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Course Description

In an interconnected network economy, management of networked applications becomes increasingly important. This course gives a general overview of the most basic information and networking management concepts and provides students with both theoretical and practical training in networking management applications. Students could also progress to get CCNA industrial certification after the course.

 

Internetworking Basics:

Introduction to Internetworking Reviews the components that make up a computer network and some common numbering systems used in computing
Internetworking Devices Explores the different components used to interconnect various computer networks
Common Types of Networks Describes many of the common network topologies and media used in today's network environments

 

The Internetworking Layers:

Network Media (The Physical Layer) Looks at the different media used to connect network devices and describes where each should be deployed in an internetwork
Layer 2 Switching Fundamentals (The Data Link Layer) Discusses the process used to forward frames in a Layer 2 environment and the problems caused by Layer 2 forwarding and the solutions that contain these problems
TCP/IP ( The Transport and Internetworking Layer Protocol) Describes the basics of the TCP/IP protocol, including the use of ICMP, ARP, UDP and TCP in internetwork environments
IP Addressing and Routing (The Internetworking Layer) Describes How IP addresses are assigned and how Layer 3 devices use these address structures for the delivery of packets throughout the internetwork

 

Administering Network Devices:

Using WAN Technologies Provides an overview of WAN connectivity. We will discuss methods of connecting to remote sites using leased lines, circuit-switching, and frame-switching services
Operating the Configuring Cisco IOS Devices Describes how a router and switch boots and how to use the command-line interpreter to configure a Cisco IOS switch or router
Managing Your Network Environment Describes how to use tools like CDP, ping and tracerroute to discover, map and troubleshoot devices in the internetwork