Brocade Certified Network Engineer (BCNE) Exam

As a Brocade Certified Network Engineer, you must be able to install and maintain IP switching and routing (Layer 2/3) networks based on Brocade products.

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Brocade Certified IP Network Engineer Exam Topics

The Brocade Certified IP Network Engineer exam has these objectives:

Layer 1/Hardware Concepts

• Demonstrate knowledge of physical media
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement POE

Layer 2 Switching Protocols

• Given a scenario, describe Layer 2 protocols
• Describe Layer 2 functionality
• Describe the different VLAN implementations
• Given a scenario, describe the different link aggregation (LAG) implementations

General Layers 2/3 Concepts

• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of general routing and switching functionality

Routing Concepts

• Describe general routing concepts
• Demonstrate knowledge of the OSPF protocol
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the BGP protocol
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of multicast routing

General Layers 2/3 Concepts

• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of general routing and switching functionality

Access Control (ACL) Concepts

• Given a scenario, describe ACL concepts

Quality of Service (QoS) Concepts

• Demonstrate knowledge of Quality of Service concepts

Wireless Concepts

• Describe wireless protocols
• Describe wireless security protocols

Network Security, Management and Monitoring

• Describe the tools used to monitor a network
• Describe the tools to manage a network
• Given a scenario, demonstrate how to apply security on routers and switches
• Describe maintenance procedures for switches and routers

Troubleshooting

• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting tools and techniques
• Given a scenario, demonstrate the ability to analyze troubleshooting output

• Certification Study Tools

  • BCAF in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.8 MB)

  • BCEFE in a Nutshell Study Guide (3.2 MB)

  • BCFA in a Nutshell 16 Gbps Study Guide (1.9 MB)

  • BCFA in a Nutshell 8 Gbps Study Guide (1.8 MB)

  • BCFCoEP in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.1 MB)

  • BCFD in a Nutshell Study Guide 16 Gbps (768.7 KB)

  • BCFP in a Nutshell 16 Gbps Study Guide (780.4 KB)

  • BCFP in a Nutshell 2010 Study Guide (732.8 KB)

  • BCLE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.7 MB)

  • BCLP in a Nutshell Study Guide (822.8 KB)

  • BCND in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.2 MB)

  • BCNE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.4 MB)

  • BCNP in a Nutshell Study Guide (695 KB)

  • BCSPNE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.4 MB)

• Course Data Sheets

  • AFS 133 Implementing iSCSI with the FC4-16IP Blade (126.4 KB)

  • AFS 137 Introduction to the FC10-6 Director Blade (119.9 KB)

  • AFS 138 Introduction to the Brocade 7600 and FA4-18, Hardware and Software (133.2 KB)

  • AFS 141 Introduction to Brocade Virtual Fabrics (188.2 KB)

  • BiG 100 Introduction to the Brocade iSCSI Gateway (121.4 KB)

  • DCFM 200 Data Center Fabric Manager (220.1 KB)

  • DCX 100 Introduction to DCX Data Center Backbone (109.5 KB)

  • DCX 110 Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone Break and Fix (120.7 KB)

  • EM 101 Introduction to Fabric OS and M-EOS Element Manager (185.5 KB)

  • ENC 101 Introduction to Brocade Encyption (190 KB)

  • ETH 101 Internetworking Fundamentals for Brocade Training (197.4 KB)

  • ETH 503 IronView Network Management (192.1 KB)

  • FC 101 Introduction to Fibre Channel Concepts (188.4 KB)