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CCIE C&S Written Exam General Knowledge Objectives
Table 1-2 lists the CCIE C&S general knowledge objectives from the published blueprint and
the corresponding chapters in this topic that cover those objectives.

CCIE C&S Written Exam General Knowledge Objectives Table 1-2

C&S General Knowledge Objective Chapter

I. Cisco Device Operation
Commands— show , debug

3

Infrastructure—NVRAM, Flash, memory and CPU, file system, configuration register 3

Operations—File transfers, password recovery, Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP), accessing devices, security (passwords)

3

II. General Networking Theory
OSI model—Layer comparisons, functions

2

General Routing Concepts—Split horizon, difference between switching and routing,
summarization, link-state versus distance vector, loops, tunneling

2

Protocol Comparisons—Internet Protocol (IP) versus Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX),
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

6

Standards—802.x, protocol limitations 4

Protocol Mechanics—Windowing/Acknowledgments (ACK), fragmentation, maximum
transmission unit (MTU), handshaking, termination

6

III. Bridging and LAN Switching
Transparent Bridging—IEEE/DEC spanning tree, translational, Configuration Bridging
Protocol Data Unit (BPDU), integrated routing and bridging (IRB), Concurrent Routing and
Bridging (CRB), access lists

4

LAN Switching—Trunking, VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP), Inter-Switch Link (ISL), virtual
LANs (VLANS), Fast Ether Channel (FEC), Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

4

IV. Internet Protocol
Addressing—Classless interdomain routing (CIDR), subnetting, Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP), Network Address Translation (NAT), Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)

6

Services—Domain Name System (DNS), Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

6

Applications—Telnet, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) 6

Transport—IP fragmentation, sockets, ports 6

IP access lists 10