One of three courses designed to prepare students for the Cisco Certified Networking Professional (CCNP) certification. Covers advanced skills required for building enterprise-class switched networks with integrated voice and wireless applications. Other topics include campus networks, VLAN implementation, Spanning Tree Protocol, inter-VLAN routing, network redundancy, wireless LANs, VoIP, and switch security issues. NOTE: Course topics help students prepare for the CCNP SWITCH certification exam, but the exam is not included in this course. Industry certification exams are administered by an independent testing agency.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Cisco Enterprise Campus Architecture
- VLANs in Campus Networks
- Spanning Tree
- Inter-VLAN routing
- Redundancy in a Campus Network
- Securing the Campus Infrastructure
- Campus Infrastructure for Advanced Services
1.Construct, create, monitor, and maintain switching in an enterprise campus network
2. Choose appropriate spanning tree protocols in campus networks
3. Produce Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) in campus networks
4. Configure and optimize high availability and redundancy on switches
5. Describe and create Local Area Network (LAN) security features
6. Plan and prepare for advanced services in a campus infrastructure
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed based on lab work, standardized multiple choice online chapter assessments, a final exam partly developed by Cisco Systems, and a skills-based practical assessment.