Study Guide

Objective

You understand the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network.
You know how to configure routers and switches for basic functionality.
You learn to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches in a small local area networks and resolve common issues with routing protocols, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing.

Content

How enhanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and 802.1q work?
How static and dynamic routing works? How to configure it?
How traffic filtering works? How to configure access control lists?
How important services, like DHCP and NAT work? How to configure them?
How to configure and troubleshoot basic operations with routers and switches in a small local area network?

Opiskelumateriaali

Cisco CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials.

Yksilölliset oppimisväylät

Scheduled track:
The course consists of lectures (not compulsory but highly recommended), home assignments (help to understand the theory), labs (practical tasks to learn configuring the devices) and practice exams (web based multiple-choice exams).
Blended track:
The required skill tests can be done at certain times, agreed with the teacher. Other material can be studied from a network learning environment.

TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö

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Tentit ja muut määräajat

As informed in the course.

Opiskelijan työmäärä

Total work amount is 135 hours, from which about 50 hours is lectures/work under teacher supervision and the rest is self-study and home assignments.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on practical tasks, labs and exams (multiple-choice Cisco Final exam and practical skills exam).

Qualifications

Introduction to networks