Advanced Routing Practical Tasks List
🟢 Section 1: Advanced Static and Connected Routes
- Task 1.1 – Implement advanced static routes with different administrative distances
- Task 1.2 – Configure floating static routes for failover scenarios
- Task 1.3 – Implement route tracking with IP SLA
- Task 1.4 – Optimize static route summarization
- Task 1.5 – Configure static routes with next-hop redundancy using object tracking
- Task 1.6 – Implement static routes with recursive lookup for complex topologies
🟢 Section 2: RIP (Routing Information Protocol) Advanced Concepts
- Task 2.1 – Implement RIP timers optimization for faster convergence
- Task 2.2 – Configure RIP authentication with MD5 and SHA
- Task 2.3 – Implement RIP route filtering using prefix lists and distribute lists
- Task 2.4 – Troubleshoot RIP convergence and route issues
- Task 2.5 – Configure RIPng for IPv6 routing
- Task 2.6 – Implement route summarization in RIP
🟢 Section 3: EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) Advanced Configuration
- Task 3.1 – Configure and verify EIGRP with advanced metric tuning
- Task 3.2 – Implement EIGRP stub routing in a large-scale network
- Task 3.3 – Configure EIGRP unequal-cost load balancing with variance
- Task 3.4 – Implement EIGRP authentication using key chains
- Task 3.5 – Optimize EIGRP queries using summary routes and filtering
- Task 3.6 – Troubleshoot EIGRP neighbor and topology issues
- Task 3.7 – Configure EIGRP for IPv6 (EIGRPv6)
- Task 3.8 – Implement EIGRP named mode configuration
🟢 Section 4: OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) Advanced Configuration
- Task 4.1 – Configure and verify multi-area OSPF with different area types
- Task 4.2 – Implement OSPF cost optimization for best path selection
- Task 4.3 – Configure and verify OSPF virtual links
- Task 4.4 – Implement OSPF route filtering with prefix lists and distribute lists
- Task 4.5 – Implement OSPF fast convergence tuning with timers and LSA throttling
- Task 4.6 – Configure OSPF authentication (plain-text, MD5, SHA)
- Task 4.7 – Implement OSPF stub, totally stubby, NSSA, and totally NSSA areas
- Task 4.8 – Troubleshoot OSPF neighbor relationships and LSDB issues
- Task 4.9 – Configure OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Task 4.10 – Implement OSPF graceful restart (NSF)
🟢 Section 5: IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) Advanced Configuration
- Task 5.1 – Configure and verify IS-IS Level 1, Level 2, and Level 1-2 areas
- Task 5.2 – Implement IS-IS network types (Point-to-Point and Broadcast)
- Task 5.3 – Configure IS-IS authentication (Plaintext, MD5, and HMAC-SHA)
- Task 5.4 – Implement IS-IS route summarization and filtering
- Task 5.5 – Optimize IS-IS timers for fast convergence
- Task 5.6 – Implement IS-IS IPv6 routing and transition strategies
- Task 5.7 – Troubleshoot IS-IS adjacency and routing table issues
- Task 5.8 – Configure IS-IS multi-topology for IPv4 and IPv6
🟢 Section 6: Route Redistribution and Filtering
- Task 6.1 – Implement mutual route redistribution between EIGRP and OSPF
- Task 6.2 – Configure redistribution between OSPF and BGP
- Task 6.3 – Implement filtering of redistributed routes using route maps
- Task 6.4 – Configure and verify tagging of redistributed routes
- Task 6.5 – Troubleshoot routing loops caused by redistribution
- Task 6.6 – Implement redistribution with seed metrics and route tags
- Task 6.7 – Configure redistribution between IS-IS and OSPF
🟢 Section 7: BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) Advanced Configuration
- Task 7.1 – Configure eBGP and iBGP peering with route reflectors
- Task 7.2 – Implement BGP route filtering with prefix lists and AS-path filters
- Task 7.3 – Configure BGP route summarization and aggregation
