This list provides a general view of the skill set required to successfully complete the specified certification exam.

Layer 2 Switching and VLANs
Spanning Tree
Layer 2 Security
Protocol-Independent Routing
OSPF
IS-IS
BGP
Tunnels
High Availability

• Identify the concepts, operation, or functionality of Layer 2 switching for the Junos OS
  • Bridging components
  • Frame processing
• Describe the concepts, benefits, or functionality of VLANs
  • Ports
  • Tagging
  • Native VLANs and voice VLANs
  • Inter-VLAN routing
• Demonstrate knowledge how to configure, monitor or troubleshoot Layer 2 switching or VLANs
  • Interfaces and ports
  • VLANs
  • Junos Network Director
  • Inter-VLAN Routing

• Describe the concepts, benefits, operation, or functionality of the Spanning Tree Protocol
  • STP and RSTP concepts
  • Port roles and states
  • BPDUs
  • Convergence and reconvergence
• Demonstrate knowledge how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot STP and RSTP
  • STP
  • RSTP

• Identify the concepts, benefits or operation of various Layer 2 protection or security features
  • BPDU, loop or root protection
  • Port security, including MAC limiting, DHCP snooping, Dynamic ARP inspection (DAI) or IP source guard
  • MACsec
  • Storm control
• Identify the concepts, benefits or operation of Layer 2 firewall filters
  • Filter types
  • Processing order
  • Match criteria and actions
• Demonstrate knowledge how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot Layer 2 security
  • Protection
  • Port security
  • Storm control
  • Firewall filter configuration and application

• Identify the concepts, operation or functionality of various protocol-independent routing components
  • Static, aggregate, and generated routes
  • Martian addresses
  • Routing instances, including RIB groups
  • Load balancing
  • Filter-based forwarding
• Demonstrate knowledge how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot various protocol-independent routing components
  • Static, aggregate, and generated routes
  • Load balancing
  • Filter-based forwarding

• Describe the concepts, operation or functionality of OSPF
  • Link-state database
  • OSPF packet types
  • Router ID
  • Adjacencies and neighbors
  • Designated router (DR) and backup designated router (BDR)
  • OSPF area and router types
  • LSA packet types
• Demonstrate knowledge how to configure, monitor or troubleshoot OSPF
  • Areas, interfaces and neighbors
  • Additional basic options
  • Routing policy application
  • Troubleshooting tools (e.g., ping, traceroute,trace options, show commands, logging)

• Describe the concepts, operation or functionality of IS-IS
  • Link-state database
  • IS-IS PDUs
  • TLVs
  • Adjacencies and neighbors
  • Levels and areas
  • Designated intermediate system (DIS)
  • Metrics
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor or troubleshoot IS-IS
  • Levels, interfaces and adjacencies
  • Additional basic options
  • Routing policy application
  • Troubleshooting tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, trace options, show commands, logging)

• Describe the concepts, operation or functionality of BGP
  • BGP basic operation
  • BGP message types
  • Attributes
  • Route/path selection process
  • IBGP and EBGP functionality and interaction
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot BGP
  • Groups and peers
  • Additional basic options
  • Routing policy application
  • Troubleshooting tools (e.g., ping, traceroute,trace options, show commands, logging)

• Identify the concepts, requirements or functionality of IP tunneling
  • Tunneling applications and considerations
  • GRE
  • IP-IP
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor or troubleshoot IP tunnels
  • GRE
  • IP-IP
  • Troubleshooting tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, trace options, show commands, logging)

• Identify the concepts, benefits, applications or requirements for high availability in a Junos OS environment
  • Link aggregation groups (LAG)
  • Redundant trunk groups (RTG)
  • Virtual Chassis
  • Graceful restart (GR)
  • Graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES)
  • Nonstop active routing (NSR)
  • Nonstop bridging (NSB)
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
  • Unified In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to configure, monitor, or troubleshoot high availability components
  • LAG and RTG
  • Virtual Chassis
  • GR, GRES, NSB, and NSR
  • VRRP
  • ISSU
  • Troubleshooting tools (e.g., trace options, show commands, logging)