Learning Path AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
This credential helps organizations identify and develop talent with critical skills for implementing cloud initiatives. Earning AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty validates expertise in designing and maintaining network architecture for the breadth of AWS services.
Who should take this exam?
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty is intended for individuals who perform complex networking tasks with five years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing network solutions. Before you take this exam, we recommend you have:
- Professional experience using AWS technology, AWS security best practices, AWS storage options and their underlying consistency models, and AWS networking nuances and how they relate to the integration of AWS services.
- Knowledge of advanced networking architectures and interconnectivity options [e.g., IP VPN, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS), virtual private LAN service (VPLS)].
- Familiarity with the development of automation scripts and tools. This should include the design, implementation, and optimization of the following: Routing architectures (including static and dynamic); multi-region solutions for a global enterprise; highly available connectivity solutions (e.g., AWS Direct Connect, VPN).
- Knowledge of CIDR and sub-netting (IPv4 and IPv6); IPv6 transition challenges; and generic solutions for network security features, including AWS WAF, intrusion detection systems (IDS), intrusion prevention systems (IPS), DDoS protection, and economic denial of service/sustainability (EDoS).
Exam details on the AWS website can be found HERE.
Skills measured:
- Domain 1: Design and implement hybrid IT network architectures at scale – 24%
- Domain 2: Design and implement AWS networks – 28%
- Domain 3: Automate AWS tasks – 8%
- Domain 4: Configure network integration with application services – 14%
- Domain 5: Design and implement for security and compliance – 12%
- Domain 6: Manage, optimize, and troubleshoot the network – 14%
Domain 1: Design and implement hybrid IT network architectures at scale – 24%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
- Link to entire course
- Link to Chapter 1 Introduction to Advanced Networking
- Link to Chapter 2 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) and Networking Fundamentals
- Link to Chapter 3 Advanced Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Domain 2: Design and implement AWS networks – 28%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
- Link to entire course
- Link to Chapter 4 Virtual Private Networks
- Link to Chapter 5 AWS Direct Connect
- Link to Chapter 6 Domain Name System and Load Balancing
Domain 3: Automate AWS tasks – 8%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
- Link to entire course
- Link to Chapter 7 Amazon CloudFront
- Link to Chapter 8 Network Security
- Link to Chapter 9 Network Performance
Domain 4: Configure network integration with application services – 14%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
- Link to entire course
- Link to Chapter 10 Automation
- Link to Chapter 11 Service Requirements
- Link to Chapter 12 Hybrid Architectures
Domain 5: Design and implement for security and compliance – 12%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
Domain 6: Manage, optimize, and troubleshoot the network – 14%
Suggested training materials
eBook: AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)
- Link to entire course
- Link to Chapter 15 Risk and Compliance
- Link to Chapter 16 Scenarios and Reference Architectures
Practice Exams AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (ANS-C00)