OSPF

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a link-state interior gateway routing protocol that builds a topology map and computes shortest paths by cost. CCNA requires configuring and verifying single-area OSPFv2, including router IDs, neighbor adjacencies, and network types.

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OSPF

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a link-state interior gateway routing protocol that builds a topology map and computes shortest paths by cost.

VLAN

A VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is a logical segmentation of a switched network that groups ports independently of physical location.

Trunking

Trunking is the practice of carrying traffic for multiple VLANs over a single switch link using 802.

Spanning Tree Protocol

The Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a Layer 2 protocol that prevents switching loops by electing a root bridge and blocking redundant paths.

EtherChannel

EtherChannel is a technology that bundles several physical switch links into one logical link for greater bandwidth and redundancy.

Subnetting

Subnetting is the practice of dividing an IPv4 network into smaller subnetworks using a subnet mask or CIDR prefix.

Private IPv4 Addressing

Private IPv4 addressing is the use of the RFC 1918 ranges (10.

NAT

NAT (Network Address Translation) is a technique that maps private IP addresses to public addresses at a router boundary.

First Hop Redundancy Protocol

A First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) is a protocol that lets multiple routers share a virtual gateway address so hosts keep connectivity if one router fails.

Access Control List

An access control list (ACL) is an ordered set of permit and deny rules a router or switch uses to filter traffic.

AAA

AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) is a security framework that verifies identity, controls what a user may do, and records activity.

REST API

A REST API is a web interface that uses HTTP verbs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) to perform CRUD operations on resources, commonly exchanging JSON data.

JSON

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight, human-readable data format that represents data as key-value pairs, arrays, and nested objects.