Course Outline

1. Introduction to Networks (ITN)

  • Networking Basics: Introduction to networking, Network components, The OSI model, TCP/IP model
  • Network Protocols and Communications: Data encapsulation, Ethernet and LANs, IP addressing and subnetting
  • Network Access: Switching concepts, VLANs and inter-VLAN routing
  • IP Connectivity: Routing concepts, Static routing and dynamic routing (RIP)
  • IP Services: DHCP, NAT
  • Network Security Fundamentals: Security concepts, Access control lists (ACLs)
  • Network Performance: Wireless networking, Network monitoring and troubleshooting

 

2. Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials

  • Switching Concepts: Basic switch configuration, VLANs and trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), EtherChannel
  • Routing Concepts: Router configuration, Routing tables, Inter-VLAN routing, OSPF (single-area)
  • Wireless LANs: Wireless concepts and standards, Wireless security, WLAN configuration, Troubleshooting wireless networks
  • Network Security: Switch security, DHCP snooping, Port security, Router security
  • IP Services: Syslog, Network Time Protocol (NTP), SNMP

 

3. Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation

  • Advanced IP Addressing: IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, Subnetting and VLSM
  • Routing Concepts: OSPF (multi-area), EIGRP, BGP basics
  • Network Security: VPNs and IPsec, Firewall concepts, AAA and RADIUS/TACACS+
  • Network Management: QoS concepts, Network automation and programmability, SDN and controller-based networking
  • WAN Concepts: WAN technologies, MPLS, Metro Ethernet, Broadband solutions

Requirements

There are no pre-requisites for the course, although it would be beneficial if the delegates have some familiarity with networking technologies.

 35 Hours

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