ONT Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks

This course will be of interest to delegates for Cisco CCNP®, CCDP®, CCIP® and CCIE® Routing and Switching and CCIE Communications and Services certifications.

Network administrators and technicians responsible for implementing and troubleshooting complex routed network environments.

Network administrators responsible for implementing and managing medium-to-large business networks. Senior network support staff performing a help-desk role in a medium or enterprise-sized company that has internal network support escalation staff.

Network support staff who design, implement, and troubleshoot Layer 3 connectivity issues.

Training for skills in optimising and providing effective QOS techniques in converged networks operating voice, wireless and security applications.

Students must be able to:

• Explain the fundamentals of Ethernet including CSMA / CD, port speed, port duplex, and 10Mbps to 1Gbps
• Basic Spanning Tree Protocol configuration
• Configure a switch with VLANs.
• Create basic interswitch connections.
• Troubleshoot a VLAN and VTP to the CCNA level
• Complete the initial configuration of a router.
• Fundamental security knowledge including the presence of hackers, viruses and other security threats
• Fundamental knowledge of IP Addressing including the format of IPv4 addresses, the concept of subnetting, and VLSM and CIDR as well as static and default routing
• Basic NAT / PAT
• Standard and Extended Access Lists
• Use client utilities including Telnet, IPCONFIG, Trace Route, Ping, FTP, TFTP, and Hyperterminal
•  Basic IOS familiarity, including accessing the CLI on a Cisco device and specifically implementing the debug and show commands

After completing this course the student should be able to:

- Explain the Cisco hierarchical network model as it pertains to an end-to-end enterprise
network
- Describe specific requirements for implementing a VOIP network
- Describe the need to implement QoS and the methods for implementing QoS on a
converged network using Cisco's routers and Catalyst Switches
- Explain the key IP QoS mechanisms used to implement the DiffServ QoS model
- Configure Auto QoS for Enterprise
- Describe and configure wireless security and basic wireless management

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