Protocols and addressing
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Applies layered models, Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, and subnetting.
Course coverage
- Courses planned (3)
Infrastructure and operations
Network Engineer
Designs, implements, secures, automates, and troubleshoots enterprise and service-provider networks.
- Skills
- 8
- Published coverage
- 1
- Awaiting publication
- 7
Skills
Network foundations
Switching
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Designs and operates resilient switched networks.
Course coverage
- Course planned (1)
Routing
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Designs and operates routing with appropriate protocols and policy.
Course coverage
- Course planned (1)
Network services
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Operates DNS, DHCP, NTP, load balancing, and related services.
Course coverage
Network operations
Network security
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Applies segmentation, filtering, secure access, and traffic inspection.
Course coverage
- Course planned (1)
Traffic management
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Engineers load balancing, content delivery, and global traffic flow.
Course coverage
- Course planned (1)
Network automation
Importance: Very important (4 of 5)
Manages network configuration and validation through code and APIs.
Course coverage
- Course planned (1)
Troubleshooting
Importance: Essential (5 of 5)
Diagnoses packet, protocol, path, and service failures.
Course coverage
- Courses planned (2)
Relevant courses
Core foundations
- DNS Fundamentals
- Courses planned (8)
Supporting knowledge
- DHCP
- Courses planned (2)