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| Topic 1 | - Campus and Branch WAN Design: This section of the exam measures skills of WAN Solutions Architects and covers considerations for designing campus or branch WANs. It includes understanding WAN connectivity functions, best practices for WAN design, performance optimization, VPN design, and implementing high availability through active
- active and active
- passive configurations. The section also explores Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) design considerations, devices, assurance models, and intersite connectivity.
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| Topic 2 | - Securing the Network: This section of the exam measures the skills of Security Architects and covers essential security design principles. It encompasses general security considerations, strategies for securing data centers and campus WANs, and the implementation of zero-trust security models. Additionally, it delves into Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) frameworks to enhance network security posture.
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| Topic 3 | - Campus and Branch LAN Design: This section of the exam measures skills of LAN Infrastructure Specialists and covers considerations for designing wired campus or branch LANs. It addresses best practices in campus LAN design, modular design approaches, subnet and VLAN planning, and access control mechanisms. The section also introduces Ethernet VPN-Virtual Extensible LAN (EVPN-VXLAN) architectures and discusses campus oversubscription ratios and design architectures.
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| Topic 4 | - Data Center Network Design: This section of the exam measures skills of Data Center Network Engineers and covers considerations for general data center network design. Topics include data center design best practices, understanding traffic patterns, virtual chassis implementation, and environmental considerations. The section also delves into data center fabric architectures, benefits of IP fabric over traditional architectures, spine-and-leaf device placement, underlay and overlay design, routing protocol selection, and best practices for IP fabric scaling.
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| Topic 5 | - Customer Network Design Requirements: This section of the exam measures skills of Network Design Engineers and covers the foundational aspects of network design. It includes understanding Juniper's life-cycle service approach, defining proposal boundaries, and considerations for both greenfield and brownfield deployments. The section also addresses top-down network design methodologies and capacity planning to ensure scalable and efficient network infrastructures.
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