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Resources - JNCIP-M Objectives

This list is intended to provide a general view of the skill set required to successfully complete the specified certification exam. Topics listed are subject to change.

IP Unicast Routing Protocols

  • Routing Information Protocol (RIP), version 1 and 2.
    • Theory of operation, design principles
    • Metrics
    • JUNOS Internet software implementation
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
    • Metrics
    • Area Border Router (ABR)
    • Theory of operation, design principles
    • Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR)
    • Address summarization, restricting LSAs
    • Authentication
    • Stub Areas, NSSAs, and Totally Stubby Areas
    • Network types
    • Virtual Links
    • Multiple instances
    • JUNOS Internet software implementation
  • Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS).
    • Theory of operation, design principles
    • Network types
    • Metrics
    • Router types
    • Authentication
    • Route Leaking
    • Address summarization
    • JUNOS Internet software implementations
  • Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP).
    • Theory of operation, design principles
    • BGP attributes
    • IBGP vs. EBGP
    • Route selection algorithm
    • Route Reflectors, confederations
    • Load balancing
    • Authentication
    • JUNOS Internet software implementation

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Routing Policy

  • Policy creation and application.
  • Route filters.
  • Regular expressions (AS path and community).

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Network Management

  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
  • JUNOS Internet software implementation.

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Miscellaneous Juniper Networks hardware and software features

  • Product architecture and packet processing.
    • Packet flow
    • M5, M10, M20, M40, and M160 Internet router hardware
    • Redundancy and maintenance
  • Interfaces types and configuration, layer 2 encapsulation options.
  • The JUNOS Internet software file system and upgrade procedures.
  • System logging.
  • VRRP.
  • NTP.
  • Statistical sampling, cflowd export.
  • GRE and IP tunnels.
  • Rate-limiting.

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General troubleshooting and fault isolation

  • Protocol tracing, log analysis, use of show commands, etc.

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