CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam is the required exam for CCNP ENCOR (Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies) or CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure Certification. Various network lessons are covered in this exam and now, these topics are updated. The latest CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam is, CCNP ENCOR 350-401 v1.1 and in this post, we will cover what is new in CCNP ENCOR v1.1 Exam? We will compare it with the previous CCNP ENCOR v1.0 Exam.
You can find the the full topics of CCNP ENCOR v1.1 Exam and the summary of new topics at the end of this article.
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CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam Details
Before this comparison, let’s give a brief information about CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam. CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam duration is 120 minutes and candidates reply 100 questions in the exam. The passing score is 825/100 (%82) for CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam. And the cost is 400 USD.
There are six common modules on CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam. These modules and their ratios are given below:
- Architecture – %15
- Virtualization – %10
- Infrastructure – %30
- Network Assurance – %10
- Security – %20
- Automation – %15
There are different lessons under these six modules and some of them has changed recently with CCNP ENCOR 350-401 v1.1. Here, we will focus on what are the topics of CCNP ENCOR 350-401 v1.1 and what is new in CCNP ENCOR v1.1 Exam?
New CCNP ENCOR 350-401 v1.1 Topics
In new version of CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Exam, some of the previous lessons are changes, some new lessons are added and some of them are removed. In this new CCNP version, CCNP ENCOR v1.1, which topics are changed and which ones are remaining? What are the newly added topics and which topics are removed? Let’s learn these changes module by module.
Architecture Module Changes
In Architecture Module, the below lessons will be changed. They will be removed and new ones will be included instead of them.
OLD: 1.1.a Enterprise network design such as Tier 2, Tier 3, and Fabric Capacity planning
NEW: 1.1.a High-level enterprise network design such as 2-tier, 3-tier, fabric, and cloud
OLD: 1.4.b Traditional WAN and SD-WAN solutions
NEW: 1.3.b Benefits and limitations of SD-WAN solutions
OLD: 1.7 Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms
1.7.a Process and CEF
1.7.b MAC address table and TCAM
1.7.c FIB vs. RIB
NEW: 1.6 Describe hardware and software switching mechanisms such as CEF, CAM, TCAM, FIB, RIB, and adjacency tables
The below lesson will be removed:
1.3 Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
The below lesson will be added:
1.2.c Client density
Infrastructure Module Changes
In Infrastructure Module, the below lessons will be changed. They will be removed and new ones will be included instead of them.
OLD: 3.2.b Configure and verify simple OSPF environments, including multiple normal areas, summarization, and filtering
NEW: 3.2.b Configure simple OSPFv2/v3 environments, including multiple normal areas, summarization, and filtering
OLD: 3.4.a Describe Network Time Protocol (NTP)
NEW: 3.4.a Interpret network time protocol configurations such as NTP and PTP
The below lessons will be added to Infrastructure module:
3.2.d Describe policy-based routing
3.3.f Describe wireless segmentation with groups, profiles, and tags
Additions to existing lessons:
- Spanning Tree enhancements such as root guard and BPDU guard
- EIGRP and OSPF Area Types
- Multicast Protocols RPF Check
Security Module Changes
On Security Module, there will be one change and one addition.
OLD: 5.4.a EAP
NEW: 5.4.a 802.1X
5.4.d EAPOL (4-way handshake)
Network Assurance Module Changes
On Network Assurance module, one lesson will be removed only.
4.2 Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging (Also included in existing lesson)
On Virtualization and Automation modules, there will be no changes, additions and remove.
Summary Of New CCNP ENCOR Topics
You can find the summary of these new CCNP ENCOR Topics below:
1.2.c Client density
3.1 Configure and verify Root Gurad BPDU Guard
3.2 Compare EIGRP and OSPF Area Types
3.2.d Describe policy-based routing
3.3.f Describe wireless segmentation with groups, profiles, tags
3.4.a Interpret Precision Time Protocol (PTP) Configuration
3.4 Multicast RPF Check
5.4.d EAPOL (4-way handshake)
In this post, we have learned what is new in CCNP ENCOR v1.1 Exam, new CCNP ENCOR v1.1 topics by comparing this new version with the previous version CCNP ENCOR v1.0 Exam topics. If you would like to prepare for CCNP ENCOR v1.1, you can follow IPCisco CCNP ENCOR 350-401 Course.
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