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This study plan is designed based on the Pomodoro Technique and Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, ensuring focused learning and effective long-term retention. The plan is split into four weeks of intensive preparation, targeting all key topics outlined for the JN0-363 exam.

JN0-363 Weekly Detailed Study Plan

Week 1: Building the Foundation

Day 1: Protocol-Independent Routing
  • Morning: Theory Session (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Study the concept of static routing and when to use it.
    2. Understand how default routes (0.0.0.0/0) direct traffic to unknown destinations.
    3. Learn about martian addresses (e.g., 127.0.0.0/8) and their role in security.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Configure a static route on a test network (e.g., route 192.168.1.0/24 via 10.0.0.1).
    2. Test route aggregation by summarizing 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.2.0/24 into 192.168.0.0/16.
    3. Set up martian filters to block traffic to invalid addresses.
  • Evening: Review and Quiz (1 Pomodoro Session)
    • Flashcards for key commands like set routing-options static.
    • Practice questions on static routes and martian addresses.
Day 2: Protocol-Independent Routing (Continued)
  • Morning: Advanced Theory Session (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Explore the concept of load balancing using multiple static routes.
    2. Learn about routing instances (VRF) for isolating routing tables.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Configure routing instances to separate traffic between two subnets.
    2. Test load balancing by configuring two next-hops for a single destination.
  • Evening: Review (1 Pomodoro Session)
    • Summarize learned concepts with a diagram of routing instances.
Day 3: OSPF (Introduction)
  • Morning: Theory Session (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Learn about OSPF areas (backbone, stub, NSSA) and their purpose.
    2. Study the OSPF neighbor relationship states (Down → Init → Full).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Configure OSPF Area 0 on a simple topology (3 routers).
    2. Test OSPF adjacencies and observe neighbor states using show ospf neighbor.
  • Evening: Quiz and Review (1 Pomodoro Session)
    • Practice identifying the correct OSPF state for a given scenario.
Day 4: OSPF (Advanced Concepts)
  • Morning: Theory Session (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Study Designated Router (DR) and Backup DR (BDR) elections.
    2. Learn about OSPF LSAs (Type 1, Type 2, Type 3).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Configure a multi-area OSPF topology with Area 0 and Area 1.
    2. Observe LSA propagation using show ospf database.
  • Evening: Quiz and Flashcards (1 Pomodoro Session)
    • Flashcards for OSPF LSA types.
Day 5: IS-IS
  • Morning: Theory Session (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Learn about IS-IS Level 1 and Level 2 routing.
    2. Study the structure and purpose of IS-IS TLVs (e.g., TLV 1, TLV 128).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice (2 Pomodoro Sessions)
    1. Configure IS-IS for intra-area routing (Level 1).
    2. Add inter-area routing (Level 2) to enable connectivity between two areas.
  • Evening: Quiz and Diagram (1 Pomodoro Session)
    • Draw a topology showing IS-IS Level 1 and Level 2 areas.
Day 6-7: Weekly Review and Recap
Day 6
  • Morning: Revisit notes and diagrams from Days 1–5.
  • Afternoon: Practice labs for static routing, OSPF, and IS-IS.
  • Evening: Quiz on all topics covered in Week 1.
Day 7
  • Morning: Recreate all labs without looking at notes.
  • Afternoon: Take a small mock test on Protocol-Independent Routing, OSPF, and IS-IS.
  • Evening: Relax and review only weak areas identified in the mock test.

Week 2: Advanced Protocols and Layer 2 Concepts

Day 1-2: BGP
Day 1
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study BGP attributes (AS_PATH, NEXT_HOP, LOCAL_PREF).
    2. Learn how BGP selects the best route.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure eBGP between two ASes (e.g., AS 65001 and AS 65002).
    2. Verify route exchange using show bgp neighbor.
  • Evening: Flashcards and Quiz
    • Flashcards for BGP attributes.
    • Quiz on route selection.
Day 2
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Learn iBGP configuration and its requirements (e.g., full mesh or route reflectors).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure iBGP with a route reflector.
    2. Manipulate route attributes like MED and LOCAL_PREF.
  • Evening: Review and Troubleshooting
    • Practice troubleshooting misconfigured BGP peers.
Day 3: VLANs and Bridging
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study VLAN concepts, including access ports, trunk ports, and tagging (802.1Q).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure VLANs and assign them to switch ports.
    2. Create a trunk link between two switches and verify VLAN traffic.
  • Evening: Review
    • Diagram VLAN configurations and inter-VLAN routing.
Day 4: STP
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Learn about Spanning Tree Protocol roles (Root Port, Designated Port, Blocked Port).
    2. Study BPDU structure and STP timers.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure RSTP on a small network of switches.
    2. Simulate a link failure and observe convergence behavior.
  • Evening: Flashcards
    • Flashcards for STP port roles and BPDU details.
Day 5-6: MPLS
Day 5
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Learn the basics of MPLS labels and label-switched paths (LSPs).
    2. Study LDP for label distribution.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure MPLS and establish LSPs using LDP.
    2. Verify label operations using show mpls lsp.
  • Evening: Review and Quiz
    • Flashcards for MPLS terminology.
Day 6
  • Morning: Study RSVP-TE for explicit LSPs.
  • Afternoon: Lab: Configure traffic-engineered LSPs using RSVP-TE.
  • Evening: Troubleshoot RSVP-TE configurations.
Day 7: Weekly Review
  • Revisit BGP, VLANs, STP, and MPLS labs.
  • Take quizzes and mock tests for Week 2 topics.

