Syllabus 7 — Topic coverage map

Updated

July 30, 2026

Syllabus 7 — Coverage map (checklist)

Use to guarantee long-term completeness. Mark: not started / conceptual / labbed / operated.

Concepts

Planes · encapsulation · underlay/overlay · state machines · RIB vs FIB · MTU · anycast · ECMP

Bridging

MAC learning · VLANs/trunks · STP family · LAG · MLAG concepts · L2 loops/drills

Addressing

IPv4/IPv6 · VLSM · summarization · ND/ARP · dual-stack

Interior routing

Link-state single/multi-area · DV awareness · redistribution · filtering · IPv6 IGP

Edge routing

Sessions · path selection · policy · scaling meshes · dual-homing · communities-class ideas

Services & HA

FHRP-class · DHCP/relay · NAT · NTP/DNS/logging hygiene

Security & QoS

Filters · control-plane protection concepts · classify/mark/queue · hardening

Overlays & DC

GRE-class tunnels · VXLAN-class · EVPN-class · leaf-spine · multi-impl labs

Multicast

ASM/SSM ideas · PIM sparse essentials

Lab & NetOps

Containerlab · free kinds · captures · traffic tools · Ansible/Python · CI · telemetry · runbooks · SoT awareness

Exclusions (unless later promoted)

Paid-only NOS as requirement · exam cram · deep wireless · full optical transport