Course Description
Cisco Certified Network Associate Preparation programme CCT 2009

Brief Course Description
Cisco’s CCNA certification is widely recognized as the entry level certification for Cisco technology networking skills. The CCNA certification validates an individual’s networking skills at the foundation level. Candidates who pass the CCNA exam receive a CCNA certificate from Cisco and may display the CCNA designation on their business cards. CCNA forms the associate level of the Cisco Career Certifications program. It is the entry level certification that supports all of the career tracks within Cisco Certifications. The course covers topics on Extending Switched Networks with VLANS, Determining IP Routes, Managing IP traffic with Access Lists, Establishing Point-to-Point connections, and Establishing Frame Relay Connections.

Course Aims
Understand networking topology and Cisco networking technology
Configure and manage Cisco routers, hubs and switches
Learn to configure Virtual Private Networks and gateways
Learn to configure devices remotely and interconnect networks
Understand how IP routing works
Learn about switching technologies
Work with CISCO tools and simulators
Gain the internationally recognised Cisco CCNA qualification

Course Breakdown

Technology
• Describe network communications using layered models
• Evaluate rules for packet control
• Compare and contrast key characteristics of LAN environments
• Evaluate TCP/IP communication process and its associated protocols
• Evaluate the characteristics of routing protocols
• Describe the components of network devices
• Describe the Spanning Tree process
• Evaluate key characteristics of WANs

Planning & Designing
• Design a simple LAN using Cisco Technology
• Design an IP addressing scheme to meet design requirements
• Select an appropriate routing protocol based on user requirements
• Design a simple internetwork using Cisco technology
• Develop an access list to meet user specifications
• Choose WAN services to meet customer requirements

Implementation & Operation
• Configure routing protocols given user requirements
• Configure IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway addresses on routers and hosts
• Configure a router for additional administrative functionality
• Configure a switch with VLANS and inter-switch communication
• Implement a LAN
• Customize a switch configuration to meet specified network requirements
• Manage system image and device configuration files
• Perform an initial configuration on a router
• Perform an initial configuration on a switch
• Implement access lists
• Implement simple WAN protocols

Troubleshooting
• Utilize the OSI model as a guide for systematic network troubleshooting
• Perform LAN and VLAN troubleshooting
• Troubleshoot routing protocols
• Troubleshoot IP addressing and host configuration
• Troubleshoot a device as part of a working network
• Troubleshoot an access list
• Perform simple WAN troubleshooting

Training Strategy
We aim to use a number of teaching / training resources to make the course as dynamic as possible; here is a short list of resources that we will be using during the training sessions:

Whiteboard, Smartboard
Desktop Computers for Computer Based Training
CD-ROM Virtual Network Program
CISCO Certification Library Pack
General Topic Handouts
Practical exercises using CISCO equipment

Course Fees
EUR1,600 including courseware and tuition, and excluding examination fees.