Study Guide

Objective

You understand the architecture, components and operations of routers and switches in a large and complex network.
You know how to configure routers and switches for advanced functionality.

Content

How to handle advanced router and switch configurations in larger networks?
How to optimize and troubleshoot network operations with STP, link aggregation, VTP, HSRP, OSPF and EIGRP?
How to manage Cisco IOS Software licensing and configuration files?

Materials

Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching semester 3: Scaling Networks.

Teaching methods

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.

Exam schedules

As informed in the IT exam calendar.

Student workload

Total work amount is 135 hours, from which 55 hours is lectures/work under teacher supervision and 80 hours 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, theoretical pen&paper exam and practical skills exam).

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically
c. identify interrelated tasks
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field

Qualifications

Routing and switching essentials