Course Outline
Examining Cisco Enterprise Network Architecture
- Cisco Enterprise Architecture Model
- Campus LAN Design Fundamentals
- Traditional Multilayer Campus Layer Design
- Campus Distribution Layer Design
Understanding Cisco Switching Paths
- Layer 2 Switch Operation
- Control and Data Plane
- Cisco Switching Mechanisms
Implementing Campus LAN Connectivity
- Revisiting VLANs
- Trunking with 802.1Q
- Inter-VLAN Routing
Building Redundant Switched Topology
- Spanning-Tree Protocol Overview
- Spanning-Tree Protocol Operation
- Spanning-Tree Protocols Types and Features
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- PortFast and BPDU
Understanding EIGRP
- EIGRP Features
- EIGRP Reliable Transport
- Establishing EIGRP Neighbour Adjacency
- EIGRP Metrics
- EIGRP Path Selection
- Explore EIGRP Path Selection
- Explore EIGRP Load Balancing and Sharing
- EIGRP for IPv6
- Compare EIGRP and OSPF Routing Protocols
Implementing OSPF
- Describe OSPF
- The OSPF Process
- OSPF Neighbour Adjacencies
- Building a Link-State Database
- OSPF LSA Types
- Compare Single-Area and Multi-Area OSPF
- OSPF Area Structure
- OSPF Network Types
Optimizing OSPF
- OSPF Cost
- OSPF Route Summarization Benefits
- OSPF Route Filtering Tools
- Compare OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
Exploring EBGP
- Interdomain Routing with BGP
- BGP Operations
- Types of BGP Neighbour Relationships
- BGP Path Selection
- BGP Path Attributes
Implementing Network Redundancy
- Need for Default Gateway Redundancy
- Define FHRP
- HSRP Advanced Features
- Cisco Switch High Availability Features
Implementing NAT
- Define Network Address Translation
- NAT Address Types
- Explore NAT Implementations
- NAT Virtual Interface
Introducing Virtualisation Protocols and Techniques
- Server Virtualisation
- Need for Network Virtualisation
- Path Isolation Overview
- Introducing VRF
- Introducing Generic Routing Encapsulation
Understanding Virtual Private Networks and Interfaces
- Site-to-Site VPN Technologies
- IPSec VPN Overview
- IPSec: Internet Key Exchange
- IPsec Modes
- IPsec VPN Types
- Cisco IOS VTI
Understanding Wireless Principles
- Explain RF Principles
- Describe Watts and Decibels
- Describe Antenna Characteristics
- Describe IEEE Wireless Standards
- Identify Wireless Component Roles
Examining Wireless Deployment Options
- Wireless Deployment Overview
- Describe Autonomous AP Deployment
- Describe Centralized Cisco WLC Deployment
- Describe FlexConnect Deployment
- Cloud Deployment and Its Effect on Enterprise Networks
- Describe the Cloud-Managed Meraki Solution
- Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Controller Deployment Options
- Describe Cisco Mobility Express
Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services
- Wireless Roaming Overview
- Mobility Groups and Domains
- Wireless Roaming Types
- Describe Location Services
Examining Wireless AP Operation
- Universal AP Priming
- Explore the Controller Discovery Process
- Describe AP Failover
- Explain High Availability
- Explore AP Modes
Understanding Wireless Client Authentication
- Authentication Methods
- Pre-Shared Key (PSK) Authentication
- 802.1X User Authentication Overview
- PKI and 802.1X Certificate Based Authentication
- Introduction to Extensible Authentication Protocol
- EAP-Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS)
- Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol
- EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling
- Guest Access with Web Auth
Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity
- Wireless Troubleshooting Tools Overview
- Spectrum Analysis
- Wi-Fi Scanning
- Packet Analysis
- Cisco AireOS GUI and CLI Tools
- Cisco Wireless Config Analyzer Express
- Common Wireless Client Connectivity Issues Overview
- Client to AP Connectivity
- WLAN Configuration
- Infrastructure Configuration
Implementing Network Services
- Understanding Network Time Protocol
- Logging Services
- Simple Network Management Protocol
- Introducing NetFlow
- Flexible NetFlow
- Understanding Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager
Using Network Analysis Tools
- Troubleshooting Concepts
- Network Troubleshooting Procedures: Overview
- Network Troubleshooting Procedures: Case Study
- Basic Hardware Diagnostics
- Filtered Show Commands
- Cisco IOS IP SLAs
- Switched Port Analyzer(SPAN) Overview
- Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
- Encapsulated Remote Switched Port Analyzer(ERSAPN)
- Cisco Packet Capture Tools Overview
Implementing Infrastructure Security
- ACL Overview
- ACL Wildcard Masking
- Types of ACLs
- Configure Numbered Access Lists
- Use ACLs to Filter Network Traffic
- Apply ACLs to Interfaces
- Configured Named Access Lists
- Control Plane Overview
- Control Plane Policing
Implementing Secure Access Control
- Securing Device Access
- AAA Framework Overview
- Benefits of AAA Usage
- Authentication Options
- RADIUS and TACACS+
- Enabling AAA and Configuring a Local User for Fallback
- Configuring RADIUS for Console and VTY Access
- Configuring TACACS+ for Console and VTY Access
- Configure Authorization and Accounting
Understanding the Basics of Python Programming
- Describe Python Concepts
- String Data Types
- Numbers Data Types
- Boolean Data Types
- Script Writing and Execution
- Analyzing the Code
Introducing Network Programmability Protocols
- Configuration Management
