Description

4 credit/unit hours – Four hours of lecture weekly; one term

This course describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. Topics include Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies and Quality of Service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitization of networks. The course is designed to help students prepare for professional careers in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. It also helps prepare individuals seeking to pass the Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation exam (200-301).

Updated: November 6, 2022

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Configure single-area Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 in both point-to-point and multi-access networks;
  • Explain how to mitigate threats and enhance network security using access control lists and security best practices;
  • Implement standard IPv4 Access Control Lists (ACLs) to filter traffic and secure administrative access;
  • Configure Network Address Translation (NAT) services on the edge router to provide IPv4 address scalability;
  • Explain techniques to provide address scalability and secure remote access for WANs;
  • Explain how to optimize, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable network architectures;
  • Explain how networking devices implement Quality of Service (QoS);
  • Implement protocols to manage the network;
  • Explain how technologies such as virtualization, software defined networking, and automation affect evolving networks; and
  • Utilize network diagrams

Main Topics

1.0 Single-Area OSPFv2 Concepts:

  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Features and Characteristics:
  • OSPF Packets
  • OSPF Operation

2.0 Single-Area OSPFv2 Configuration:

  • OSPF Router ID
  • Point-to-Point OSPF Networks
  • Multiaccess OSPF Networks
  • Modify Single-Area OSPFv2
  • Default Route Propagation
  • Verify Single-Area OSPFv2

3.0 Network Security Concepts:

  • Current State of Cybersecurity
  • Threat Actors
  • Threat Actor Tools
  • Malware
  • Common Network Attacks
  • Internet Protocol (IP) Vulnerabilities and Threats
  • Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Vulnerabilities
  • IP Services
  • Network Security Best Practices
  • Cryptography

4.0 Access Control List (ACL) Concepts:

  • Purpose of ACLs
  • Wildcard Masks in ACLs
  • Guidelines for ACL Creation
  • Types of IPv4 ACLs

5.0 ACLs for IPv4 Configuration:

  • Configure Standard IPv4 ACLs
  • Modify IPv4 ACLs
  • Secure Virtual Teletype (VTY) Ports with a Standard IPv4 ACL
  • Configure Extended IPv4 ACLs

6.0 Network Address Translation (NAT) for IPv4:

  • NAT Characteristics
  • Types of NAT
  • NAT Advantages
  • Configure Static NAT
  • Configure Dynamic NAT
  • Configure Port Address Translation (PAT)
  • NAT64

7.0 Wide Area Network (WAN Concepts):

  • Purpose of WANs
  • WAN Operations
  • Traditional WAN Connectivity
  • Modern WAN Connectivity
  • Internet-based Connectivity

8.0 Virtual Private Network (VPN and IPSec Concepts:

  • VPN Technology
  • Types of VPNs
  • IPSec

9.0 Quality of Service (QoS) Concepts:

  • Network Transmission Quality
  • Traffic Characteristics
  • Queuing Algorithms
  • QoS Models

10.0 Network Management:

  • Device Discovery with Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
  • Device Discovery with Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • Syslog
  • Router and Switch File Maintenance
  • Internetwork Operating System (IOS) Image Management

11.0 Network Design:

  • Hierarchical Networks
  • Scalable Networks
  • Switch Hardware
  • Router Hardware

12.0 Network Troubleshooting:

  • Network Documentation
  • Troubleshooting Process
  • Troubleshooting Tools
  • Symptoms and Causes of Network Problems
  • Troubleshooting IP Connectivity

13.0 Network Virtualization:

  • Cloud Computing
  • Virtualization
  • Virtual Network Infrastructure
  • Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Controllers

14.0 Network Automation:

  • Automation Overview
  • Data Formats
  • Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
  • Representational State Transfer (REST)
  • Configuration Management
  • Intent-based Networking (IBN) and Cisco DNA Center