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CCNA™ Certification. Is it for you?

With the exponential growth in Internet traffic over the past decade, the convergence of broadband and multimedia based technologies together with the growth of satellite and wireless communications, the future and opportunities within the communications industry looks stronger than ever before.

Cisco® certification graduates are more likely to be offered jobs in the hub of today’s communications industry. It has also been proven that gaining CCNA® certification will give you a definite competitive edge over your fellow competitors. Also, not only will it enhance and accelerate your career prospects, but your respect as a competent networking professional within the industry as a whole. Typical positions for CCNA® qualified candidates include,

  • Help Desk Engineers
  • Field Technicians
  • Systems Engineer
  • Systems Integrator
  • Network or Systems Analysts
  • Network or Systems Administrators


Pre-requisites
Cisco CCNA® certification is aimed at enthusiastic, self-motivated individuals who a have a general overall understanding of networking and Cisco® products and who wish to gain internationally recognized networking certification status to support their standing in the networking industry.

Our CCNA® courses are aimed towards individuals who posses a minimum of twelve months networking experience with routing and switching products and have reasonable understanding of general operating system concepts.

Course objectives and outlines
The objectives of all of our certification programmes are to provide you, the individual with the tools and direction to achieve your certification goals in the a focused and defined manor. Our programmes are also backed with aggressive e-support and mentoring options which will allow your progress to be continually monitored, focusing on your strong and weak points, thus ensuring that you achieve all your certification goals in the minimum amount of time.


Our CCNA® program is broken down into the following structure.

Operating System fundamentals and the OSI Reference Model

  • Ethernet networks – An overview.
    • Understanding CSMA/CD.
    • IEEE Standards. An overview and explanation of frame types.
    • Breakdown of an IEEE 802.2 Ethernet packet.
    • Structure and explanation of MAC addresses.
  • The TCP/IP protocol stack – a breakdown and analysis.
  • The OSI Reference model.
    • An overview of the OSI reference model – a review and explanation of its seven layers.
    • The Data Link Layer - its role and interaction with other layers.
    • The Network Layer - its role and interaction with other layers.
    • Data encapsulation.
    • Protocol relationship and behavior within the OSI reference model.
    • Application behavior and interoperability between layers.
  • Understanding connection orientated and connectionless services.
  • Review and revision testing.

Cisco IOS® Basics

  • Understand the Cisco IOS® startup procedure.
  • Understand the Cisco IOS® file system and manage Cisco® router configuration files.
  • Navigate the Cisco IOS® interface.
  • Identify the main Cisco IOS® software commands for router startup.
  • Manage and control router passwords.
  • Understanding the levels of router access and its different modes of operation.
  • Understanding and using the Cisco IOS® help facility.
  • Cisco IOS® file system administration. File system restore, upgrading and backup using TFTP and Serial upload.
  • Troubleshooting topology changes.
  • Basic router configuration, enabling IP on assigned interfaces.
  • Review / revision testing and configuration examples.
  • Live hands on configuration of key topics detailed above.

LAN’s: Bridging and Switching

  • Understanding fast Ethernet – distance limitations, guidelines and its modes of operation.
  • Understanding full and half-duplex Ethernet operation
  • Identifying network congestion within fast Ethernet networks.
  • Cisco® switching family product overview and their applications.
  • Switching modes. Cut-through and store-and-forward.
  • The IEEE spanning tree algorithm – uses and benefits.
  • LAN segmentation.
  • Virtual LAN’s (VLANS) – their uses, features, benefits and security applications.
  • Virtual Trunking Protocol. An insight and analysis towards the benefits of trunking.
  • Cisco® switching configuration and command explanation.
  • Switching vs. Bridging. The advantages and dis-advantages.
  • Review / revision testing and configuration examples.
  • Live hands on configuration of key topics detailed above.

Routing

  • Understanding the key Cisco® router elements.
  • Understanding flow control.
  • IP Addressing - Subnetting, Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM), and Suppernetting.
  • IP Addressing – Converting between decimal, hexadecimal and binary.
  • IP address configuration. Understanding the different classes of addresses.
  • Understanding Dynamic and Static Routing.
  • Analysis of the TCP/IP application, transport and network layer protocols.
  • Inter VLAN Routing. The features and benefits.
  • Routing vs. Routed protocols. The key features.
  • Distance vector routing protocols. The key features, advantages and dis-advantages.
  • Link-state routing protocols. The key features, advantages and dis-advantages.
  • Troubleshooting and analysis tools.
  • Cisco® routing configuration and command explanation.
  • Live hands on configuration of key topics detailed above.

WAN Protocols

  • Frame relay analysis. A look at its key terms and features.
  • Examining and configuring WAN routing protocols. RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF.
  • ISDN – protocols, reference points, features, benefits and lab configuration exercises.
  • The PPP protocol stack. A detailed insight into its functions and applications.
  • Dial on Demand Routing. Concepts, key features and configuration examples.
  • The PPP protocol stack. Features, benefits and lab configuration exercises.
  • Troubleshooting and analysis tools.
  • Cisco® WAN routing configuration and command explanation.
  • Review / revision testing and configuration examples.
  • Live hands on configuration of key topics detailed above.

Network Management

  • Traffic Management using standard and extended IP access lists.
  • Using Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) in your network.
  • Troubleshooting. Monitoring and verifying correct and optimum usage of both standard and extended access list operation.
  • Review / revision testing and configuration examples.

 

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