CCNA: Routing and Switching

Overview

The CCNA Routing and Switching is a certification program for entry-level network engineers that helps maximize your investment in foundational networking knowledge and increase the value of your employer’s network. CCNA Routing and Switching is for Network Specialists, Network Administrators, and Network Support Engineers with 1-3 years of experience. The CCNA Routing and Switching validates the ability to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks.

Duration: 80 hours

Course Outline

• Building a Simple Network
  1. Exploring the Functions of Networking
  2. Understanding the Host-to-Host Communications Model
  3. Introducing LANs
  4. Operating Cisco IOS Software
  5. Starting a Switch
  6. Understanding Ethernet and Switch Operation
  7. Troubleshooting Common Switch Media Issues
• Establishing Internet Connectivity
  1. Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
  2. Understanding IP Addressing and Subnets
  3. Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
  4. Exploring the Functions of Routing
  5. Configuring a Cisco Router
  6. Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
  7. Enabling Static Routing
  8. Managing Traffic Using ACLs
  9. Enabling Internet Connectivity
• Managing Network Device Security
  1.  Securing Administrative Access
  2.  Implementing Device Hardening
  3. Implementing Traffic Filtering with ACLs
• Building a Medium-Sized Network
  1. Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  2. Routing Between VLANs
  3. Using a Cisco Network Device as a DHCP Server
  4. Introducing WAN Technologies
  5. Introducing Dynamic Routing Protocols
  6. Implementing OSPF
• Introducing IPv6
  1. Introducing Basic IPv6
  2. Understanding IPv6
  3. Configuring IPv6 Routing
• ICND1 Superlab
  1. ICND1 Superlab

• Small Network Implementation
  1. Review Lab: Review of a Small Network Environment
• Medium-Sized Switched Network Construction
  1. Implementing VLANs and Trunks
  2. Improving Performance with Spanning Tree
  3. Routing Between VLANs
  4. Securing the Expanded Network
  5. Troubleshooting Switched Networks
• Medium-Sized Routed Network Construction
  1. Reviewing Routing Operations
  2. Implementing VLSM
• Single Area OSPF Implementation
  1. Implementing OSPF
  2. Troubleshooting OSPF
• EIGRP Implementation
  1. Implementing EIGRP
  2. Troubleshooting EIGRP
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  1. ACL Operation
  2. Configuring and Troubleshooting ACLs
• Address Space Management
  1. Scaling the Network with NAT and PAT
  2. Transitioning to IPv6
• LAN Extension into a WAN
  1. Introducing VPN Solutions
  2. Establishing a Point-to-Point WAN Connection with PPP
  3. Establishing a WAN Connection with Frame Relay
  4. Troubleshooting Frame Relay WANs

Certification & exams

This training prepares students for the following exams:

• 200-101 ICND2: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) v2.0
• 100-101 ICND1: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) v2.0