CCNA Service Provider- SPNGN1

This course covers the fundamentals of networking as it relates to service providers (SPs),major network components and the OSI reference model. The follow on course SPNGN2.

Objectives

• Use the host-to-host packet delivery process
• Issues that are related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN
• Switched LAN technology solutions to Ethernet networking issues
• Reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used
• Reasons for connecting networks with routers and how routed networks transmit data by using TCP/IP
• Function of WANs and the major devices of WANs
• Configure PPP encapsulation, static and dynamic routing, and NAT
• Tools used to manage a service provider network

Who Can Take This Course

• Cisco Build-Operate-Transfer partners who are focused on service provider NGN networks specific to entry-level network operations personnel
• Service provider network operations organizations specific to entry-level network operations personnel
• Service provider operations customers, partners who support service provider NGN environments, and internal Cisco engineers who wish to pursue Cisco professional or expert-level SP operations certifications

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with binary
• Familiarity with IP subnetting
• Basic knowledge of the OSI model
• Basic idea of the operation of TCP/IP
• Basic knowledge of Ethernet
• Basic knowledge of WAN

• Understanding Networking Fundamentals

Follow-On Courses

• SPNGN2 - Building Cisco Service Provider Next-Generation Networks, Part 2

Certification Programs and Certificate Tracks

This course is part of the following programs:

• CCNA Service Provider

Course Content

1. IP Fundamentals

• Functions of Networking
• Network Definition
• Network Utilization
• Characteristics of a Network
• TCP/IP Layers and the OSI
• Reference Model
• Encapsulation
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 Addresses
• Host-to-Host Communication
• Managing IP Addressing
• Types of Addresses
• IP Headers
• Assigning Addresses in IPv6
• Internet Control Message Protocol
• Verifying the IP Address of a Host
• Domain Name System
• TCP/IP Transport Layer
• TCP and UDP Headers
• TCP Connection Establishment
• TCP Connection Teardown
• TCP Flow Control
• Network Security
• History
• Implementation of Network Protection
• Attacking a Network
• IP Addressing and Subnets
• Subnets
• Default Gateways
• IP Address Plan

2. Basic LAN Switching

• Ethernet
• LAN
• History of Ethernet
• MAC Address
• Connecting to an Ethernet LAN
• Ethernet on Layer 1
• Copper Ethernet
• Ethernet Fiber Connection
• Using Switched LAN Technology
• Ethernet Limitations
• Hubs and Collisions
• Switches and Bridges
• Modern Switched Network
• Operating a Cisco Switch
• Cisco IOS Software Features
• Cisco IOS Command Line
• Cisco IOS Configuration
• Startup Process
• Basic Configuration
• Switch Security
• Securing Administrative Access
• Restricting Access to the Switched Network
• Performing Switched Network Optimizations
• Port Settings
• Network Redundancy and Loops
• Spanning Tree Protocol
• EtherChannel
• Flex Link
• Troubleshooting Switch Issues
• Layered Troubleshooting
• Media Issues
• Port Issues
• Configuration Issues

3. Basic IP Routing

• Functions of Routing
• Router Basics
• Routing Table and Routing Decision
• Building a Routing Table
• Cisco IOS XR
• Classes of Cisco Routers
• Cisco IOS XR Command-Line
• Cisco IOS XR Configuration
• Configuring Basic Routing
• Static Route Configuration
• Routing Protocols
• Routing Information Protocol
• Configuring Routing Protocols
• Configuring EIGRP
• EIGRP
• EIGRP Configuration
• EIGRP Load Balancing
• EIGRP Authentication
• Cisco Router Security
• Accessing Remote Devices

4. Connectivity Technologies

• Access Technologies
• WANs
• WAN Hardware
• WAN Encapsulation
• Carrier Ethernet
• Service Provider Access, Edge, and Transport Technologies
• Enabling the WAN Internet Connection
• Internet Access Basics
• NAT Basics
• Static NAT
• Dynamic NAT and PAT
• Acquiring Addresses with DHCP
• Encapsulation
• WAN Encapsulation
• PPP Encapsulation
• POS Encapsulation
• VPN
• Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
• IP Security Virtual Private Network
• Generic Routing Encapsulation

5. Network Management and Security

• Collecting Device Data
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• Syslog
• NetFlow
• Configuring Network Management Tools
• Configuring SPAN
• IP Service Level Agreement
• Network Time Protocol
• Smart Call Home
• Opening a TAC Request
• Using AAA
• AAA
• Implementing Authentication Using the Local Database
• Implementing Authentication Using a Remote
• Authentication Server

Labs

Lab 1-1: Verify Host IP Configuration

Lab 1-2: Configure Subnetting

Lab 2-1: Configure Cisco Switches

Lab 3-1: Configure Basic Router Configuration

Lab 4-1: Implement Internet Connectivity

Lab 4-2: Configure Data Link Layer Encapsulation

Lab 5-1: Configure Network Management Tools

Lab 5-2: Configure AAA