CCNA (Routing & Switching)
CCNA (Routing & Switching)
Courses Info
CCNA Exam: The 200-125 CCNA exam is the composite exam associated with the CCNA Routing and Switching certification. Candidates can prepare for this exam by taking the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 ICND1(100-105) and the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 ICND2(200-105) courses. This exam tests a candidate’s knowledge and skills required to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small to medium-size enterprise branch network. The topics include all the areas covered under the 100-105 ICND1 and 200-105 ICND2 exams.
The knowledge and skills that you must have before attending this course are as follows:
Courses syllabus
Module 01: Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models
- Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models
Module 02: Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols
- Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols
Module 03: Describe the impact of infrastructure components in an enterprise network
- Firewalls
- Access points
- Wireless controllers
Module 04: Describe the effects of cloud resources on enterprise network architecture
- Traffic path to internal and external cloud services
- Virtual services
- Basic virtual network infrastructure
Module 05: Compare and contrast collapsed core and three-tier architectures
- Compare and contrast collapsed core and three-tier architectures
Module 06: Compare and contrast network topologies
- Star
- Mesh
- Hybrid
Module 07: Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements
- Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements
Module 08: Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems
- Perform and document fault isolation
- Resolve or escalate
- Verify and monitor resolution
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting
Module 09: Compare and contrast IPv4 address types
- Unicast
- Broadcast
- Multicast
Module 10: Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
- Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
- Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing scheme to satisfy addressing requirements in a LAN/WAN environment
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing
- Configure and verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration
Module 11: Compare and contrast IPv6 address types
- Global unicast
- Unique local
- Link local
- Multicast
- odified EUI
- Autoconfiguration
- Anycast
LAN Switching Technologies
Module 12: Describe and verify switching concepts
- MAC learning and aging
- Frame switching
- Frame flooding
- MAC address table
- Interpret Ethernet frame format
- Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed)
Module 13: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal/extended range) spanning multiple switches
- Access ports (data and voice)
- Default VLAN
Module 14: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity
- Trunk ports
- Add and remove VLANs on a trunk
- DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q
- Native VLAN
Module 15: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot STP protocols
- STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+)
- STP root bridge selection
Module 16: Configure, verify and troubleshoot STP related optional features
- PortFast
- BPDU guard
Module 17: Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols
- Cisco Discovery Protocol
- LLDP
Module 18: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel
- Static
- PAGP
- LACP
Module 19: Describe the benefits of switch stacking and chassis aggregation
- Describe the benefits of switch stacking and chassis aggregation
Routing Technologies
Module 20: Describe the routing concepts
- Packet handling along the path through a network
- Forwarding decision based on route lookup
- Frame rewrite
Module 21: Interpret the components of a routing table
- a Prefix
- Network mask
- Next hop
- Routing protocol code
- Administrative distance
- Metric
- Gateway of last resort
Module 22: Describe how a routing table is populated by different routing information sources
- Admin distance
Module 23: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing
- Router on a stick
- SVI
- Compare and contrast static routing and dynamic routing
- Compare and contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols
- Compare and contrast interior and exterior routing protocols
Module 24:Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing
- Default route
- Network route
- Host route
- Floating static
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication,
- filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv3 for IPv6 (excluding authentication,
- filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub, virtual-link, and LSAs)
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution, stub)
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4 (excluding authentication, filtering, manual summarization, redistribution)
- Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues
WAN Technologies
Module 25: Configure and verify PPP and MLPPP on WAN interfaces using local authentication
- Configure and verify PPP and MLPPP on WAN interfaces using local authentication
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot PPPoE client-side interfaces using local authentication
- Configure, verify, and troubleshoot GRE tunnel connectivity
Module 26: Describe WAN topology options
- Point-to-point
- Hub and spoke
- Full mesh
- Single vs dual-homed
Module 27: Describe WAN access connectivity options
- MPLS
- Metro Ethernet
- Broadband PPPoE
- Internet VPN (DMVPN, site-to-site VPN, client VPN)
- Configure and verify single-homed branch connectivity using eBGP IPv4 (limited to peering and route advertisement using Network command only)
Module 28: Describe basic QoS concepts
- Marking
- Device trust
- Prioritization
- Policing
- Congestion management
Infrastructure Services
Module 29: Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations)
- Server
- Relay
- Client
- TFTP, DNS, and gateway options
- Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues
Module 30: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic HSRP
- Priority
- Preemption
- Version
Module 31: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inside source NAT
- Static
- Pool
- PAT
- Configure and verify NTP operating in a client/server mode
Infrastructure Security
Module 32: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot port security
- Static
- Dynamic
- Sticky
- Max MAC addresses
- Violation actions
- Err-disable recovery
Module 33: Describe common access layer threat mitigation techniques
- 802.1x
- DHCP snooping
- Nondefault native VLAN
Module 34: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 access list for traffic filtering
- Standard
- Extended
- Named
- Verify ACLs using the APIC-EM Path Trace ACL Analysis tool
Module 35: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot basic device hardening
- Local authentication
- Secure password
- Access to device
- Source address
- Telnet/SSH
- Login banner
- Describe device security using AAA with TACACS+ and RADIUS
Infrastructure Management
Module 36: Configure and verify device-monitoring protocols
- SNMPv2
- SNMPv3
- Syslog
- Troubleshoot network connectivity issues using ICMP echo-based IP SLA
Module 37: Configure and verify device management
- Backup and restore device configuration
- Using Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP for device discovery
- Licensing
- Logging
- Timezone
- Loopback
- Configure and verify initial device configuration
Module 38: Perform device maintenance
- Cisco IOS upgrades and recovery (SCP, FTP, TFTP, and MD5 verify)
- Password recovery and configuration register
- File system management
Module 39: Use Cisco IOS tools to troubleshoot and resolve problems
- Ping and traceroute with extended option
- Terminal monitor
- Log events
- Local SPAN
Module 40: Describe network programmability in enterprise network architecture
- Function of a controller
- Separation of control plane and data plane
- Northbound and southbound APIs