Advanced Routing and Switching for Field Engineers (ARSFE)

644-068 ARSFE

  • Associated certification: Cisco Routing and Switching Field Specialist
  • Duration: 60 mins (45 - 55 questions)
  • Language: English, Japanese

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Exam overview

This exam tests a candidate's knowledge of configuring and implementing the advanced capabilities of Cisco routing and switching solutions, verifying and troubleshooting the advanced capabilities of Cisco routing and switching solutions.

Exam topics

The following topics are 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. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

Understand the customers business environment, challenges, and market drivers

  • Identify market trends and how the market for Routing and Switching technologies has evolved
  • Define the key customer challenges and how Cisco Borderless Network Services in Core products can help to overcome them
  • Describe the opportunity offered by Core and the according customer entry points
  • Understand the value and relevance of an architectural approach and the link to the customer enterprise architecture
  • Explain how Cisco Core solutions can help IT departments to reduce risk and drive operational agility
  • Present how Cisco Core technologies and products are linked to the Cisco Borderless Network Architecture and how this architecture can drive long term business value

Analyze the Cisco Switching products landscape, key technical functionalities, and its value for the business

  • Identify the Cisco switching product landscape, its core functionality, and its role in customer networks
  • Analyze the requirements and opportunities in the Enterprise campus segment
  • Explain the different switching products portfolio, its key benefits, differentiators, and how to position it with the customer
  • Present how the different Borderless Network services address current and future customer challenges
  • Understand the differentiators between the Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst product families and when to position which
  • Describe the various design and sizing considerations in a successful customer engagement
  • Identify the different key players in the switching market and how Cisco differentiates

Analyze the Cisco Routing products landscape, its key functionalities and its value for the business

  • Identify the Cisco routing product landscape, its core functionality, and its role in customer networks
  • Explain the different Cisco routing products portfolio, its key benefits, differentiators, and how to position it with the customer
  • Present how the different Borderless Network services address current and future customer challenges
  • Describe the drivers and requirements for Cisco Next Generation WAN
  • Describe the various design and sizing considerations in a successful customer engagement
  • Identify the different key players in the routing market and how Cisco differentiates

Analyze the Cisco WAAS solutions, key functionalities, and its value to the business

  • Identify the Cisco WAAS product landscape, its core functionalities, and its role in customer networks
  • Explain the Cisco WAAS value solution, its technical functionalities, and how to position it with the customer
  • Describe the various design and sizing considerations in a successful customer engagement
  • Identify the different key players in the WAN optimization market and how Cisco differentiates

Identify the Cisco network management product landscape, its core functionalities, and its role in customer networks

  • Understand the functionality and benefits of Cisco Prime and its role in customer networks
  • Explain the Cisco Prime features and functionalities and understand how to position it with the customer
  • Examine the network management ecosystem and potential entry points for Cisco Prime and show competitors

Analyze different potential requirements of a customer and design a future proof business enabling borderless architecture

  • Learn how to evaluate and assess the customer business initiative and its underlying technical requirements
  • Explain how you can build a successful architectural approach using Cisco Smart Business Architecture and Cisco Validated Designs as a base template
  • Identify how to build an architectural roadmap showing the benefits, dependencies, and risks to the senior stakeholders
  • Explain how to design a successful solution for the customer
  • Analyze some successful Core best practice with scenarios

Recommended training

The following course is the recommended training for this exam:

  • Advanced Routing and Switching for Field Engineers (ARSFE)

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