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Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA and Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA

The specialist Cisco Design Certifications for Network Administrators

Course Contents:

Stage 1: Networking and Telecommunications Fundamentals

Stage 2: Lan Technologies

Stage 3: Wan Technologies

Stage 4: Exam 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA

Stage 5: Exam 640-863 Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA

Course Code:

CCDA-2

Course Duration:

12 months

Typical Study Hours:

70 - 80 hours

Course Fees:

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Course Demo:

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Study Prerequisite:

PC hardware, software and networking skills or Certifications, or relevant industry experience.

Additional Information for Stage 1:

• Networking and Telecommunications Fundamentals
  • Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
    • LDAP Fundamentals
    • Designing and Maintaining LDAP Directory Services
  • Networking and Telecommunications Fundamentals
    • TCP/IP Management
      • SNMP
    • Routing Protocols
      • NetWare RIP and NLSP Routing
    • B-ISDN
      • Architecture and Channels
      • Networks and Protocols
    • Introducing ISDN
    • ISDN Protocols
    • ISDN D-Channel Protocols
  • Voice over IP Fundamentals
    • PSTN and VoIP Fundamentals
    • VoIP Technologies
    • VoIP Quality and Security

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Additional Information for Stage 2:

• Lan Technologies
  • Enterprise Operating System Principles
  • Enterprise Operating System Technologies
  • LAN Media and Components
  • LAN Topologies and Techniques
  • Network Operations and Protocols:
    • IEEE and the 802.2 LLC
    • IEEE Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
    • IEEE 802.5 Token Ring
    • FDDI, ATM, and High-Speed LANs
  • Wireless LAN Technologies

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Additional Information for Stage 3:

• Wan Technologies
  • SONET and SDH
  • WAN Basics
    • Introduction to Signals and Signal Transmission
    • Introduction to Communications Methods and Equipment
    • Introduction to WAN Technologies
  • SONET and SDH
  • Analog Networks
  • Modem and Interface Testing
  • SMDS, MANs and Fibre Networks
  • The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
  • Introduction to X.25 Networking
  • X.25 Protocols and Operation

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Additional Information for Stage 4:

