Networking and AWS Constructs You Should Already Know

This certification guide is going to make some assumptions about what you should already know with respect to computer networking and AWS services.

When going by the AWS blueprint for the ANS-C01 exam, there is an expectation that candidates need to be very comfortable working with computer networking. The following description is taken directly from the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C01) exam guide:

The target candidate possesses the knowledge, skills, experience, and competence to design, implement, and operate complex AWS and hybrid networking architectures. The target candidate is expected to have 5 or more years of networking experience with 2 or more years of cloud and hybrid networking experience.

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The details for the AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty exam, including the blueprint, can be found here: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-advanced-networking-specialty/.

Here are the key network fundamentals that you should have a strong level of comfort with before proceeding with this chapter. If any of the topics below are unfamiliar to you, please refer to the appendices to develop a baseline on these concepts:

• The OSI layer - (Appendix 1, Network Fundamentals)
• IP Addressing fundamentals (v4 and v6) - (Appendix 1, Network Fundamentals)
• IP Subnetting & CIDR notation - (Appendix 1, Network Fundamentals)
• Public vs Private IP Addressing - (Appendix 1, Network Fundamentals)
• IP Routing - (Appendix 2, IP Routing Fundamentals)
• Dynamic Routing (for later chapters) - (Appendix 2, IP Routing Fundamentals)
• BGP Basics (for later chapters) - (Appendix 2, IP Routing Fundamentals)

In addition to the above network fundamentals, there are a few AWS constructs that you will need to be familiar with to proceed. These items are typically covered within another certification track, like the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. Additional reading for each of these components will be linked below.

Here are the AWS constructs you should already be familiar with before proceeding:

• AWS Regions and Zones
• Amazon Simple storage service (S3)
• Amazon Elastic cloud compute (EC2)
• Amazon Elastic block store (EBS)
• AWS Service Quotas

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Further detail on the above mentioned AWS topics can be found at the links below

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-regions-availability-zones.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/Welcome.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/concepts.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/storage_ebs.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicequotas/latest/userguide/intro.html