CCNA EXPLORATION 4.0 - COURSE OUTLINE - ROUTING PROTOCOLS AND CONCEPTS

Course Outline

Routing Protocols and Concepts

This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routing protocols. Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot the primary routing protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF. By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize and correct common routing issues and problems.

Each chapter walks the student through a basic procedural lab, and then presents basic configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting labs. Packet Tracer (PT) activities reinforce new concepts, and allow students to model and analyze routing processes that may be difficult to visualize or understand.

Prerequisites: Network Fundamentals

1. Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding

1.0 Chapter Introduction
1.1 Inside the Router
1.2 CLI Configuration and Addressing
1.3 Building the Routing Table
1.4 Path Determination and Switching Functions
1.5 Router Configuration Labs
1.6 Summary
1.7 Chapter Quiz

2. Static Routing

2.0 Chapter Introduction
2.1 Routers in Networks
2.2 Router Configuration Review
2.3 Exploring Directly Connected Networks
2.4 Static Routes with “Next Hop� Addresses
2.5 Static Routes with Exit Interfaces
2.6 Summary and Default Static Routes
2.7 Managing and Troubleshooting Static Routes
2.8 Static Route Configuration Labs
2.9 Chapter Summary
2.10 Chapter Quiz

3. Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols

3.0 Chapter Introduction
3.1 Introduction and Advantages
3.2 Classifying Dynamic Routing Protocols
3.3 Metrics
3.4 Administrative Distances
3.5 Routing Protocol and Subnetting Activities
3.6 Summary
3.7 Chapter Quiz

4. Distance Vector Routing Protocols

4.0 Chapter Introduction
4.1 Introduction to Distance Vector Routing Protocols
4.2 Network Discovery
4.3 Routing Table Maintenance
4.4 Routing Loops
4.5 Distance Vector Routing Protocols Today
4.6 Summary
4.7 Quiz

5. RIP version 1

5.0 Chapter Introduction
5.1 RIPv1: Distance Vector, Classful Routing Protocol
5.2 Basic RIPv1 Configuration
5.3 Verification and Troubleshooting
5.4 Automatic Summarization
5.5 Default Route and RIPv1
5.6 Summary
5.7 Quiz

6. VLSM and CIDR

6.0 Chapter Introduction
6.1 Classful and Classless Addressing
6.2 VLSM
6.3 CIDR
6.4 VLSM and Route Summarization Activity
6.5 Summary
6.6 Chapter Quiz

7. RIPv2

7.0 Chapter Introduction
7.1 RIPv1 Limitations
7.2 Configuring RIPv2
7.3 VLSM and CIDR
7.4 Verifying and Troubleshooting RIPv2
7.5 RIPv2 Configuration Labs
7.6 Chapter Summary
7.7 Chapter Quiz

8. The Routing Table: A Closer Look

8.0 Chapter Introduction
8.1 The Routing Table Structure
8.2 Routing Table Lookup Process
8.3 Routing Behavior
8.4 Routing Table Labs
8.5 Chapter Summary
8.6 Chapter Quiz

9. EIGRP

9.0 Chapter Introduction
9.1 Introduction to EIGRP
9.2 Basic EIGRP Configuration
9.3 EIGRP Metric Calculation
9.4 DUAL
9.5 More EIGRP Configuration
9.6 EIGRP Configuration Labs
9.7 Chapter Summary
9.8 Chapter Quiz

10. Link-State Routing Protocols

10.0 Chapter Introduction
10.1 Link-State Routing Protocols
10.2 Implementing Link-State Routing Protocols
10.3 Chapter Summary
10.4 Chapter Quiz

11. OSPF

11.0 Chapter Introduction
11.1 Introduction to OSPF
11.2 Basic OSPF Configuration
11.3 The OSPF Metric
11.4 OSPF and Multiaccess Networks
11.5 More OSPF Configuration
11.6 OSPF Configuration Labs
11.7 Chapter Summary
11.8 Chapter Quiz

 

LAN Switching and Wireless*

This course helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how switches operate and are implemented in the LAN environment for small and large networks. Beginning with a foundational overview of Ethernet, this course provides detailed explanations of LAN switch operation, VLAN implementation, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Inter-VLAN routing, and wireless network operations. Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, RSTP, VTP, and wireless networks. Campus network design and Layer 3 switching concepts are introduced.

 

Prerequisites: Network Fundamentals

Preliminary chapter outline:

1. Ethernet Revisited
2. Switching Concepts – Cisco IOSR Software and Cisco Discovery Protocol
3. Inside the Switch
4. Campus Network Design
5. Basic Switch Configuration
6. VLANs and IP Telephony Basics
7. Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
8. Trunking and VLAN Trunking Protocol
9. Inter-VLAN Routing
10. Wireless Networks and Mobility
11. Campus LANs

 

Accessing the WAN*

This course explains the principles of traffic control and access control lists (ACLs) and provides an overview of the services and protocols at the data link layer for wide-area access. Students learn about user access technologies and devices and discover how to implement and configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), DSL, and Frame Relay. WAN security concepts, tunneling, and VPN basics are introduced. The course concludes with a discussion of the special network services required by converged applications and an introduction to quality of service (QoS).

 

Prerequisites: Routing Protocols and Concepts

Preliminary chapter outline:

1. Managing Traffic: Access Control Lists
2. Addressing Hosts: Network Address Translation, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and IPv6 Basics
3. Security
4. Introduction to WAN Technologies
5. WAN Devices and Connections: CSU, Cable Modem, and DSL Modem
6. Connecting to the WAN: Leased Lines, Cable, and DSL
7. Point-to-Point Protocol and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
8. Frame Relay
9. QoS Considerations
10. Tunneling Concepts and VPN Basics
11. Capstone: Converged Networks

*) The course objectives and outline of the final two CCNA Exploration courses, LAN Switching and Wireless and Accessing the WAN, are subject to change since the courses are still under development.