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Duration: 9h 26m
Difficulty: Advanced
Instructor: Brian McGahan
Videos: 13
Quizzes: 13
Labs: 10
CPE Credits: 12
Published: Nov 20, 2019
Updated: Aug 01, 2025

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Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

This series focuses on Open Shortest Path First and how it is used as an Interior Gateway Protocol in enterprise networks. Learners will explore key OSPF topics such as OSPF areas, adjacency troubleshooting, network types, virtual links, stub areas, path selection, route summarization, authentication, and route filtering. The series helps learners understand how OSPF builds neighbor relationships, calculates the best path, organizes networks into areas, improves routing efficiency, and supports scalable routing design. It is useful for network engineers who want to strengthen their knowledge of OSPF configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting.

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Instructor

Brian McGahan

Course Instructor

Brian McGahan earned his first CCIE in Routing & Switching at the age of 20 and became recognized as one of the youngest engineers in the world to achieve this milestone. He later expanded his expertise by earning additional CCIE certifications in Security and Service Provider.<br/><br/>As a highly accomplished and dedicated instructor, Brian has been developing and teaching training programs for since 2002. His work has helped set a strong standard for CCIE education and has supported thousands of engineers in achieving their own certifications. Along with creating new training products for, Brian also consults with large ISPs and enterprise organizations.

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What Is Included

13 videos13 quizzes10 labs1 group2h 16m video runtime7h 10m activity runtime4.68 / 5 rating12 CPE credits

Skill Coverage

IP Addressing and Subnetting → IP Address Management and AssignmentIP Addressing and Subnetting → IPv4 Addressing and PlanningMulticast Networking → Multicast Routing ProtocolsNetwork Design and Architecture → Network Topology and DesignNetwork Device Administration → Cisco IOS and Platform AdministrationNetwork Device Administration → Interface and Physical Layer ConfigurationNetwork Monitoring and Troubleshooting → Network Diagnostics and TroubleshootingNetwork Security → Access Control and Policy EnforcementNetwork Security → Cryptography and PKINetworking → IP Addressing and Subnetting → IP Address Management and AssignmentNetworking → IP Addressing and Subnetting → IPv4 Addressing and PlanningNetworking → Multicast Networking → Multicast Routing ProtocolsNetworking → Network Design and Architecture → Network Topology and DesignNetworking → Network Device Administration → Cisco IOS and Platform AdministrationNetworking → Network Device Administration → Interface and Physical Layer ConfigurationNetworking → Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting → Network Diagnostics and TroubleshootingNetworking → Network Security → Access Control and Policy EnforcementNetworking → Network Security → Cryptography and PKINetworking → Quality of Service → Bandwidth and Congestion ManagementNetworking → Quality of Service → Traffic Engineering and OptimizationNetworking → Routing Protocols and Configuration → IGP Neighbor, Timer, and Interface ConfigurationNetworking → Routing Protocols and Configuration → Interior Gateway Protocol ConfigurationNetworking → Routing Protocols and Configuration → OSPF Advanced ConfigurationNetworking → Routing Protocols and Configuration → Route Manipulation and PolicyNetworking → Routing Protocols and Configuration → Routing Resilience, Convergence, and Traffic EngineeringNetworking → VPN and Tunneling → Tunnel and Overlay Protocol ConfigurationQuality of Service → Bandwidth and Congestion ManagementQuality of Service → Traffic Engineering and OptimizationRouting Protocols and Configuration → IGP Neighbor, Timer, and Interface ConfigurationRouting Protocols and Configuration → Interior Gateway Protocol ConfigurationRouting Protocols and Configuration → OSPF Advanced ConfigurationRouting Protocols and Configuration → Route Manipulation and PolicyRouting Protocols and Configuration → Routing Resilience, Convergence, and Traffic EngineeringVPN and Tunneling → Tunnel and Overlay Protocol Configuration

Course Curriculum

OSPF

13 videos • 10 labs • 13 quizs

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