Cisco CCNA Course Description

 

Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (ICND - CCNA) Employers worldwide search for Cisco certified network experts who can effectively utilize Cisco products.  Tiburon Technical's course for CCNA certification provides all the training needed to become one of these sought after IT professionals. Our public and private CCNA courses prepare the student to configure and troubleshoot data communications networks employing Cisco routers and switches.  The course covers networking fundamentals as well as switch and router design, configuration, and verification specifics. In addition to topic lectures, written exercises, and visual demonstrations of the technology, the course emphasizes hands-on learning via numerous labs designed to reinforce the concepts and commands required to set up and maintain a Cisco-driven network.  Extra time built into the course permits the inclusion of additional practical topics beyond those required for CCNA certification. Access to the Cisco lab equipment via the Internet (24 hours a day between classes) provides an opportunity for each student to gain additional hands-on experience with the equipment on their own schedule. Each student is assigned their own switch, router, and PC.  Preparation for Exam 640-801.

Course topics include everything needed to pass the new CCNA exam

The OSI's 7-layer Model Logical functionality at each layer Internetworking devices (hubs, repeaters, switches, bridges, and routers) at each layer Broadcast and collision domains Encapsulation and de-encapsulation of data Cisco's 3-Layer Model Access Distribution Core Utility Protocols Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Ping Traceroute Telnet Reverse Telnet   Router and Switch Hardware Architecture ROM RAM NVRAM Flash memory The TCP/IP Protocol Suite   IP addressing, subnetting, and subnet masks Private addressing Classless InterDomain Routing (CIDR) Fragmentation Time To Live (TTL) Connection-oriented Transport Control Protocol (TCP) Connectionless User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Reverse ARP (RARP) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Well-known and dynamic port numbers Ports and Sockets Local and directed broadcasts Connectionless transport Connection-oriented transport Synchronization, windowing, sequence numbers, acknowledgments Applications - HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP, DNS, TFTP, Telnet, and SNMP LAN Protocols   Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet CSMA/CD Token Ring FDDI Logical and physical topology - star, bus, ring, mesh, point-to-point WAN Topology Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) CSU/DSU Demarcation point Local loop Point of Presence Central Office (CO) Trunk lines WAN Connections  Dedicated leased lines (56K, T1, and T3) Circuit switched connections (modem and ISDN Basic Rate Interface) Packet switched networks (X.25, Frame Relay, and ATM) WAN Protocols HDLC Generic  Vendor specific implementations PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) Network Control Protocols (NCPs) Authentication - CHAP and PAP Compression, Multilink, Magic Number and Quality Testing ISDN Functions - TE1, TE2, TA, NT2, NT1 Reference points - R, S, T, and U Standards - I, E, and Q ISDN switch types SPID numbers Basic Rate Interface (BRI) and Primary Rate Interface (PRI) Frame Relay   DLCIs Virtual Circuits LMI Inverse Address Resolution Protocol Payload compression Local access loop Committed Information Rate (CIR) Discard Eligibility (DE) Flow control with FECN and BECN Point-to-point and multipoint Frame Relay subinterfaces Cabling, signaling, and connectors   UTP, STP, coax, fiber RJ-45, BNC, AUI, SC, and ST connectors RJ-45 straight-thru, crossover, and rollover cables DTE, DCE, modems, and CSU/DSU devices Cisco console connection  - configuration of the HyperTerminal program Dial on Demand Routing (DDR) Dialer lists Dialer map statements Optional parameters Switching Technology   VLANs and frame tagging Trunking and Cisco Inter Switch Link (ISL) Protocol VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) Intervlan routing Cut Through, Fragment Free, and Store-and-Forward switching Full duplex, half duplex, and autonegotiation Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) IOS, menu-driven, and browser-based configuration Port security Switch status LEDs Routing Technology   Static, dynamic, and default routes Autonomous systems Interior and exterior routing protocols Administrative distances and route metrics Distance-Vector routing protocols - RIP and IGRP Routing loops, count-to-infinity, split horizon, holdowns, route poisoning, poison reverse, triggered updates Link-State routing protocols Network Address Translation (NAT) Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) architecture and configuration syntax   Boot up processes Configuration sources Command modes Verification Interface and subinterface configuration Editing and online help features Password setting and recovery Saving and copying configurations IOS and memory upgrade procedures The Configuration Register Setup mode Logging into the router Hosts table configuration Access servers Back To Top