Scaling Networks (5cr)
Course unit code: 5051217
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
Objective
Students who complete the course will be able to perform the following functions:
- secure switched network access and trunk connections
- configure and troubleshoot basic operations of routers in a complex routed network for IPv4 and IPv6
- configure, secure and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operations for IPv4 and IPv6
- understand and describe the operations and benefits of the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- configure and troubleshoot STP operations
- understand and describe the operations and benefits of link aggregation and Cisco VLAN Trunk Protocol (VTP)
- configure and troubleshoot VTP, STP, and RSTP
- design and implement Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol (single-area OSPF and multi-area OSPF) and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
- configure and troubleshoot advanced operations of routers and implement RIP, OSPF, and EIGRP routing protocols for IPv4 and IPv6
Content
- link aggregation
- growing the network
- LAN redundancy
- wireless LANs
- adjust and troubleshoot Single-Area OSPF
- multiarea OSPF
- EIGRP
- adjust and troubleshoot EIGRP
- IOS file management
Qualifications
Internet Networks and Security or CCNA1
Routing and switching or CCNA2