Deploying EIGRP for Cisco Networks by Pearson
2h 49mIntermediate2026-02-10
Authors

Pearson
Course details
Learn how to effectively implement and manage Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) in Cisco networks. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to enhance your skills, this comprehensive course covers everything you need to know, from basic concepts to advanced configurations. Explore the fundamentals of EIGRP, path calculations and metrics, and essential skills for configuring and troubleshooting EIGRP for IPv6 networks. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to configure, deploy, and troubleshoot EIGRP and EIGRPv6, ensuring reliable, scalable, and high-performance routing across your Cisco network infrastructure. This course is perfect for boosting your expertise and advancing your career as a professional network engineer.
Learning objectives
Understand EIGRP fundamentals and the role of EIGRP in allowing efficient routing within Cisco networks.
Configure EIGRP on Cisco routers to establish dynamic, loop-free routing relationships within an autonomous system.
Implement EIGRP authentication to secure routing updates and protect the network from unauthorized access.
Optimize routing tables using EIGRP route summarization and understand the benefits of stub routing for reducing overhead.
Understand EIGRP path calculations and metrics, and how to influence routing decisions based on bandwidth, delay, and other factors.
Configure EIGRP timers and understand their impact on network convergence, improving network performance and stability.
Troubleshoot and resolve EIGRP Stuck in Active (SIA) issues to maintain network reliability and prevent delays in convergence.
Leverage EIGRP route manipulation techniques, such as route filtering and redistribution, to control route propagation and influence routing decisions.
Deploy EIGRP over VRF Lite to isolate routing instances in multitenant environments and ensure efficient routing.
Configure and troubleshoot EIGRPv6 for IPv6 networks and ensure smooth transition and compatibility between EIGRP for IPv4 and EIGRPv6.
Apply best practices for EIGRP troubleshooting by diagnosing and resolving common issues to maintain a stable and efficient network.
Learning objectives
Understand EIGRP fundamentals and the role of EIGRP in allowing efficient routing within Cisco networks.
Configure EIGRP on Cisco routers to establish dynamic, loop-free routing relationships within an autonomous system.
Implement EIGRP authentication to secure routing updates and protect the network from unauthorized access.
Optimize routing tables using EIGRP route summarization and understand the benefits of stub routing for reducing overhead.
Understand EIGRP path calculations and metrics, and how to influence routing decisions based on bandwidth, delay, and other factors.
Configure EIGRP timers and understand their impact on network convergence, improving network performance and stability.
Troubleshoot and resolve EIGRP Stuck in Active (SIA) issues to maintain network reliability and prevent delays in convergence.
Leverage EIGRP route manipulation techniques, such as route filtering and redistribution, to control route propagation and influence routing decisions.
Deploy EIGRP over VRF Lite to isolate routing instances in multitenant environments and ensure efficient routing.
Configure and troubleshoot EIGRPv6 for IPv6 networks and ensure smooth transition and compatibility between EIGRP for IPv4 and EIGRPv6.
Apply best practices for EIGRP troubleshooting by diagnosing and resolving common issues to maintain a stable and efficient network.
Concepts
Introduction
- Deploying EIGRP for Cisco networks - Introduction
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
- Learning objectives
- Introducing EIGRP
- EIGRP configuration
- EIGRP authentication
- EIGRP path calculations and metrics
- EIGRP timers and convergence
- EIGRP stuck in active
- EIGRP route summarization
- EIGRP stub and stub site
- EIGRP WAN considerations
- EIGRP route manipulations
- EIGRP over VRF Lite
- Troubleshooting EIGRP
EIGRPv6
- EIGRPv6 fundamentals
- EIGRPv6 configuration
- Troubleshooting EIGRPv6
- Learning objectives