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Duration: 12h 23m
Difficulty: Professional
Instructor: Keith Bogart
Videos: 26
Quizzes: 22
Labs: 3
CPE Credits: 16
Published: Mar 06, 2026
Updated: Mar 31, 2026

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Understanding IP Multicast Routing

Understanding IP Multicast Routing guides network engineers from traditional unicast thinking to efficient multicast delivery across enterprise networks. The course begins with multicast addressing, receiver signaling, and distribution tree fundamentals, then moves into PIM Sparse Mode, shared-tree operation, shortest-path tree changes, designated router responsibilities, and multicast forwarding logic. Learners also examine rendezvous point discovery through Cisco Auto-RP and standards-based PIM BSR, including election processes, message behavior, and verification techniques. Quizzes and hands-on labs strengthen configuration and troubleshooting skills for CCNP Enterprise and CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure preparation.

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Instructor

Keith Bogart

Course Instructor

Keith started his networking career as customer service representative at Cisco Systems in 1996. His desire to learn more soon led him to a position as a Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineer on the “Dial-Access” team, and within six months he had obtained his Dial-ISP CCIE. He later became a network consulting engineer and obtained his CCNA certification while teaching the technologies to Cisco employees during his lunch breaks. Keith was the first instructor on Cisco’s TAC Training team, where he taught a wide range of internetworking topics and later developed and taught other courses such as routing protocols, LAN switching, MPLS, 802.1x, and CCNA. After almost 17 years with Cisco, Keith joined a small startup and focused on 802.11 Wi-Fi technologies, during which time he obtained his CWNA certification. He is now very happy to be working with as an instructor for Routing & Switching. Keith lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, son, and daughter. When he is not teaching Bootcamps, Keith can be found at home with his family, reading, or working in the yard.

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What Is Included

26 videos22 quizzes3 labs5 group16 CPE credits

Skill Coverage

IP Addressing and SubnettingIP Addressing and Subnetting → IP Address Management and AssignmentIP Addressing and Subnetting → IPv4 Addressing and PlanningIP Addressing and Subnetting → IPv6 Addressing and ConfigurationMulticast NetworkingMulticast Networking → Multicast Group and Rendezvous Point ManagementMulticast Networking → Multicast Routing ProtocolsNetwork Design and ArchitectureNetwork Design and Architecture → Network Topology and DesignNetwork Device AdministrationNetwork Device Administration → Cisco IOS and Platform AdministrationNetwork Device Administration → Interface and Physical Layer ConfigurationNetwork Monitoring and TroubleshootingNetwork Monitoring and Troubleshooting → Network Diagnostics and TroubleshootingNetwork Monitoring and Troubleshooting → Packet Capture and Traffic AnalysisNetworkingQuality of ServiceQuality of Service → Bandwidth and Congestion ManagementQuality of Service → Traffic Engineering and OptimizationRouting Protocols and ConfigurationRouting Protocols and Configuration → Interior Gateway Protocol ConfigurationRouting Protocols and Configuration → OSPF Advanced ConfigurationSwitching and Layer 2 TechnologiesSwitching and Layer 2 Technologies → Switch Configuration and Management

Course Curriculum

Understanding IP Multicast Routing

5 groups

26 video lessons22 knowledge checks3 hands-on labs