NWIT 253 - Cisco Networking 3

(G only) CE

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. Formerly NW 253.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, 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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