Course Introduction
The Course Introduction provides learners with the course objectives and prerequisite learner skills andknowledge. The Course Introduction presents the course flow diagram and the icons that are used in thecourse illustrations and figures. This course component also describes the curriculum for this course,providing learners with the information that they need to make decisions regarding their specific learningpath.
- Overview
- Course Goal and Objectives
- Course Flow
- Your Training Curriculum
- Additional References
Module 1: Implementing Scalable Medium-Sized Networks
Objective: Operate a medium-sized LAN with multiple switches, supporting VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
Objective: Troubleshoot VLAN connectivity
This lesson includes these topics:
- VLAN Overview
- Objective: Describe data and voice VLANs
- Trunk Operation
- Objective: Describe how trunks work and also how to configure it.
- Dynamic Trunking Protocol
- VLAN Trunking Protocol
- Objective: Describe and Configure VTP
- Discovery 1: Troubleshoot VLANs and Trunks
- Objective: Describe steps to troubleshoot VLAN and trunking through lab.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot VLAN Issues
- Task 2: Troubleshoot Trunk Issues
- Challenge
- Challenge 1: Troubleshooting VLANs and Trunks
- Objective: Troubleshoot VLANs and trunk
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshooting VLANs and Trunks Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 2: Building Redundant Switched Topologies
Objective: Build redundant switched topologies
This lesson includes these topics:
- Physical Redundancy in a LAN
- Objective: Describe physical redundancy in LAN
- Issues in Redundant Topologies
- Objective: Describe problems that may arise in redundant switched topologies
- Loop Resolution with STP
- Objective: Describe how loop is resolved with Spanning Tree Protocol
- Spanning-Tree Operation
- Objective: Describe STP operation
- Spanning-Tree Operation Example
- Objective: Describe STP operation in the sample topology
- Types of Spanning-Tree Protocols
- Objective: Describe variants of STP
- Comparison of Spanning-Tree Protocols
- Objective: Describe differences between STPs
- Per VLAN Spanning Tree Plus
- Objective: Explain how PVST+ improves on the concept of STP
- PVST+ Extended Bridge ID
- Objective: Explain PVST+ extended bridge ID
- Discovery 2: Configure Root Bridge and Analyze STP Topology
- Objective: Describe how to use Cisco IOS commands to analyze the spanning-tree topology andverify the proper operation of STP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Modify the Bridge ID
- Task 2: Analyze STP Topology
- PortFast and BPDU Guard
- Objective: Demonstrate why PortFast and BPDU guard are important technologies
- Configuring PortFast and BPDU Guard
- Objective: Describe how to configure and verify PortFast and BPDU guard
- Discovery 3: Troubleshoot STP Issues
- Objective: Describe the consequences of STP failure and how to troubleshoot STP loops
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Spanning-Tree Failure Consequences
- Challenge
- Challenge 2: Building Redundant Switched Topologies
- Objective: Configure and troubleshoot on STP based on challenge introduction.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Building Redundant Switched Topologies Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 3: Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
Objective: Configure link aggregation using EtherChannel
This lesson includes these topics:
- EtherChannel Overview
- Objective: Describe the idea behind EtherChannel technology
- EtherChannel Protocols
- Objective: Identify the two EtherChannel protocols and their modes
- Discovery 4: Configure and Verify EtherChannel
- Objective: Configure and verify EtherChannel configuration
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify EtherChannel
- Challenge
- Challenge 3: Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel
- Objective: Configure and troubleshoot EtherChannel.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Improving Redundant Switched Topologies with EtherChannel Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 4: Understanding Layer 3 Redundancy
Objective: Describe the purpose of Layer 3 redundancy protocols
This lesson includes these topics:
- Need for Default Gateway Redundancy
- Objective: Describe routing issues in connection to redundancy
- Understanding FHRP
- Objective: Describe the router redundancy process and what happens when a failover occurs
- Understanding HSRP
- Discovery 5: Configure and Verify HSRP
- Objective: Configure and verify HSRP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify HSRP
- Discovery 6: Troubleshoot HSRP
- Objective: Troubleshoot HSRP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot HSRP
- Challenge
- Challenge 4: Implementing and Troubleshooting HSRP
- Objective: Configure and troubleshoot HSRP.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing and Troubleshooting HSRP Lab Procedure
- Command List
Module 2: Troubleshooting Basic Connectivity
Objective: Troubleshoot IP connectivity
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity
Objective: Troubleshoot end-to-end connectivity in an IPv4 network
This lesson includes these topics:
- Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Objective: Show various components of troubleshooting IP connectivity
- Discovery 7: Use Troubleshooting Tools
- Objective: Describe how troubleshooting tools can be used to verify connectivity issue
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Use Troubleshooting Tools
- Troubleshooting Physical Connectivity Issue