• Exam 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate:
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Fundamentals
    • Recognise the Cisco Lifecycle Services approach to networking and the basic components and benefits of computer networks.
    • Recognise the impact of common user applications on the network and the characteristics of various network topologies.
    • Recognise the need for a comprehensive network security policy, common threats to network security, and how to mitigate against them.
    • Recognise the layers and operation of the OSI model in host-to-host network communications.
    • Recognise the classes and types of IP addresses, and how IP addressing functions.
    • Recognise the function of DHCP and DNS in IP addressing.
    • use Windows applications and commands to investigate the IP configuration of your PC and your local network.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Communications and Connections
  • Recognise the basic purpose and functions of the transport layer.
  • Recognise the major functions of the TCP and UDP transport protocols.
  • Recognise how TCP establishes a connection and transfers data between two peer systems.
  • Use a packet sniffer software application to view the TCP initial three-way handshake.
  • Recognise how a host-to-host connection is made and maintained.
  • Recognise the basic characteristics of LANs and the functionality of Ethernet LANs.
  • Recognise how connections are made to an Ethernet LAN.
  • Use PC tools to gather network-related information.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Switched LANs
  • Recognise segment length and collision issues on an Ethernet LAN and how to resolve them.
  • Recognise the main causes of network congestion and switched LAN technology solutions.
  • Recognise the operation of switched LANs and host-to-host packet delivery.
  • Recognise the basic characteristics of Cisco IOS software and the CLI.
  • Recognise how the CLI can be used for online help functions, enhanced editing functions, and viewing device command history.
  • Recognise how an access layer Catalyst switch is started and how the CLI interacts with Catalyst switch IOS Software.
  • Connect to an access layer switch and complete the initial device configuration.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Switch Optimisation, Security, and Troubleshooting
  • Recognise how to enable physical, access, and port level security on a switch.
  • Recognise the ways in which switched Ethernet LANs can be optimized.
  • Increase the security of the initial switch configuration.
  • Recognise how to identify and resolve common switch network issues.
  • Identify and provide a resolution for common switch network issues that arise in a LAN.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Wireless LANs
  • Recognise the business case for WLAN services, and the differences between WLAN and LAN implementations.
  • Recognise the basic operation of radio transmission, regulatory bodies, standards and certification, and unlicensed radio bands.
  • Recognise WLAN security issues and the features available to increase WLAN security.
  • Recognise the IEEE 802.11 topologies, WLAN services, and factors that affect WLAN design.
  • Recognise a basic wireless implementation, common wireless issues, and troubleshooting methods.
  • Recognise key areas of the WLAN environment.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Routing and Addressing in the LAN
  • Recognise the operation of Cisco routers in connecting multiple networks.
  • Recognise the process to convert decimal numbers to binary numbers and binary numbers to decimal numbers.
  • Recognise how subnets are constructed, and how to calculate subnet masks and addresses.
  • Perform subnet and IP addressing activities.
  • Recognise how to start a Cisco IOS router, initially configure it, and monitor it.
  • Recognise how to implement a basic configuration for a Cisco router for an Internetwork.
  • Perform the initial minimal configuration and validate the router configuration.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Packet Delivery, Security, and Remote Access on the Router
  • Recognise how an IP packet is delivered over a routed network.
  • Recognise the threats to network installations and how to implement a basic security configuration for a Cisco router.
  • Increase the security of the router following its initial configuration.
  • Recognise the features of Cisco SDM and configure a router to support it.
  • Recognise what DHCP is and how a Cisco router can function as a DHCP server, and how to enable and monitor it.
  • Recognise the methods you can use to access remote devices.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Packet Delivery, Security, and Remote Access on the Router
  • Recognise how an IP packet is delivered over a routed network.
  • Recognise the threats to network installations and how to implement a basic security configuration for a Cisco router.
  • Increase the security of the router following its initial configuration.
  • Recognise the features of Cisco SDM and configure a router to support it.