- Evolution of Device Management and Programmability
- Data Encoding Formats
- Understanding JSON
- Model Driven Programmability Stack
- Introduction to YANG
- Types of YANG Models
- Understanding NETCONF
- Explain NETCONF and YANG
- Understanding REST
- Understanding RESTCONF Protocol
Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation (Self-Study)
- Need for EtherChannel
- EtherChannel Mode Interactions
- Layer 2 EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
- EtherChannel Load-Balancing Options
- Troubleshoot EtherChannel Issues
Introducing Multicast Protocols (Self-study)
- Multicast Overview
- Internet Group Management Protocol
- Multicast Distribution Trees
- IP Multicasting Routing
- Rendezvous Point
Introducing QoS (Self-study)
- Understand the Impact of User Applications on the Network
- Need for Quality of Service (QoS)
- Describe QoS Mechanisms
- Define and Interpret a QoS Policy
Understanding Enterprise Network Security Architecture (Self-study)
- Explore Threatscape
- Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems
- Virtual Private Networks
- Content Security
- Logging
- Endpoint Security
- Personal Firewalls
- Antivirus and Antispyware
- Centralized Endpoint Policy Enforcement
- Cisco AMP for Endpoints
- Firewall Concepts
- TrustSec
- MACsec
- Identity Management
- 802.1X for Wired and Wireless Endpoint Authentication
- MAC Authentication Bypass
- Web Authentication
Exploring Automation and Assurance Using Cisco DNA Centre (Self-study)
- Need for Digital Transformation
- Cisco Digital Network Architecture
- Cisco Intent-Based Networking
- Cisco DNA Centre Automation Overview
- Cisco DNA Centre Platform Overview
- Cisco DNA Centre Design
- Cisco DNA Centre Inventory Overview
- Cisco DNA Centre Configuration and Management Overview
- Onboarding of Network Devices Using Cisco DNA Centre
- Cisco DNA Centre Software Image Management Overview
- Cisco DNA Assurance Key Features and Use Cases
- Cisco DNA Centre Assurance Implementation Workflow
Examining the Cisco SD-Access Solution (Self-study)
- Need for Cisco SD-Access
- Cisco SD Access Overview
- Cisco SD-Access Fabric Components
- Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on LISP
- Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on VXLAN
- Cisco SD-Access Fabric Control Plane Based on Cisco TrustSec
- Role of Cisco ISE and Cisco DNA Centre in SD-Access
- Cisco SD-Access Wireless Integration
- Traditional Campus Interoperating with Cisco SD-Access
Understanding the Working Principles of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution (Self-study)
- Need for Software Defined Networking for WAN
- Cisco SD-WAN Components and Functions
- Cisco SD-WAN Orchestration Plane
- Cisco SD-WAN Management Plane- vManage
- Cisco SD-WAN Control Plane - vSmart
- Cisco SD-WAN Data Plane - WAN Edge
- Cisco SD-WAN Programmatic APIs
- Cisco SD-WAN Automation and Analytics
- Cisco SD-WAN Terminology
- Cisco IOS XE and IOS XE SD-WAN Software
- Flexible Controller Deployment Options
- Cisco SD-WAN Security
Introducing APIs in Cisco DNA Centre and vManage (Self-study)
- Application Programming Interfaces
- REST API Response Codes and Results
- REST API Security
- Cisco DNA Centre APIs
- Cisco SD-WAN REST API Overview
Labs
- Lab 1: Investigate the CAM
- Lab 2: Analyse Cisco Express Forwarding
- Lab 3: Troubleshoot VLAN and Trunk Issues
- Lab 4: Tune STP and Configure RSTP
- Lab 5: Configure Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol ( Self-Study)
- Lab 6: Implementing Multiarea OSPF
- Lab 7: Implement OSPF Tuning
- Lab 8: Apply OSPF Optimization
- Lab 9: Implement OSPFv3
- Lab 10: Configure and Verify Single-Homed EBGP
- Lab 11: Implement HSRP
- Lab 12: Configure VRRP (Self-Study)
- Lab 13: Implement NAT
- Lab 14: Configure and Verify VRF
- Lab 15: Configure and Verify a GRE Tunnel
- Lab 16: Configure Static VTI Point-to-Point Tunnels
- Lab 17: Configure Wireless Client Authentication in a Centralized Deployment (No Extended Access)
- Lab 18: Troubleshoot Wireless Client Connectivity Issues (No Extended Access)
- Lab 19: Configure Syslog (Self-Study)
- Lab 20: Configure and Verify Flexible NetFlow
- Lab 21: Configuring Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
- Lab 22: Troubleshoot Connectivity and Analyse Traffic with Ping, Traceroute and Debug
- Lab 23: Configure and Verify Cisco IP SLA's
- Lab 24: Configure Standard and Extended ACLs
- Lab 25: Configure Control Plane Policing
- Lab 26: Implement Local and Server-Based AAA (No Extended Access)
- Lab 27: Write and Troubleshoot Python Scripts (No Extended Access)
- Lab 28: Explore JSON Objects and Scripts in Python (No Extended Access)
- Lab 29: Use NETCONF via SSH (No Extended Access)
- Lab 30: Use RESTCONF with Cisco IOS XE Software (No Extended Access)
- Lab 31: Troubleshoot EtherChannel (Self-Study)
Requirements
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
- Implementation of Enterprise LAN networks
- Basic understanding of Enterprise routing and wireless connectivity
- Basic understanding of Python scripting
Recommended prerequisites:
- CCNA - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
- PRNE - Programming for Network Engineers
Testimonials (2)
Experience of the trainor and interaction
Michael Angelo - Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company
Course - Cisco CCNA Syllabus in 5 Days
good knowledge of technical issues, very detailed explanation of topics