Course Content
Course Objectives
● Identify the components of a computer network and describe their basic characteristics
● Understand the model of host-to-host communication
● Describe the features and functions of the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) software
● Describe LANs and the role of switches within LANs
● Describe Ethernet as the network access layer of TCP/IP and describe the operation of switches
● Install a switch and perform the initial configuration
● Describe the TCP/IP Internet layer, IPv4, its addressing scheme, and subnetting
● Describe the TCP/IP Transport layer and Application layer
● Explore functions of routing
● Implement basic configuration on a Cisco router
● Explain host-to-host communications across switches and routers
● Identify and resolve common switched network issues and common problems associated with IPv4 addressing
● Describe IPv6 main features and addresses, and configure and verify basic IPv6 connectivity
● Describe the operation, benefits, and limitations of static routing
● Describe, implement, and verify Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) and trunks
● Describe the application and configuration of inter-VLAN routing
● Explain the basics of dynamic routing protocols and describe components and terms of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
● Explain how Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) work
● Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
● Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
● Describe basic WAN and VPN concepts
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