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Section	Weight	Objectives
Topic 1: Service Mesh	16%	– Gateway API vs Ingress benefits – Traffic encryption – Ingress and Gateway API usage – Sidecar vs sidecarless architecture – Service mesh use cases
Topic 2: eBPF	10%	– Key benefits of eBPF – eBPF vs iptables datapath – Role of eBPF in Cilium
Topic 3: Cluster Mesh	10%	– Multi-cluster connectivity benefits – Load balancing across clusters – Cross-cluster service discovery
Topic 4: Installation and Configuration	10%	– Configuration management – Cilium CLI usage – Installation methods – Connectivity testing
Topic 5: BGP and External Networking	6%	– External network integration – Egress connectivity – BGP configuration basics
Topic 6: Network Observability	10%	– Metrics and logging – Observability features – Monitoring and troubleshooting
Topic 7: Architecture	20%	– IP Address Management (IPAM) – Role of Cilium in Kubernetes environments – Cilium architecture overview – Datapath models – Component roles and responsibilities
Topic 8: Network Policy	18%	– Kubernetes vs Cilium policies – Policy rule structure – Policy enforcement modes – Cilium network policies and intent – Identity-based security model

Section

Weight

Objectives

Topic 1: Service Mesh

16%

– Gateway API vs Ingress benefits
– Traffic encryption
– Ingress and Gateway API usage
– Sidecar vs sidecarless architecture
– Service mesh use cases

Topic 2: eBPF

10%

– Key benefits of eBPF
– eBPF vs iptables datapath
– Role of eBPF in Cilium

Topic 3: Cluster Mesh

10%

– Multi-cluster connectivity benefits
– Load balancing across clusters
– Cross-cluster service discovery

Topic 4: Installation and Configuration

10%

– Configuration management
– Cilium CLI usage
– Installation methods
– Connectivity testing

Topic 5: BGP and External Networking

– External network integration
– Egress connectivity
– BGP configuration basics

Topic 6: Network Observability

10%

– Metrics and logging
– Observability features
– Monitoring and troubleshooting

Topic 7: Architecture

20%

– IP Address Management (IPAM)
– Role of Cilium in Kubernetes environments
– Cilium architecture overview
– Datapath models
– Component roles and responsibilities

Topic 8: Network Policy

18%

– Kubernetes vs Cilium policies
– Policy rule structure
– Policy enforcement modes
– Cilium network policies and intent
– Identity-based security model