Cisco Routing & Switching

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)

Students must be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of Ethernet including CSMA / CD, port speed, port duplex, and 10Mbps to 1Gbps
• Complete the initial configuration of a switch.
• Basic Spanning Tree Protocol configuration
• Configure a switch with VLANs.
• Create basic interswitch connections.
• Troubleshoot a VLAN and VTP to the CCNA level
• Complete the initial configuration of a router.
• Fundamental security knowledge including the presence of hackers, viruses and other security threats
• Fundamental knowledge of IP Addressing including the format of IPv4 addresses, the concept of subnetting, and VLSM and CIDR as well as static and default routing
• Basic NAT / PAT
• Standard and Extended Access Lists
• Use client utilities including Telnet, IPCONFIG, Trace Route, Ping, FTP, TFTP, and Hyperterminal
• Basic IOS familiarity, including accessing the CLI on a Cisco device and specifically implementing the debug and show commands

After completing this course the student should be able to:

• Explain the Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to an end-to-end enterprise network
• Describe specific requirements for implementing a VOIP network
• Describe the need to implement QoS and the methods for implementing QoS on a converged network using Cisco's routers and Catalyst Switches
• Explain the key IP QoS mechanisms used to implement the DiffServ QoS model
• Configure Auto QoS for Enterprise
• Describe and configure wireless security and basic wireless management

Training for skills in optimizing and providing effective QOS techniques in converged networks operating voice, wireless and security applications.

• Describe Network Requirements
• Describing Cisco VoIP Implementations
• Introduction to IP QoS
• Implementing the DiffServ QoS Model
• Implementing AutoQoS
• Wireless Security