- Task 7.4 – Implement advanced BGP path manipulation using Local Preference, AS-Path Prepending, and MED
- Task 7.5 – Implement BGP peer groups and session templates
- Task 7.6 – Configure and verify BGP communities for traffic engineering
- Task 7.7 – Implement BGP graceful restart and route dampening
- Task 7.8 – Troubleshoot BGP neighbor relationships and route advertisements
- Task 7.9 – Configure BGP for IPv6 (MP-BGP)
- Task 7.10 – Implement BGP conditional advertisement
🟢 Section 8: MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) Fundamentals
- Task 8.1 – Configure and verify MPLS LDP on Cisco routers
- Task 8.2 – Implement MPLS VPN with PE-CE routing
- Task 8.3 – Configure and verify MPLS traffic engineering (TE)
- Task 8.4 – Troubleshoot MPLS label forwarding and route leaks
- Task 8.5 – Implement MPLS Layer 3 VPNs with VRFs
- Task 8.6 – Configure MPLS QoS for traffic prioritization
🟢 Section 9: IPv6 Routing and Migration Strategies
- Task 9.1 – Implement and verify OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Task 9.2 – Configure and verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Task 9.3 – Implement BGP for IPv6 and dual-stack BGP peering
- Task 9.4 – Configure and verify route redistribution for IPv6
- Task 9.5 – Troubleshoot IPv6 routing and transition mechanisms (NAT64, 6to4)
- Task 9.6 – Implement IS-IS for IPv6
- Task 9.7 – Configure IPv6 static routes with next-hop redundancy
🟢 Section 10: High Availability and Network Resiliency
- Task 10.1 – Configure and verify HSRP advanced features (preemption, tracking)
- Task 10.2 – Implement VRRP for default gateway redundancy
- Task 10.3 – Configure and verify GLBP for load balancing
- Task 10.4 – Implement and troubleshoot First Hop Redundancy Protocols for IPv6
- Task 10.5 – Configure BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) for fast failover
- Task 10.6 – Implement NSF/SSO for high availability
🟢 Section 11: QoS (Quality of Service) in Routing
- Task 11.1 – Implement traffic classification using modular QoS CLI
- Task 11.2 – Configure and verify congestion management (LLQ, CBWFQ, FIFO)
- Task 11.3 – Implement traffic policing and shaping
- Task 11.4 – Deploy QoS policies for VoIP and critical applications
- Task 11.5 – Configure QoS pre-classify for VPN traffic
- Task 11.6 – Implement QoS for MPLS networks
🟢 Section 12: Advanced Security in Routing
- Task 12.1 – Implement and verify router-based ACLs (standard, extended, named)
- Task 12.2 – Deploy time-based and reflexive ACLs for dynamic filtering
- Task 12.3 – Implement Control Plane Policing (CoPP) to protect routers
- Task 12.4 – Configure and verify routing protocol authentication
- Task 12.5 – Implement uRPF (Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding) for spoofing prevention
- Task 12.6 – Configure and verify IPsec for secure routing
🟢 Section 13: Network Automation and Programmability
- Task 13.1 – Configure basic Python scripts for network automation
- Task 13.2 – Implement REST APIs for Cisco IOS XE
- Task 13.3 – Deploy Ansible playbooks for router configuration automation
- Task 13.4 – Monitor routing performance using NetFlow and telemetry
- Task 13.5 – Implement model-driven telemetry with gRPC
- Task 13.6 – Configure and verify NETCONF/YANG for network programmability
🟢 Section 14: Advanced VPN and Secure Connectivity
- Task 14.1 – Implement and verify GRE over IPsec VPNs
- Task 14.2 – Configure DMVPN with dynamic spoke-to-spoke tunnels
- Task 14.3 – Deploy GETVPN for large-scale enterprise security
- Task 14.4 – Troubleshoot VPN tunnels and encryption failures
- Task 14.5 – Implement FlexVPN for dynamic VPN configurations
- Task 14.6 – Configure and verify VRF-aware IPsec VPNs