Curriculum
- 7 Sections
- 111 Lessons
- 52 Hours
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- Network Fundamentals25
- 1.1Compare & contrast OSI & TCP/IP models
- 1.2Compare & contrast TCP & UDP protocols
- 1.3Impact of infrastructure components in a network
- 1.4Firewalls, Access points, Wireless controllers
- 1.5Effects of cloud resources on network architecture
- 1.6Traffic path to internal and external cloud services
- 1.7Virtual services
- 1.8Basic virtual network infrastructure
- 1.9Compare & contrast collapsed core and three-tier architecture
- 1.10Compare & contrast network topologies
- 1.11Star, Mesh, Hybrid
- 1.12Select the appropriate cabling type (Straight & Cross)
- 1.13Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems
- 1.14Perform and document fault isolation
- 1.15Resolve or escalate
- 1.16Verify & monitor resolution
- 1.17Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv4 addressing & subnetting
- 1.18Compare & contrast IPv4 address types
- 1.19Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast
- 1.20Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
- 1.21Identify IPv6 addressing to use in LAN / WAN environment
- 1.22Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv6 addressing
- 1.23Configure & verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration
- 1.24Compare & contrast IPv6 address types
- 1.25Global unicast, Unique local, Link local, Multicast, Modified EUI 64, Autoconfiguration, Anycast
- LAN Switching Technologies18
- 2.1Describe & verify switching concepts
- 2.2MAC learning & aging, Frame switching, Frame flooding, MAC address table
- 2.3Interpret Ethernet frame format
- 2.4Troubleshoot interface & cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed)
- 2.5Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal/extended range) spanning multiple switches
- 2.6Access ports (data & voice), Default VLAN
- 2.7Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity
- 2.8Trunk ports, Add & remove VLANs on a trunk
- 2.9DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q Native VLAN
- 2.10Configure, verify, & troubleshoot STP protocols
- 2.11STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+), STP root bridge selection
- 2.12Configure & verify STP related optional features
- 2.13PortFast, BPDU guard
- 2.14Configure & verify Layer 2 protocols
- 2.15Cisco Discovery Protocol, LLDP
- 2.16Configure, verify, & troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel
- 2.17Static, PAGP, LACP
- 2.18Describe the benefits of switch stacking & chassis aggregation
- Routing Technologies22
- 3.1Describe the routing concepts
- 3.2Packet handling along the path through a network
- 3.3Forwarding decision based on route lookup
- 3.4Frame rewrite
- 3.5Interpret the components of a routing table
- 3.6Prefix, Network mask, Next hop, Routing protocol code
- 3.7Administrative distance, Metric
- 3.8Gateway of last resort & Admin distance
- 3.9Configure, verify, & troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing
- 3.10Router on a stick & SVI
- 3.11Compare & contrast static routing & dynamic routing
- 3.12Compare & contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols
- 3.13Compare & contrast interior and exterior routing protocols
- 3.14Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
- 3.15Default route, Network route, Host route, Floating static
- 3.16Configure, verify & troubleshoot single area & multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4 & IPv6
- 3.17Excluding authentication, filtering, annual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs
- 3.18Configure, verify & troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv4 & IPv6
- 3.19Excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub
- 3.20Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4
- 3.21Excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution
- 3.22Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues
- WAN Technologies12
- 4.1Configure & verify PPP and MLPPP on WAN interfaces using local authentication
- 4.2Configure, verify, & troubleshoot PPPoE client-side interfaces using local authentication
- 4.3Configure, verify, & troubleshoot GRE tunnel connectivity
- 4.4Describe WAN topology options
- 4.5Point-to-point, Hub and spoke, Full mesh, Single vs dual-homed
- 4.6Describe WAN access connectivity options
- 4.7MPLS, Metro Ethernet, Broadband PPPoE, Internet VPN (DMVPN, site-to-site VPN, client VPN)
- 4.8Configure and verify single-homed branch connectivity using eBGP IPv4
- 4.9Limited to peering and route advertisement using Network command only
- 4.10Describe basic QoS concepts
- 4.11Marking, Device trust, Prioritization (Voice, Video & Data)
- 4.12Shaping, Policing, Congestion management
- Infrastructure Services21
- 5.1Describe DNS lookup operation
- 5.2Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS
- 5.3Excluding static reservations
- 5.4Server, Relay, Client, TFTP, DNS, & gateway options
- 5.5Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues
- 5.6Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic HSRP – Priority, Pre-emption, Version
- 5.7Describe common access layer threat mitigation techniques
- 5.8Using CDP or LLDP for device discovery
- 5.9Licensing, Logging, Time zone & Loopback
- 5.10Configure and verify initial device configuration
- 5.11Perform device maintenance
- 5.12Introduction to Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC)
- 5.13Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP modes
- 5.14Describe physical infrastructure connections of WLAN components
- 5.15AP, WLC, access/trunk ports, and LAG
- 5.16Describe AP and WLC management access connections
- 5.17Telnet, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, console, and TACACS+/RADIUS
- 5.18Configure the components of a wireless LAN access for client connectivity using GUI only
- 5.19Such as WLAN creation, security settings, QoS profiles, and advanced WLAN settings
- 5.20Describe wireless security protocols : WPA, WPA2, and WPA3
- 5.21Configure WLAN using WPA2 PSK using the GUI
- Network Automation and Programmability6
- Virtualization Fundamentals7