JPR-981 Exam Information and Outline
Data Center, Expert (JNCIE-DC)
JPR-981 Exam Syllabus & Study Guide
Before you start practicing with our exam simulator, it is essential to understand the official JPR-981 exam objectives. This course outline serves as your roadmap, breaking down exactly which technical domains and skills will be tested. By reviewing the syllabus, you can identify your strengths and focus your study time on the areas where you need the most improvement.
The information below reflects the latest 2026 course contents as defined by Juniper. We provide this detailed breakdown to help you align your preparation with the actual exam format, ensuring there are no surprises on test day. Use this outline as a checklist to track your progress as you move through our practice question banks.
Below are complete topics detail with latest syllabus and course outline, that will help you good knowledge about exam objectives and topics that you have to prepare. These contents are covered in questions and answers pool of exam.
Data Center Deployment and Management
- Describe data center architecture and deployment models including single tier and multi tier designs
- Identify Zero Touch Provisioning ZTP and management tools for day‑zero and ongoing operations
- Describe how to use Juniper Apstra and Junos CLI together to build and manage a data center fabric
Clos IP Fabric and Routing
- Describe Clos topology concepts and their role in data center IP fabrics
- Identify IP fabric routing behavior and scaling considerations for spine and leaf architectures
- Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting IP fabrics with Junos and Apstra
EVPN and VXLAN
- Describe EVPN concepts and how EVPN is used for VXLAN signaling in data center networks
- Identify key EVPN route types and VTEP behavior in VXLAN overlays
- Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting EVPN VXLAN fabrics including VXLAN gateways
Data Center Interconnect DCI
- Describe Data Center Interconnect DCI concepts and how to extend fabrics across sites
- Identify Layer 2 and Layer 3 stretch options and EVPN based DCI techniques
- Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting DCI services using EVPN VXLAN
Class of Service and Traffic Optimization
- Describe advanced Class of Service concepts for data center fabrics including RDMA and storage traffic
- Identify CoS components such as schedulers, classifiers, and rewrite rules in Junos
- Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting CoS to meet application performance requirements
Virtual Chassis and Multichassis LAG
- Describe Virtual Chassis and Virtual Chassis Fabric concepts in the data center
- Identify the role of multichassis LAG for link aggregation and redundancy
- Demonstrate knowledge of configuring, monitoring, or troubleshooting Virtual Chassis and multichassis LAG topologies
Security and Multitenancy
- Describe multitenant data center architectures and tenant isolation at Layer 2 and Layer 3
- Identify security features such as filter based forwarding and policy aware routing
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to implement secure and scalable multitenant data center designs
Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Automation
- Describe advanced monitoring and troubleshooting techniques for data center networks
- Identify how to use Juniper Apstra telemetry, logs, and Junos show commands for fault analysis
- Demonstrate knowledge of automating data center deployment, validation, and change workflows using Junos and Apstra ecosystems