NWIT 253 - Cisco Networking 3

Credit for Prior Learning

An examination of initial switch configuration, Cisco ISO Software managements, and LAN design. Students configure Virtual LANs (VLANs), Virtual Trunking Protocol (VTP), Spanning Tree Protocol (VTP), Inter-VLAN Routing, and are introduced to basic Cisco wireless concepts and configuration. This course is the third in a series of four designed to help prepare students to take the CCNA certification exam. This course is equivalent to CyberWATCH course CW 250. PREREQUISITE(S): NWIT 252 or completion of Cisco Academy Semester 2 (Exploration 2), or consent of department. Three hours each week.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Describe classless interdomain routing (CIDR); calculate subnets with variable-length subnet masking (VLSM); describe route aggregation with VLSM and Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2); configure, verify and troubleshoot RIPv2.
Describe OSPF; describe the designated router election process; list OSPF network types; configure, verify, and troubleshoot OSPF in a single area.
Describe EIGRP features and fundamentals; describe DUAL; list EIGRP data structures; configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP.
Describe Ethernet/302.3 LANs; demonstrate an understanding of LAN switching concepts; understand and utilize LAN design concepts; describe basic Layer 2 bridging and switching processes.
Start a switch; identify the components of a switch; and describe and identify where access layer, distribution layer, and core layer switches are used.
Describe microsegmentation, how a switch learns addresses, and switch forwarding; describe switches and collision domains and switches and broadcast domains; configure LAN switches; verify LAN switch configuration; and manage LAN switches.
Describe the goals of redundant topologies, define Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), describe the stages of spanning-tree port states and election of designated ports, describe the stages of selecting a root bridge, describe Path cost, set STP timers, explain how STP helps convergence, and describe Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP).
Explain what VLANs are; cite reasons to create VLANs and describe the benefits of VLANs; name and describe the methods of VLAN implementation; create, verify, and delete VLAN configurations; and describe basic VLAN troubleshooting methods.
Describe trunking, the fundamentals of the VTP and VTP configuration, inter-VLAN routing, and configure basic inter-VLAN routing.
Be prepared for more specialized networking skills such as: WAN technologies.

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