  • Recognise what DHCP is and how a Cisco router can function as a DHCP server, and how to enable and monitor it.
  • Recognise the methods you can use to access remote devices.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: WAN Encapsulation and Dynamic Routing using RIP
  • Recognise the characteristics and functionality of WAN communication links.
  • Recognise the characteristics of HDLC and PPP and how to configure them, and the characteristics of Frame Relay and ATM.
  • Recognise the basic features and operation of dynamic routing and RIP, and how to enable RIP on an IP network.
  • Enable the use of the dynamic routing protocol, RIP and remove an unnecessary static route.
  • Cisco ICND1 1.0: Network Environment Management
  • Recognise how to gather information about the Cisco devices in a network and create a map of the network environment.
  • Use CDP to obtain information about directly attached Cisco devices and disable CDP from running on selected interfaces.
  • Recognise the main internal router components, and the router startup and configuration process.
  • Recognise the procedures and commands required to manage Cisco IOS images, configuration files, and devices on the network.
  • Manage router startup options and Cisco devices.
  • ICND2 1.0: Small and Medium Network Implementations
  • Recognise the Cisco IOS CLI structure, functions, and commands used to create a basic router and switch configuration.
  • provide a switch and router with a basic configuration for IP connectivity.
  • Recognise the fundamentals of VLAN design and operation.
  • Recognise the function of trunking in a VLAN and the operation of VTP.
  • Recognise how to configure VLANs and trunks.
  • ICND2 1.0 Improving Switched Network and VLAN Performance
  • Recognise how a redundant switched topology is built and the issues involved.
  • Recognise how STP provides loop resolution in a switched network.
  • Recognise how PVST+ and RSTP operate, how to configure RSTP, and how routing works between VLANs.
  • Recognise and resolve issues with STP.
  • Recognise switch security issues and how to secure switch devices, protocols, and ports.
  • Recognise how to troubleshoot switches, port connectivity, VLANs, and trunking.
  • Recognise how to troubleshoot VTP and STP.
  • Configure a switch to meet specific VLAN requirements.
  • ICND2 1.0: Routing Fundamentals, Subnetting, and VLSMs
  • Recognise how dynamic routing operates on an IP network.
  • Recognise how distance vector routing protocols operate.
  • Recognise how link-state routing protocols operate, and their benefits and limitations.
  • Recognise the function of subnetting, and the capabilities and implementation of VLSM.
  • Subnet a network with a private network address.
  • ICND2 1.0: Single-Area OSPF Implementation
  • Recognise how the OSPF protocol operates.
  • Recognise how to configure and verify OSPF.
  • Configure and verify OSPF.
  • Recognise how to troubleshoot OSPF configurations.
  • ICND2 1.0: EIGRP Implementation
  • Recognise how EIGRP operates and how to configure it.
  • Recognise how to configure load balancing and route authentication with EIGRP.
  • Configure and verify EIGRP routing on the router.
  • Recognise how to troubleshoot EIGRP.
  • ICND2 1.0: Transitioning to IPv6
  • Recognise the function and address types of IPv6.
  • Recognise how to assign IPv6 addresses to network devices.
  • Recognise the techniques for transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6 and how to configure IPv6 on a router.
  • configure IPv6 addresses on a router.
  • ICND2 1.0: Access Control Lists
  • Recognise what ACLs are and how they operate on inbound and outbound router interfaces.
  • Recognise the types of ACLs, their functionalities, and their benefits.
  • Recognise what ACL wildcard masking is and how it works.
  • use wildcard masking for IP subnets.
  • Recognise how to configure numbered ACLs.
  • Recognise how to configure named ACLs.
  • Configure an IP extended ACL to block Telnet traffic, apply it to an interface, and verify its operation.
  • ICND2 1.0: Address Space Management
  • Recognise the basic characteristics and operation of NAT and PAT.
  • Recognise how to configure NAT and PAT on a network.
  • Configure inside and outside NAT interfaces and an IP ACL to permit hosts to use PAT, and then verify NAT configuration.
  • Recognise how to verify and resolve issues related to NAT and PAT operation.
  • Identify and resolve NAT translation issues.
  • ICND2 1.0: VPN and Point-to-Point WAN Connections
  • Recognise the basic function of a VPN, its benefits, and its types.
  • Recognise the components of a VPN and how it is secured.
  • Recognise how PPP operates as a WAN encapsulation protocol and how to configure it for transporting IP data over point-to-point connections.
  • Enable PPP encapsulation with CHAP authentication on an interface.
  • ICND2 1.0: Extending the LAN to a WAN
  • Recognise what Frame Relay is and how it works.
  • Recognise how to configure basic Frame Relay.
  • Configure Frame Relay connections.
  • Verify the operation of a Frame Relay WAN.
  • Verify Frame Relay connections.
  • Recognise how to troubleshoot Frame Relay connectivity issues.

