CNT-120 current version, or instructor permission
This is the third course in a series of four courses in the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Certificate of Achievement at HFC. This course focuses on the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. This course covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access. This course also introduces software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Students gain skills to configure and troubleshoot enterprise networks, and learn to identify and protect against cybersecurity threats. They are introduced to network management tools and learn key concepts of software-defined networking, including controller-based architectures and how application programming interfaces (APIs) enable network automation.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Features and Characteristics
- Current State of Cybersecruity
- Purpose of Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- Network Address Translation (NAT) Characteristics
- Purpose of Wide Area Networks (WANs)
- Virtual Private Network (VPN) Technology
- Network Transmission Quality
- Device Discovery with Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)
- Hierarchical Networks
- Network Documentation and Troubleshooting
- Cloud Computing
- Automation Overview
- Describe basic OSPF features and characteristics
- Describe best practices for protecting a network
- Configure IPv4 ACLs to filter traffic to meet networking requirements
- Configure NAT services on the edge router to provide IPv4 address scalability
- Explain how VPNs and IP Security (IPsec) secure site-to-site and remote access connectivity
- Explain how networking devices implement Quality of Service (QoS)
- Use CDP to map a network topology
- Explain how network documentation is developed and used to troubleshoot network issues
- Explain the purpose and characteristics of network virtualization
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed based on lab work, standardized multiple-choice online chapter assessments, a midterm, and a final exam with a hands-on, skills-based assessment partly developed by Cisco Systems.
Outcomes
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification (or expired no more than 3 years). Departmental exam is given in department by department faculty. Faculty will grade exam based on evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and exam topics and objectives located in School's Office.
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification (or expired no more than 3 years). Skills-based demonstration is given in department by department faculty. Faculty will assess demonstration based on evaluation rubric. Evaluation rubric and student checklist located in School's Office.
A student may be granted credit for this course through credit for prior college-level learning if s/he scores a proficient score on a written assessment, on a skills-based demonstration, and has a current CCNA-level or higher Cisco certification (or expired no more than 3 years). Department faculty will verify certification. Verified certification and the CPCLL application will be copied, signed, dated, and retained in the School's Office.