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Wide Area Networking

This unit maps to Cisco CCNA Semester 4

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1

Introduction to Classless Routing

Chapter 1

Introduction to the unit
 VLSM - CIDR overview. Route aggregation and supernetting. Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM). Route Summarization

~ Lab: VLSM calculations ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 1a ~

WO3
PS3 N3.2
C3.2

2

Classless Routing and RIP

Chapter 1

 RIP Routing - RIP version 1. RIP version 2 and VLSM.
 RIP Configuration - configuring and troubleshooting RIP 2.

~ Lab: Configuring and troubleshooting RIP 2 ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 1b ~

WO3
PS3
N3.2
C3.2

3

Single-Area OSPF

Chapter 2

 OSPF Concepts – terminology, states, shortest path first algorithm, network types, hello protocol, router adjacency, electing a DR and BDR, discovering and selecting the best routes.

~ Lab: OSPF Concepts ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 2a ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

4

Single-Area OSPF

Continuation

 OSPF Configuration – configuring and troubleshooting OSPF. Loopback addresses, router priority, cost metric, authentication and timers.

~ Lab: Configuring and troubleshooting OSPF ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 2b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

5

EIGRP Protocol

Chapter 3

 EIGRP Concepts – neighbour and topology tables, successors and feasible successors.
 EIGRP Features – neighbour discovery, RTP protocol, DUAL Finite-State machine, PDMs

Lab: EIGRP Concepts ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 3a ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

6

EIGRP Protocol

Continuation

Assignment 1 Handout

 EIGRP Packets – Acknowledgments, Hello, update, query and reply packets.
 EIGRP Configuration –Configure and troubleshooting EIGRP.

~ Lab: Configuring and troubleshooting EIGRP ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 3b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

7

Switching Concepts

Chapter 4

 Ethernet/802.3 LANS - half and full duplex networks.
 LAN Switching - segmentation with bridges, switches and routers. Basic Switch operation – latency, layer2 and 3 switching.

~ Lab: Switching Comcepts ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 4a and 4b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

8

Switches and LAN Design

Chapter 5

 LAN Design – design considerations and goals, three layer design model, Layer1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 design
 LAN Switches – core, distributation and access layers.

~ Lab: LAN Design ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 5a and 5b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

9

Switch Configuration

Chapter 6

 Starting the Switch – startup and LED indicators, initial bootup output, using the help.
 Configuring the Switch – command modes, default settings, setting an IP address and gateway, view switch configuration with a web browser, set speed and duplex mode.

~ Lab: Switch startup ~
~ Lab: Basic Switch Configuration ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 6a ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

10

Switch Configuration

Continuation

 Configuring the Switch – view and manage the MAC address table, set port security, manage config and IOS files, perform password recovery.

~ Lab: Mac address Table management ~
~ Lab
: Managing configuration and IOS files ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 6b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

11

Spanning Tree Protocol

Chapter 7

Assignment 1 Deadline Part 1

 Redundant Topologies– redundancies, broadcast storms, multiple frame transmissions, MAC table instabilities.
 Spanning Tree Protocol – root bridge, port states, designated ports, path costs, timers, tree recalculation and convergence. Rapid STP

~ Lab: Spanning Tree Concepts ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 7a and 7b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

12

Virtual LANs

Chapter 8

 VLAN Concepts – benefits of VLANs, broadcast domains with VLANs and routers, security, VLAN types, frame identification.

~ Lab: VLAN Concepts, frames and Security ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 8a ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

13

Virtual LANs

Continuation

 VLAN Configuration – creating, saving and deleting VLANs. Troubleshooting VLAN configuration.

~ Lab: Configuring VLANs ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 8b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

14

VLAN Trunking Protocol

Chapter 9

 Trunking Concepts – operation, trunking
 VLAN Trunking Configuration
configure and verify a VLAN trunk.
 VTP Concepts
history and development of VTP, messages and modes.

~ Lab: VLAN Trunk Configuration ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 9a ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

15

VLAN Trunking Protocol

Continuation

Assignment 1 Deadline Part 2

 VTP Configuration – configure and verify VTP on an IOS-based switch.
 Inter-VLAN Routing Concepts – routers and inter-VLAN communication, physical and logical interfaces and subinterfaces.
 Inter-VLAN Configuration – configure inter-VLAN routing on a router port.

~ Lab: VTP Configuration ~
~ Lab: Configuring Inter-VLAN Routing ~
~ Q/A on technical terms ~
~ Quiz 9b ~

WO3
PS3
C3.2

16

Consolidation and Review

 Carry out any outstanding practical skills tests or case studies

Complete and arrange portfolio

LP3

Key Skills Mapping:

Communicating - C3.1a Contributing to a group discussion. C3.1b Giving a presentation. C3.2 Read & synthesise information. C3.3 Write two different documents

Application of Number - N3.1 Plan & interpret information. N3.2 Carry out calculations. N3.3 Interpret & present results

Information Technology - IT3.1 Plan how to obtain & use info sources. IT3.2 Explore, develop, exchange info & derive new info. IT3.3 Different presentations given - effective format & style

Working with Others - WO3 plan, cooperate, review work with others

Problem Solving - PS3. explore, plan, implement a problem solution, check solution

 

 

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