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Additional Information for Stage 5:

• Cisco Exam 640-863 Cisco Certified Design Associate CCDA
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Network Design Methodology
    • Recognise the Cisco Systems vision for the SONA framework.
    • Recognise the PPDIOO approach for the network life cycle, its benefits, and its basic network design methodology.
    • Recognise the process for gathering customer requirements for the enterprise network.
    • Recognise the process for gathering customer requirements for an enterprise network and for designing a network that meets the customers needs.
    • Identify the steps and features in characterising an existing network infrastructure.
    • Recognise how to perform an analysis of existing network and application traffic.
    • Recognise the top-down methodology for network design.
    • Create high-level design documents for updating an enterprise network in a given scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Structuring and Modularising the Network
  • Recognise the purpose and functionality of the hierarchical network model.
  • Identify the modules of the Cisco Enterprise Architecture and their function.
  • Recognise the modules of the Cisco Enterprise Architecture and their function.
  • Recognise the role of infrastructure services in enterprise network design, and security and high-availability service considerations.
  • Recognise voice infrastructure, wireless infrastructure, and application networking service considerations within the enterprise network design.
  • Recognise the elements and characteristics of NMSs and the SNMP, MIB, and RMON network management tools.
  • Recognise the function and characteristics of Netflow, Cisco Discovery Protocol, and syslog accounting network management tools.
  • Apply the Cisco Enterprise Architecture to network requirements in a given scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Multilayer Campus Design
  • Recognise how network application requirements and the enterprise campus environment influence network design.
  • Recognise how network design considerations influence your choice of transmission media and infrastructure devices.
  • Identify the general technologies, topologies, and network configuration parameters that affect campus design, given a scenario.
  • Recognise basic design considerations for the building access and building distribution layers in the campus network.
  • Recognise basic design considerations for the campus core and server farm in the campus network.
  • Recognise enterprise data center design fundamentals.
  • Create a high-level design for the Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture and Cisco Data Center Architecture, given a scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Designing Enterprise WANs
  • Recognise the features and transport technologies of WANs.
  • Recognise the requirements and considerations that influence WAN design.
  • Recognise how to design remote-access and VPN WANs, and how to design a WAN backup strategy.
  • Recognise how to select enterprise WAN architecture and WAN components.
  • Recognise how to design enterprise networks for office branches and teleworkers.
  • Create a high-level design for the WAN portions of an enterprise network, given a scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: IP Address and Routing Protocol Design
  • Recognise IPv4 addressing considerations and hierarchical IP addressing plans in the enterprise network.
  • Recognise recommended best practices for IP addressing in the enterprise network.
  • Recognise IPv6 addressing benefits, types, routing protocols, and protocol considerations.
  • Design an IP addressing scheme in a given scenario.
  • Recognise the fundamentals of routing protocols.
  • Identify the characteristics of EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP that can influence enterprise routing protocol selection.
  • Recognise how to design a routing protocol deployment.
  • Create an IP addressing and routing protocol design in a given scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Network Security Solutions
  • Recognise the basic background of network security.
  • Recognise what network security policies and processes are and how they are used in network design.
  • Recognise the concept and phases of the Cisco Self-Defending Network.
  • Recognise the technologies and deployment locations of the trust, identity management, and threat defense elements of the Cisco Self-Defending Network.
  • Recognise how to incorporate physical security, infrastructure protection, and threat detection and mitigation technologies into an overall security policy.
  • Recognise secure connectivity and security management concepts and technologies.
  • Recognise how to choose the appropriate security solutions and devices for each location in the enterprise network.
  • Create a high-level security design for an enterprise network in a given scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Voice Networking
  • Recognise the traditional telephony infrastructure and its major components.
  • Recognise the functionality of analog and digital telephony signaling and PSTN numbering plans.
  • Recognise the drivers for integrating voice and data networks, and the features of the H.323 standard.
  • Recognise the models, components, and protocols of IP telephony in an enterprise environment.
  • Recognise the methods for minimising network delay, jitter, and packet loss, and for preventing echo.
  • Recognise coding and compression mechanisms used in packet telephony networks, and bandwidth availability issues.
  • Recognise QoS mechanisms to implement for effective voice traffic.
  • Recognise concepts in voice traffic engineering.
  • Create a high-level voice support design for an enterprise network in a given scenario.
  • Cisco DESGN 2.0: Wireless Networking
    • Recognise the elements and operation of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture and LWAPP.
  • Recognise the connectivity between wireless devices, access points, and WLCs.
  • Recognise the components and function of WLCs and access point scaling.
  • Recognise how a lightweight access point connects to a WLC and its major operations.
  • Recognise the basic operational theory and practices for mobility support in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network.
  • Recognise controller redundancy design considerations and radio resource management functions.
  • Recognise why and how an RF site survey is used in wireless network design.
  • Recognise how guest services are supported in wireless networks and the design considerations for outdoor wireless networks.
  • Recognise the design considerations for campus and branch wireless networks, and the Cisco support resources for network design.
  • Create a high-level unified wireless design in a given scenario.

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