- Objective: Explain how to identify and fix physical connectivity issues
- Identification of Current and Desired Path
- Objective: Show how the current and desired path can be identified
- Using SPAN for Troubleshooting
- Objective: Describe the use of SPAN for troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Default Gateway Issues
- Objective: Describe how a misconfigured gateway affects connectivity
- Troubleshooting Name Resolution Issue
- Objective: Describe how misconfigured name resolution settings affect network connectivity
- Discovery 8: Configure and Verify IPv4 Extended Access Lists
- Objective: Configure and verify IPv4 extended access-lists
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify IPv4 Extended Access Lists
- Troubleshooting ACL Issues
- Objective: Describe how a misconfigured ACL affects network connectivity
- Discovery 9: Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Connectivity
- Objective: Troubleshoot IPv4 network connectivity issues
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Connectivity
- Challenge
- Challenge 5: Troubleshooting IPv4 Connectivity
- Objective: Perform IPv4 connectivity troubleshooting based on the challenge introduction.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshooting IPv4 Connectivity Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 2: Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity
Objective: Troubleshoot connectivity in an IPv6 network
This lesson includes these topics:
- IPv6 Unicast Addresses
- Objective: Describe IPv6 addressing
- Troubleshooting End-to-End IPv6 Connectivity
- Objective: Describe possible causes of failed IPv6 connectivity
- Verification of End-to-End IPv6 Connectivity
- Objective: Describe usage of IPv6 end-to-end connectivity verification tools
- Identification of Current and Desired IPv6 Path
- Objective: Describe how to identify IPv6 paths throughout the network
- Troubleshooting Default Gateway Issues in IPv6
- Objective: Describe how to verify that the IPv6 default gateway is set correctly
- Troubleshooting Name Resolution Issues in IPv6
- Objective: Describe how misconfigured DNS settings influence network behavior
- Discovery 10: Configure and Verify IPv6 Extended Access Lists
- Objective: Configure and verify IPv6 extended access-lists
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify IPv6 Extended Access Lists
- Troubleshooting ACL Issues in IPv6
- Objective: Describe how a misconfigured IPv6 ACL affects network connectivity
- Discovery 11: Troubleshoot IPv6 Network Connectivity
- Objective: Troubleshoot IPv6 network connectivity issues
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot IPv6 Network Connectivity
- Challenge
- Challenge 6: Troubleshooting IPv6 Connectivity
- Objective: Perform IPv6 connectivity troubleshooting based on challenge introduction.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshooting IPv6 Connectivity Lab Procedure
- Command List
Module 3: Implementing an EIGRP-Based Solution
Objective: Describe how to configure and troubleshoot EIGRP in an IPv4 environment, and configure EIGRP for IPv6
Lesson 1: Implementing EIGRP
Objective: Introduce dynamic routing protocols, EIGRP, and its basic configuration
This lesson includes these topics:
- Dynamic Routing Protocols
- Objective: Describe the idea behind dynamic routing protocols
- Administrative Distance
- Objective: Describe the purpose of administrative distance
- EIGRP Features
- Objective: Describe EIGRP features
- EIGRP Path Selection
- Objective: Explain how EIGRP chooses the best path
- EIGRP Metric
- Objective: Describe the EIGRP composite metric
- Discovery 12: Configure and Verify EIGRP
- Objective: Configure and verify EIGRP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify EIGRP
- EIGRP Load Balancing
- Objective: Explain load balancing with EIGRP
- Challenge
- Challenge 7: Implementing EIGRP
- Objective: Configure and verify EIGRP.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing EIGRP Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 2: Implementing EIGRP for IPv6
Objective: Describe the implementation of EIGRP for IPv6
This lesson includes these topics:
- EIGRP for IPv6
- Objective: Describe how EIGRP is used for IPv6
- Discovery 13: Configure and Verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Objective: Configure and verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify EIGRP for IPv6
- Challenge
Lesson 3: Troubleshooting EIGRP
Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot common EIGRP issues.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Troubleshooting EIGRP Issues
- Objective: Describe the basic components of troubleshooting a network that is running EIGRP
- Troubleshooting EIGRP Neighbor Issues
- Objective: Identify and resolve EIGRP neighbor relationship issues
- Troubleshooting EIGRP Routing Table Issues
- Objective: Identify and resolve EIGRP routing table issues
- Troubleshooting EIGRP for IPv6 Issues
- Objective: Describe the basic components of troubleshooting a network that is running EIGRP for IPv6
- Discovery 14: Troubleshoot EIGRP
- Objective: Troubleshoot common EIGRP issues through lab
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot EIGRP
- Challenge
- Challenge 8: Troubleshooting EIGRP
- Objective: Troubleshoot common EIGRP-related issues.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshooting EIGRP Lab Procedure
- Command List
Module 4: Summary Challenge
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a scalable medium sized network 1
Lesson 1: Implementing and Troubleshooting Scalable Medium-Sized Network
