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Cisco 642-892: Composite

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Cisco 642-892

Description:

The 642-892 Composite exam is designed to test the skills and knowledge pertaining to the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Building Cisco Managed Switched Networks (BCMSN) courses. The Composite exam can be taken in place of BSCI and BCMSN exams and it offers a great way to have yourself recertified for CCNP and CCDP. Candidates must successfully pass both routing and switching subsections of the Composite exam to successfully pass the exam.

Exam Details:

The Composite exam (642-892) is the quickest way for currently certified Cisco Certified Network Professionals (CCNP) and Cisco Certified Design Professionals (CCDP) to obtain recertification. You will get two hours (2) to complete the exam in English at either Prometric or Pearson VUE.

Key Topics:

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. It merely represents a framework for you to concentrate on in your preparations.

Implement EIGRP operations

  • Functions and operations of EIGRP (e.g., DUAL)
  • EIGRP routing. (e.g., Stub Routing, authentication, etc.)
  • Verify or troubleshoot EIGRP routing configurations

Implement multi-area OSPF operations

  • Functions and operations of multi-area OSPF
  • Configure multi-area OSPF routing.
  • Verify or troubleshoot multi-area OSPF routing configurations

Describe integrated IS-IS

  • Features and benefits of integrated IS-IS
  • Configure and verify integrated IS-IS

Implement Cisco IOS routing features

  • Route redistribution between IP routing IGPs.
  • Route filtering
  • DHCP services

Implement BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity

  • Functions and operations of BGP
  • BGP operation in a non-transit AS
  • BGP path selection.

Implement multicast forwarding

  • IP Multicast (e.g., Layer-3 to Layer-2 mapping, IGMP, etc.)
  • IP multicast routing (i.e., PIM Sparse-Dense Mode)

Implement IPv6

  • IPv6 addressing operations
  • IPv6 interoperation with IPv4
  • OSPF routing with IPv6 addressing

Implement VLANs

  • Functions of VLANs in a hierarchical network
  • Configure VLANs
  • VLAN trunking
  • VTP
  • Verify or troubleshoot VLAN configurations

Conduct the operation of Spanning Tree protocols in a hierarchical network

  • Functions and operations of the Spanning Tree protocols
  • Configure RSTP (PVRST) and MISTP
  • STP security mechanisms
  • UDLD and Loop Guard
  • Verify or troubleshoot Spanning Tree protocol operations
  • Link aggregation using PAgP or LACP

Implement Inter-VLAN routing

  • Inter-VLAN routing
  • Explain and enable CEF operation
  • Verify or troubleshoot InterVLAN routing configurations

Implement gateway redundancy technologies

  • Functions and operations of gateway redundancy protocols
  • Configure HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
  • Verify High Availability configurations

Describe and configure wireless client access

  • Components and operations of WLAN topologies
  • Features of Client Devices, Network Unification, and Mobility Platforms
  • Configure a wireless client

Describe and configure security features in a switched network

  • Describe common Layer 2 network attacks
  • Explain and configure Port Security,802.1x, VACLs, Private VLANs, DHCP Snooping, and DAI
  • Verify Catalyst switch (IOS-based) security configurations (i.e., Port Security, 802.1x, VACLs, Private VLANs, DHCP Snooping, and DAI)

Configure support for voice

  • Characteristics of voice in the campus network
  • Functions of Voice VLANs and trust boundaries
  • Basic IP Phone support (i.e. Voice VLAN, Trust and CoS options, AutoQoS for voice)

 

Preparing for the Exam:

Do familiarize yourself with the objectives of the exam. This will guide you and you will then know what to expect during the 642-892 examination itself. And to allay these anxiety fears you should consider consulting the information that can help. These are: 642-892 study material, 642-892 exam resources, 642-892 exam review, 642-892 study notes, 642-892 exam notes, 642-892 transcender, 642-892 free questions, 642-892 free practice as well as 642-892 actual exam questions that can be found online.

The official recommendation from Cisco is that you should also do the following Cisco training courses:

 

  • Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
  • Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)

Certification Credits:

The Cisco certifications that are associated with this particular exam are:

 

  • CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professionals
  • CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professionals
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