【CCNP ENCOR OCG】Introduction

Who Should Read This Book?

This book is not designed to be a general networking topics book, although it can be 
used for that purpose. This book is intended to tremendously increase your chances of 
passing the CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core exam. Although other objectives can be 
achieved from using this book, the book is written with one goal in mind: to help you 
pass the exam.

 It would demonstrate that you are serious 
about continuing the learning process and that you’re not content to rest on your laurels. 
It might please your reseller-employer, who needs more certified employees for a higher 
discount from Cisco. Or you might have one of many other reasons.

the reason of why certification is encouraged to be obtained.

Strategies for Exam Preparation

the book is designed

to help you get to the point where you can pass the exam with the least amount of time

required. For instance, there is no need for you to practice or read about IP addressing

and subnetting if you fully understand it already. However, many people like to make sure

that they truly know a topic and thus read over material that they already know.

The Companion Website for Online Content Review

1. Companion Website:  CCNP ENCOR, 2nd Edition Companion Website

2. Pearson Test Prep (PTP):  www.pearsontestprep.com

How This Book Is Organized

Although this book could be read cover to cover, it is designed to be flexible and allow

you to easily move between chapters and sections of chapters to cover just the material

that you need more work with. If you do intend to read them all, the order in the book is

an excellent sequence to use.

The book includes the following chapters: (chapter brief description)

Certification Exam Topics and This Book

Table I-1 ENCOR 350-401 Topics and Chapter References

Notes:

Note that as technologies continue to evolve, Cisco reserves the right to change the

exam topics without notice.

The goal of this book is to provide the most compre

hensive coverage to ensure that you are well prepared for the exam. Although some chap

ters might not address specific exam topics, they provide a foundation that is necessary

for a clear understanding of important topics.

It is also important to understand that this book is a static reference, whereas the exam

topics are dynamic. Cisco can and does change the topics covered on certification exams

often.

Read the Cisco documentation:

This exam guide should not be your only reference when preparing for the certification

exam. You can find a wealth of information available at Cisco.com that covers each topic

in great detail. If you think that you need more detailed information on a specific topic,

read the Cisco documentation that focuses on your chosen topic.