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a medium sized network.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Challenge
- Challenge 9: Summary Challenge Lab : 1
- Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a scalable medium sized network.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Summary Challenge Lab Procedure
Lesson 2: Implementing and Troubleshooting Scalable Medium-Sized Network 2
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a medium sized network.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Challenge
- Challenge 10: Summary Challenge Lab : 2
- Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a medium sized network.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Summary Challenge Lab Procedure
Module 5: Implement a Scalable OSPF-Based Solution
Objective: Configure and troubleshoot OSPF in an IPv4 environment and configure OSPF for IPv6
Lesson 1: Understanding OSPF
Objective: Describe the basic components and terms of OSPF
This lesson includes these topics:
- Link-State Routing Protocol Overview
- Objective: Explain the basic idea behind link-state protocols
- Link-State Routing Protocol Data Structures
- Objective: Describe the data structures that are used by link-state routing protocols
- Introducing OSPF
- Objective: Describe the features of OSPF
- Establishing OSPF Neighbor Adjacencies
- Objective: Describe how OSPF neighbor adjacencies are established
- OSPF Neighbor States
- Objective: Describe OSPF neighbor states
- SPF Algorithm
- Objective: Explain how OSPF decides what is the best path through the network
- Building a Link-State Database
- Objective: Describe how routers build and synchronize the link-state database
- OSPF Packet Types
- Objective: Describe and understand the OSPF packet Types.
- Discovery 15: Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
- Objective: Configure and verify OSPF configuration.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify Single-Area OSPF
- Challenge
Lesson 2: Implementing Multiarea OSPF IPv4
Objective: Describe how to implement a multiarea OSPF
This lesson includes these topics:
- OSPF Area Structure
- Objective: Describe the concept of areas in OSPF and why it is needed
- Single-Area vs. Multiarea OSPF
- Objective: Explain the difference between single-area and multiarea OSPF
- Discovery 16: Configure and Verify Multiarea OSPF
- Objective: Describe how to configure Multiarea OSPF
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify Multiarea OSPF
- Challenge
- Challenge 11: Implementing Multiarea OSPF
- Objective: Configure and verify OSPF.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implement Multiarea OSPF Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 3: Implementing OSPFv3 for IPv6
Objective: Describe how to implement OSPF in an IPv6 network
This lesson includes these topics:
- OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Objective: Introduce OSPFv3 and describe how it is different from OSPF for IPv4
- Discovery 17: Configure and Verify OSPFv3
- Objective: Describe how to configure OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify OSPFv3
- Challenge
- Challenge 12: Implementing OSPFv3 for IPv6
- Objective: Configure and verify OSPFv3.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing OSPFv3 for IPv6 Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Multiarea OSPF
Objective: Troubleshoot multiarea OSPF
This lesson includes these topics:
- Components of Troubleshooting OSPF
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot OSPF
- Troubleshooting OSPF Neighbor Issues
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot OSPF neighbor issues
- Troubleshooting OSPF Routing Table Issues
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot OSPF routing table issues
- Troubleshooting OSPF Path Selection
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot OSPF path selection issues
- Troubleshooting OSPFv3 Issues
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot OSPFv3
- Discovery 18: Troubleshoot Multiarea OSPF
- Objective: Describe how to troubleshoot Multiarea OSPF
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshoot Multiarea OSPF
- Challenge
- Challenge 13: Troubleshooting OSPF
- Objective: Troubleshoot common OSPF related issues.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Troubleshooting OSPF Lab Procedure
- Command List
Module 6: Wide-Area Networks
Objective: Define characteristics, functions, and components of a WAN
Lesson 1: Understanding WAN Technologies
Objective: Learn basic WAN concepts.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Introduction to WAN Technologies
- Objective: Explain WAN technologies
- WAN Topology Options
- Objective: Describe the WAN topology options
- WAN Connectivity Options
- Objective: Describe the major WAN communication link options
- Provider-Managed VPNs
- Objective: Explain provider-managed VPNs
- Enterprise-Managed VPNs
- Objective: Explain enterprise-managed VPNs
- WAN Devices
- Objective: Describe the WAN devices and their functions in a WAN environment
- Challenge
Lesson 2: Understanding Point-to-Point Protocols
Objective: Configure a serial connection using PPP.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Serial Point-to-Point Communication Links
- Objective: Explain the idea behind serial links
- Point-to-Point Protocol
- Objective: Describe Point-to-Point protocol
- Discovery 19: Configure Serial Interface and PPP
- Objective: Configure serial interfaces with PPP encapsulation and authentication
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure Serial Interface for PPP
- Task 2: Configure PAP Authentication for PPP
- Task 3: Configure CHAP Authentication for PPP
