Cisco - CCNA Exploration

CCNA Exploration

Prerequisites

CCNA Exploration is composed of four courses: Network Fundamentals, Routing Protocols and Concepts, LAN Switching and Wireless, and Accessing the WAN. Network Fundamentals is the first course and it has no prerequisites. It is a prerequisite for the other three courses.

Target Certifications

After completing CCNA Exploration, delegates will be prepared to take the CCNA Certification Exam.

Curriculum Description

This curriculum presents a comprehensive overview of networking; from fundamentals to advanced applications and services. It is based on the top-down approach to networking. The course emphasises concepts and skills required to design networks, while providing opportunities for practical application and hands-on experience by teaching delegates how to install, operate, and maintain networks.

Curriculum Objectives

This curriculum provides delegates with the skills to help to them prepare for CCNA certification. It also helps delegates develop the skills necessary to fulfil the job responsibilities of network technicians, network administrators, and network engineers. It provides a theoretically-rich, hands-on introduction to networking and the Internet.

Course Outlines

Network Fundamentals

This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. It uses the OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. Labs use a “model Internet” to allow delegates to analyse real data without affecting production networks. Packet Tracer (PT) activities help delegates analyse protocol and network operation and build small networks in a simulated environment. At the end of the course, delegates build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling; performing basic configurations of network devices, including routers and switches; and implementing IP addressing schemes.

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Routing Protocols and Concepts

This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routing protocols. Delegates analyse, configure, verify, and troubleshoot the primary routing protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF. By the end of this course, delegates will be able to recognise and correct common routing issues and problems. Each chapter walks the delegate through a basic procedural lab, and then presents basic configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting labs. Packet Tracer (PT) activities reinforce new concepts, and allow delegates to model and analyze routing processes that may be difficult to visualise or understand.

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LAN Switching and Wireless

This course helps delegates develop an in-depth understanding of how switches operate and are implemented in the LAN environment for small and large networks. Beginning with a foundational overview of Ethernet, this course provides detailed explanations of LAN switch operation, VLAN implementation, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Inter-VLAN routing, and wireless network operations. Delegates analyse, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, RSTP, VTP, and wireless networks. Campus network design and Layer 3 switching concepts are introduced.

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Accessing the WAN

This course explains the principles of traffic control and access control lists (ACLs) and provides an overview of the services and protocols at the data link layer for wide-area access. Delegates learn about user access technologies and devices and discover how to implement and configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), DSL, and Frame Relay. WAN security concepts, tunneling, and VPN basics are introduced. The course concludes with a discussion of the special network services required by converged applications and an introduction to quality of service (QoS).

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After completing CCNA Exploration, delegates will be prepared to take the CCNA Certification Exam.

For further information on the above courses please contact The Training Foundry.