Week 3: Practical Networking

Day 1-2: Tunneling
Day 1
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Understand the principles of tunneling and encapsulation.
    2. Learn about GRE tunneling: use cases, advantages, and limitations.
    3. Study the structure of GRE headers and how they encapsulate packets.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure a basic GRE tunnel between two routers:
      • Set tunnel source and destination.
      • Assign IP addresses to the tunnel interface.
    2. Test connectivity across the tunnel with ping and traceroute.
    3. Simulate a failure by disabling the tunnel interface and observe behavior.
  • Evening: Review
    • Practice troubleshooting GRE tunnels (e.g., incorrect source/destination IP).
    • Flashcards for GRE commands and header structure.
Day 2
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study IPsec tunneling: encryption, authentication, and key exchange.
    2. Learn about IKE (Phase 1 and Phase 2) and IPsec policies.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure a site-to-site IPsec VPN:
      • Define IKE and IPsec policies.
      • Set up a secure tunnel using st0 interfaces.
    2. Verify security associations using show security ipsec.
  • Evening: Review
    • Practice troubleshooting IPsec (e.g., mismatched policies).
    • Flashcards for key IPsec commands.
Day 3-4: IPv6
Day 3
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study IPv6 addressing: Global Unicast, Link-Local, and Unique Local.
    2. Learn about IPv6 address representation and compression.
    3. Understand the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) and its functions (e.g., Router Solicitation, Neighbor Solicitation).
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure IPv6 addresses on interfaces.
    2. Set up IPv6 SLAAC (Stateless Address Autoconfiguration).
    3. Test IPv6 communication using ping6 and traceroute6.
  • Evening: Review
    • Practice NDP scenarios and IPv6 address calculations.
Day 4
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study IPv6 transition mechanisms (e.g., 6to4, ISATAP, and NAT64).
    2. Understand the dual-stack model for running IPv4 and IPv6 simultaneously.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure a 6to4 tunnel for IPv6 traffic over an IPv4 network.
    2. Test dual-stack communication between IPv4-only and IPv6-enabled devices.
  • Evening: Review
    • Flashcards for IPv6 address prefixes and transition techniques.
Day 5-6: High Availability
Day 5
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Study VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) and its failover mechanism.
    2. Learn about Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) for fast failure detection.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Configure VRRP on two routers for gateway redundancy.
    2. Simulate a failover by disabling the primary VRRP router and observe the backup taking over.
    3. Configure BFD for a routing protocol (e.g., OSPF) to detect failures rapidly.
  • Evening: Review
    • Practice troubleshooting VRRP and BFD issues.
Day 6
  • Morning: Theory Session
    1. Learn about Nonstop Routing (NSR) and Graceful Restart (GR) for routing stability.
    2. Study Unified ISSU (In-Service Software Upgrade) for upgrading without downtime.
  • Afternoon: Lab Practice
    1. Simulate an NSR/GR scenario in OSPF or BGP.
    2. Test the functionality of ISSU in a dual-routing engine environment.
  • Evening: Review
    • Flashcards for HA mechanisms and commands.
Day 7: Weekly Review
  • Morning: Revisit notes and diagrams for Tunneling, IPv6, and HA.
  • Afternoon: Recreate all labs from the week to strengthen configurations.
  • Evening: Take quizzes covering Week 3 topics and evaluate performance.

Week 4: Final Review and Exam Preparation

Day 1-3: Topic-Specific Review
  • Goal: Focus on weak areas and ensure readiness for the exam.
Morning:
  1. Review notes and commands for each topic:
    • Day 1: Protocol-Independent Routing, OSPF, IS-IS.
    • Day 2: BGP, VLANs, STP.
    • Day 3: MPLS, Tunneling, IPv6, HA.
  2. Create flashcards for any unclear concepts.
Afternoon:
  1. Practice labs on complex topics:
    • Simulate BGP route selection scenarios.
    • Test MPLS label switching.
    • Configure HA with VRRP and BFD.
  2. Solve troubleshooting exercises.
Evening:
  1. Take quizzes for the day’s topics and review mistakes.
  2. Refine flashcards based on quiz results.
Day 4-5: Full-Length Mock Exams
  • Morning: Take a full-length mock exam (2-3 hours).
  • Afternoon:
    1. Analyze incorrect answers and identify weak areas.
    2. Revisit the related concepts or labs.
  • Evening: Retake quizzes for weak areas.
Day 6: Quick Review
  • Goal: Consolidate all knowledge and review high-priority topics.
Morning:
  • Skim through flashcards and notes for key concepts.
  • Focus on commands, diagrams, and troubleshooting steps.
Afternoon:
  • Run through small, essential labs (e.g., OSPF, VRRP, and MPLS setups).
Evening:
  • Relax and mentally prepare for the exam.
Day 7: Rest and Final Preparation
  • Avoid heavy studying. Lightly review key notes and relax.
  • Ensure you’re well-rested and ready for the test day.

Summary of Study Flow

  1. Week 1: Foundation (Routing Basics, OSPF, IS-IS).
  2. Week 2: Advanced Protocols (BGP, VLANs, STP, MPLS).
  3. Week 3: Practical Skills (Tunneling, IPv6, HA).
  4. Week 4: Consolidation and Testing (Full-Length Mock Exams, Quick Reviews).