- Discovery 20: Configure and Verify MLP
- Objective: Configure and verify MLP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify MLP
- Discovery 21: Configure and Verify PPPoE Client
- Objective: Configure and verify PPPoE
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify PPPoE Client
- Challenge
- Challenge 14: Implementing WAN Using Point-to-Point Protocols
- Objective: Configure and troubleshoot Serial Links
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing WAN using Point-to-Point Protocols Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 3: Configuring GRE Tunnels
Objective: Configure GRE tunnels
This lesson includes these topics:
- GRE Tunnel Overview
- Objective: Describe GRE tunneling
- Discovery 22: Configure and Verify GRE Tunnel
- Objective: Configure and verify GRE tunnel
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify GRE Tunnel
- Challenge
- Challenge 15: Implementing GRE Tunnel
- Objective: Configure and verify GRE tunnel.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing GRE Tunnel Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 4: Configuring Single-Homed EBGP
Objective: Configure and verify single homed EBGP
This lesson includes these topics:
- Interdomain Routing
- Objective: Describe interdomain routing
- Introduction to EBGP
- Objective: Describe EBGP basics
- Discovery 23: Configure and Verify Single Homed EBGP
- Objective: Configure and verify eBGP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure and Verify Single Homed EBGP
- Challenge
- Challenge 16: Implementing Single-Homed EBGP
- Objective: Configure and verify Single homed eBGP.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing Single-Homed EBGP Lab Procedure
- Command List
Module 7: Network Device Management
Objective: Describe how device management can be implemented using the traditional and intelligent ways.
Lesson 1: Implementing Basic Network Device Management and Security
Objective: Describe how network devices can be managed and monitored
This lesson includes these topics:
- Mitigating Threats at Access Layer
- Objective: Describe common access layer threat mitigation techniques.
- External Authentication Options
- Objective: Describe TACACS+ and RADIUS options for external authentication
- Discovery 24: Configure External Authentication Using RADIUS and TACACS+
- Objective: Configure and verify device management using AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure RADIUS for Console and VTY Access
- Task 2: Configure TACACS+ for Console and VTY Access
- SNMP Overview
- Objective: Explain why SNMP is used and how it works and its versions
- Discovery 25: Configure SNMP
- Objective: Configure and verify SNMP
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Configure SNMP
- Challenge
- Challenge 17: Implementing Device Management and Security
- Objective: Implement network management using SNMP and AAA.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Implementing Device Management and Security Lab Procedure
- Command List
Lesson 2: Evolution of Intelligent Networks
Objective: Describe the smart network management solutions like APIC-EM and IWAN
This lesson includes these topics:
- Switch Stacking
- Objective: Describe switch stacking and chassis aggregation
- Cloud Computing and Its Effect on Enterprise Network
- Objective: Describe the effect of cloud computing on enterprise network
- Overview of Network Programmability in Enterprise Network
- Objective: Describe the basics of SDN and its role in enterprise network
- Application Programming Interfaces
- Objective: Describe northbound and southbound APIs
- Cisco APIC-EM
- Objective: Describe APIC-EM and its features
- Introducing Cisco Intelligent WAN
- Objective: Describe Cisco IWAN
- Challenge
Lesson 3: Introducing QoS
Objective: Describe basic QoS concepts.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Traffic Characteristics
- Objective: Identify different traffic types within an Enterprise network and how those relate to QoS
- Need for QoS
- Objective: Describe the need for QoS in an Enterprise network
- QoS Mechanisms Overview
- Objective: Identify basic groups of QoS mechanisms
- Trust Boundary
- Objective: Describe the significance of a QoS trust boundary
- QoS MechanismsClassification and Marking
- Objective: Describe the idea behind classification and marking
- Classification Tools
- Objective: Identify QoS classification tools
- QoS MechanismsPolicing, Shaping, and Re-Marking
- Objective: Describe the idea behind policing and shaping
- Tools for Managing Congestion
- Objective: Describe QoS scheduling and queuing mechanims
- Tools for Congestion Avoidance
- Objective: Describe the idea QoS congestion avoidance
- Challenge
Module 8: Summary Challenge
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a scalable multiarea network
Lesson 1: Implementing and Troubleshooting Scalable Multiarea Network 1
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a scalable multiarea network.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Challenge
- Challenge 18: Summary Challenge Lab : 3
- Objective: Implementing and troubleshooting a scalable multiarea network.
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Summary Challenge Lab Procedure
Lesson 2: Implementing and Troubleshooting Scalable Multiarea Network 2
Objective: Implement and troubleshoot a scalable multiarea network.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Challenge
- Challenge 19: Summary Challenge Lab : 4
- Objective: Based on last three modules this summary troubleshooting lab needs to be developed
- Topology
- Job Aid
- Task 1: Summary Challenge Lab Procedure