WEBVTT 1 00:00.000 --> 00:05.000 Welcome to this CBT Nuggets course on Cisco's Enterprise Networking Core exam, 2 00:05.000 --> 00:08.000 which we affectionately refer to as the ON Core. 3 00:08.000 --> 00:11.500 My name is Jeff Kish and I'm going to be one of the instructors that's part of 4 00:11.500 --> 00:12.000 this course 5 00:12.000 --> 00:17.000 as we move towards trying to study for and pass the ON Core. 6 00:17.000 --> 00:21.510 Now many of us are here because we have our eyes on the professional level cert 7 00:21.510 --> 00:24.000 , the CCNP, and the prize networking. 8 00:24.000 --> 00:27.080 For those of us who are just getting started on this journey, we're going to 9 00:27.080 --> 00:29.000 need to pass the core exam as well as 10 00:29.000 --> 00:34.000 one of many specialization certifications that Cisco has available. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 10 00:29.000 --> 00:34.000 one of many specialization certifications that Cisco has available. 11 00:34.000 --> 00:39.000 And once we pass the core exam and one of those specializations, at that point 12 00:39.000 --> 00:43.000 we will be CCNP Enterprise Networking Certified. 13 00:43.000 --> 00:47.000 Some of us might have already passed that specialization, others of us are 14 00:47.000 --> 00:50.000 going to take the ON Core first and then get the specialization. 15 00:50.000 --> 00:53.880 Cisco doesn't care the order in which we take these exams, it's just a matter 16 00:53.880 --> 00:58.000 of making sure that we do knock out both of them in order to get the CCNP. 17 00:58.000 --> 01:01.000 Now the way this course is structured is like other CBT courses. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 17 00:58.000 --> 01:01.000 Now the way this course is structured is like other CBT courses. 18 01:01.000 --> 01:06.570 We're going to have a list of videos presented in a modular skill-based format 19 01:06.570 --> 01:07.000 here. 20 01:07.000 --> 01:12.440 And so each of our pages here on our platform is going to have many videos 21 01:12.440 --> 01:17.000 along with quiz questions and at the very end of each skill a challenge. 22 01:17.000 --> 01:21.430 One of the key takeaways I want to have from this conversation is making sure 23 01:21.430 --> 01:24.000 that we pay attention to those challenges. 24 01:24.000 --> 01:29.000 Because by the time we get to the end of a skill we might be a little bit tired 25 01:29.000 --> 01:32.840 and be inclined to just say I'm just going to watch the solution to that and WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 25 01:29.000 --> 01:32.840 and be inclined to just say I'm just going to watch the solution to that and 26 01:32.840 --> 01:34.000 move on to the next skill. 27 01:34.000 --> 01:39.130 If needed, take a break, take a breath, whatever we need to, but make sure that 28 01:39.130 --> 01:42.000 the challenges are part of our studying. 29 01:42.000 --> 01:46.550 It's one of the best ways to solidify the knowledge that we gained in that 30 01:46.550 --> 01:50.500 skill and for that matter to make sure that we understand everything that we 31 01:50.500 --> 01:51.000 learned. 32 01:51.000 --> 01:55.240 Because sometimes we might not have absorbed everything quite as much as we 33 01:55.240 --> 01:56.000 thought. 34 01:56.000 --> 02:00.620 Furthermore, once you've advanced into the course, you can always come back and WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 34 01:56.000 --> 02:00.620 Furthermore, once you've advanced into the course, you can always come back and 35 02:00.620 --> 02:05.060 perform those challenge sections alone just to make sure that that information 36 02:05.060 --> 02:07.000 is staying fresh in your mind. 37 02:07.000 --> 02:10.000 So the challenges are a very important part of this course. 38 02:10.000 --> 02:15.160 I wanted to make sure that we took a moment to address that and to encourage 39 02:15.160 --> 02:20.000 everybody to not only go through all of the content within the skill. 40 02:20.000 --> 02:24.840 But yes, that challenge section at the end is going to be a big part of what we 41 02:24.840 --> 02:26.000 're doing here. 42 02:26.000 --> 02:29.860 Now as far as this skill is concerned, we are going to start by looking at 43 02:29.860 --> 02:32.000 domain one of the encore blueprint. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 43 02:29.860 --> 02:32.000 domain one of the encore blueprint. 44 02:32.000 --> 02:34.000 We are going to be taking a look at network design. 45 02:34.000 --> 02:40.570 Network design is a really fascinating facet to not only just the CCNP course 46 02:40.570 --> 02:43.000 ware, but also real world scenarios. 47 02:43.000 --> 02:46.980 A lot of us might one day want to be network architects or maybe you are in the 48 02:46.980 --> 02:49.000 network architect role already. 49 02:49.000 --> 02:53.300 And network design is more than just going to Cisco and saying, hey, which 50 02:53.300 --> 02:54.000 switch should I deploy? 51 02:54.000 --> 02:58.650 It's a matter of zooming out and making sure that we understand how the big 52 02:58.650 --> 03:00.000 picture comes together. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 53 03:00.000 --> 03:03.380 Because it's really easy on the CLI to say, okay, I know how to configure 54 03:03.380 --> 03:09.000 something, but how is a global enterprise network supposed to come together? 55 03:09.000 --> 03:13.000 And that's exactly what this design section of the encore is going to teach us. 56 03:13.000 --> 03:16.680 So with that, let's go ahead and dive right into the encore content starting 57 03:16.680 --> 03:18.000 here with domain one.