CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide

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• A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam
• “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
• Chapter-ending and part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
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• A final preparation chapter that guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
• A Nexus lab guide appendix, with advice for building hands-on Nexus labs
• Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time

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The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 exam, including

• Networking fundamentals
• Installing, operating, and configuring Nexus switches
• VLANs and trunking concepts and configuration
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) concepts and configuration
• IP addressing and subnetting
• IPv6 fundamentals
• Cisco Nexus IPv4 routing configuration and routing protocol implementation
• IPv4 access control lists (ACL) on Nexus switches

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Table of Contents

Part I: Networking Fundamentals
Chapter 1 The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models
Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs
Chapter 3 Fundamentals of WANs
Chapter 4 Fundamentals of IPv4 Addressing and Routing
Chapter 5 Fundamentals of TCP/IP Transport and Applications

Part II: Ethernet LAN Basics
Chapter 6 Building Ethernet LANs with Switches
Chapter 7 Installing and Operating Nexus Switches
Chapter 8 Configuring Ethernet Switching

Part III: Ethernet Virtual LANs and Spanning Tree
Chapter 9 VLAN and Trunking Concepts
Chapter 10 VLAN Trunking and Configuration
Chapter 11 Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts
Chapter 12 Cisco Nexus Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation

Part IV: IP Addressing and Subnetting
Chapter 13 Perspectives on IPv4 Subnetting
Chapter 14 Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks
Chapter 15 Analyzing Subnet Masks
Chapter 16 Analyzing Existing Subnets
Chapter 17 Fundamentals of IP Version 6

Part V: IPv4 Routing
Chapter 18 IPv4 Routing Concepts
Chapter 19 Cisco Nexus IPv4 Routing Configuration
Chapter 20 IPv4 Routing Protocol Concepts
Chapter 21 Nexus Routing Protocol Configuration
Chapter 22 IPv4 Access Control Lists on Cisco Nexus Switches

Part VI: Final Preparation
Chapter 23 Final Review

Appendix A: Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes
Appendix B: DCICN Exam Updates
Appendix C: Numeric Reference Tables
Appendix D: Nexus Lab Guide