protocol Translation)
ATM (PVC/SVC, AAL, SSCOP, UNI/NNI, ILMI, Cell format, QoS, RFC 1483, PNNI, mapping)
Physical Layer (Synchronization, SONET, T1, E1, encoding)
Leased Line Protocols (HDLC, PPP, Async & modems, compression)
PoS
DPT/SRP

LAN
Data Link Layer (addressing, 802.2)
Ethernet/FE/GE (encapsulation, CSMA/CD, topology, speed, controller errors, limitations)
Token Ring (token passing, beaconing, active monitor, ring insertion, soft & hard errors, encapsulation, topology, MTU, speed, limitations), FDDI
Wireless/802.11b

Security
AAA, TACACS, RADIUS
IPsec
Encryption (public/private key, DES)

Multiservice
Voice/Video (H323)
codecs
SS7
RTP
RTCP
SIP
MPLS

IP Multicast
IGMP/CGMP (IGMPv1, IGMPv2, Designated Querier)
Addressing (Group addresses, Admin Group, Link-local L3-to-L2 Mapping)
Distribution Trees (Shared Trees, Source Trees)
PIM-SM Mechanics (Joining, Pruning PIM State, Mroute table)
Rendezvous Points (Auto-RP, BSR)