The Routing and Switching SE/FE exam is one requirement for achieving a Cisco Access Routing & Switching Specialist certification, or a Cisco Channel Partner Routing & Switching SE/FE Specialization.
Exam Topics
The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.
General Knowledge
Describe concepts relating to MLS flow masks and MLS cache
Describe layer 2, 3, 4, and multilayer switching
Describe the VTP Trunking Protocol
Describe the different trunking protocols
Describe the use of VLANs in switches
Describe how to ensure broadcast domain integrity by establishing VLANs
Describe concepts related to the operation of Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)
Describe the features and benefits of Ethernet Channel and multicast
Describe the features and benefits of security options, quality of service (QoS), and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Describe the features and benefits of Virtual LANs and Spanning Tree Protocols
Describe LAN market drivers
Explain the benefits, features, and applications of the Catalyst 2950 and 3550 Series
Describe the benefits, features, and applications of the Catalyst 4000 Family
Describe the benefits, features, and applications of the Catalyst 6500 Family
Describe the additional support features of the Catalyst 6500 Family
Describe WAN uses, challenges, market drivers, components, and architecture
Describe common remote access WAN solutions and functions
Identify the benefits and features of the Cisco 800 series and the Cisco uBR900 Cable Access Router Series
Identify the benefits and features of the Cisco ISR 1800, 2800, and 3800 series
Identify the benefits and features of the Cisco 10720
Describe the characteristics and features of the Cisco 7200 Series
Describe the characteristics and features of the Cisco 7300 and 7400 series
Describe the characteristics and features of the Cisco 7500 Series
Describe Cisco products that provide routing solutions
Identify routing platforms capable of EZ-VPN Server
Identify routing platforms capable of EZ-VPN Client
Implementation and Operation
Identify how to verify existing flow entries in the MLS cache
Identify how to configure a switch and a router to participate in Multilayer Switching
Identify how to maintain VLAN configuration consistency in a switched network
Identify how to configure the VLAN Trunking Protocol
Identify how to configure trunking on a switch
Identify the steps to configure InterVLAN Routing in a network containing both switches and routers
Identify how to configure a VLAN
Given a network topology requiring a PPP connection between the central site and a branch office, specify the commands and syntax used to configure PPP at both sites to allow exchange of data between the sites
Given a company intranet with restricted access, specify the commands and syntax to configure PAP or CHAP authentication to allow access to a secure site
Given increased throughput requirements on your PPP connection, specify the commands to configure Multilink PPP to increase the data throughput
Given a WAN service, specify the commands to configure weighted-fair, priority and custom queuing on your network interfaces to prioritize traffic
Given limited available registered IP addresses, specify the commands and procedures to configure (NAT) and (PAT) so you can reuse addresses in your private network
Describe multilayer switching and layer 3 routing and identify the differences between layer 3 switching and routing
Describe the configuration of IPSEC EZ-VPN Server
Describe the configuration of IPSEC EZ-VPN Client
Given an existing network using PPP, specify the commands used to verify proper configuration and troubleshoot an incorrect configuration
Given an existing WAN service, specify the commands and procedures used to verify proper queuing configuration and troubleshoot incorrect configuration so the traffic travels correctly across the connection in the correct sequence
Given a (NAT) and (PAT) configuration, verify proper configuration with available Cisco verification commands
Planning and Design
Identify the network devices required to support InterVLAN routing (high level, not model numbers)
Given a WAN service with various types of traffic, determine why queuing is enabled, identify alternative queuing protocols that Cisco products support, and determine the best queuing method to implement
Identify products for different campus designs
Explain the positioning of each product relative to the others
Describe campus networks and identify trends in campus network design
Describe traffic management ideologies, the three-level hierarchical network design strategy, and the traditional hub and router design strategy
List and describe the major product components of multilayer campus LAN topologies
Select Cisco products to match specified technical requirements in multilayer applications
Select appropriate Cisco products or product families that match selected multilayer topologies
Describe types of dedicated WAN designs including leased-line WAN, Frame Relay WAN, and voice/data WAN solutions
