Contents

Knowledge

Network Communications
Host Networking
Routing and Switching Hardware
Logical Switching
Basic Control Planes
Link State Routing Protocols
Other Control Planes
Border Gateway Protocol
Domain Name System
The Default Free Zone
Network Time
Virtualization
Spanning Tree
Distance Vector and Other Control Planes
Topologies
Physical Transmission
Quality of Service
Transport Protocols
Applications
Email
Kubernetes & Cilium
Security and Privacy

Skills

General
Network Design Fundamentals
Interacting with Business
Cloud Services
Modularization and Complexity
Hierarchical Network Design
Fabric Design
Network Lifecycle
Mergers
Troubleshooting
Software Development
Labbing

Superpowers

Architecture and Strategy
Communicating
Learning
Thinking
Interviewing
Time Management
Imposter Syndrome