Routing and Switching:
Course Objective:
Understand the ipv4 addressing and subnetting, configure and understand various routing
protocols: static, dynamic (Distance vector and link state) and switching advance topics: STP
and VLAN.
1 IP addressing and Subnetting 3hrs.
Pv4 addressing,Classes of IP (A,B,C,D and E),Reserved IP addresses,Public and Private IP
address, IPv4 vs Ipv6, Need for subnetting, Binary method of subnetting, Classless and
Classful,addressing (CIDR, Supernetting or IP summarization), Subnet in your Heads,VLSM,
2 Cabling 1hr
Coaxial cable , STP & UTP cable,UTP cabling (straight through & cross over) CAT5 and
CAT6,Optical fiber,Serial cable and Rollover cable for router
3 Introduction to Routers 3hrs
Routers function, Internal configuration component, Modular and non Modular Router,
Routers physical interfaces ,Management ports (console port and Auxiliary port), Console port
connections, Hyperterminal (windows), minicom(console based) or cutecom(Graphical) in
Linux ,Connecting LAN Interfaces, Connecting WAN Interfaces
4 Operating Cisco Router 2hrs
The purpose of Cisco IOS software, IOS naming convention, Three distinct operating
environments or modes ( Roman, boot ROM, normal IOS), Steps in Router initialization,
Router user interface modes (User exec and privileged or enable exec), Other router modes
global mode and specific modes, Keyboard help in router CLI (?, tab), Enhanced Editing
commands (like ctrl –A, Esc –B, Esc –F, CtrlE), Show version and show flash
commands ,Show history and setting the clock
5 Configuring the Router 3hrs
Configuring a router name, Configuring router passwords, Console password, Vty password,
Enable password, Perform password encryption, Examining show commands, Configuring a
serial interface, Configuring Ethernet interface, Making configuration changes and saving the
configuration, Configuring interface description, Login Banners, Host name resolution and
configuring host tables
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6 Routing and Routing protocols: 6hrs
Difference between routing and routed protocol, Packet propagation and switching within the
router, Path determination, Routing tables, Routing algorithms and metrics, Static and
Dynamic Routing protocol, Administrative distance, Default Routing , Autonomous system,
IGP and EGP, Distance vector and Link state Routing protocols, Hybrid Routing protocol,
Difference between distance vector and link state routing protocols, Routing loops and its
removal techniques, Routing Information Protocol(RIP ), RIP routing process and its
characteristics, Configuring RIP, Ip classless command, RIP version 1 & version 2, Verifying
RIP configuration, Troubleshooting RIP updates issues, debug command, Preventing Routing
updates through an interface, the passive interface, RIP load Balancing, Integrating static
routes with RIP, backup route
7 Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(EIGRP)
5hrs
Introduction to classless routing protocol, Difference between EIGRP & IGRP, EIGRP
Features, EIGRP Terminology, Neighbor Table, Topology Table, Routing Table, Successor ,
Feasible Successor, Fields in topology table, Feasible distance, Route source, Reported
distance, Interface information, Route status, Reliable Transport Protocol (RTP), Diffusing
Update Algorithm (DUAL), EIGRP packets, Configuring EIGRP, Configuring Dis contiguous
Networks, IP summarization and Manual IP, summarization in EIGRP, Verifying EIGRP
8 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) 6hrs
Single Area OSPF concepts, OSPF characteristics, OSPF Terminology, Adjacency Database,
Link and Linkstate, Toplogical Database (or Link StateDatabase), Area and cost, Routing
Table, Designated router(DR) and Backup Designated Router(BDR), OSPF network Types,
Broadcast Multiaccess pointtopoint,NBMA, Pointtomultipoint, OSPF Hello protocol,
OSPF configurations, Wildcard mask, Configuring OSPF loopback address and router priority,
DR and BDR Election, Configuring OSPF authentication, Simple password Authentication,
Message Digest Authentication (Md5) ,verifying OSPF
9 Access Control List (ACL) 3hrs
Introduction to ACL, Inbound and Outbound Interfaces, Types of ACL, Standard ACL,
Extended ACL, Named ACL, Configuring standard ACL, Configuring Extended ACL,
Configuring Named ACL, Verifying ACLs, Restricting Virtual Terminal Access
10 Switching concepts and Configuration 4hrs
Ethernet switching and CAM Table ,Microsegmentation , Switches and Collision domain ,
Switches and Broadcast domain , Layer 2 and Layer3 switching , Symmetric and Asymmetric
switching , LAN switch Types , Store and Forward ,Cut-through (FastForward) , Fragment
Free (modified cut-through),Switch LDE indicators , Configuring the IP address, hostname
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and passwords , Managing the MAC address Table , Configuring the static MAC address table
, Configuring the port security , Password Recovery ,IOS backup and Upgrade , Backup
configuration file
11 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 2hrs
Redundant Switch Topology & Bridging loops , Broadcast Storms, Multiple frame copies ,
MAC address table instability problem , Preventing Loops with Spanning Tree Protocol
,Spanning Tree communication:Bridge Protocol Data Unit , Spanning Tree operation, Electing
Root Bridge , Electing Root ports , Electing Designated ports, STP states : Disabled
,Blocking ,Listening ,Learning ,Forwarding
12 Virtual LANS (VLANs) and Trunking 4hrs
VLAN Introduction , Broadcast Domain with VLAN and router , VLAN membership: Static
and, Dynamic VLAN , Benefits of VLAN , Configuring static VLAN , Verifying and Deleting
VLANs , Access link & Trunk Link , VLAN Identification , Inter-switch Link Protocol (ISL) ,
IEEE 802.1Q ,Trunking Overview , Configuring a VLAN Trunk , Removing VLANs from a
trunk , VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) , VTP Domains , VTP modes , VTP configuration ,
Configuring a VTP management domain , Configuring the VTP mode , configuring the VTP
password , Configuration revision number Inter-VLAN Routing , Sub-Interfaces in Router ,
Router on a stick ,VTP Pruning
13 Scaling IP addressing : 3hrs
Scaling IP address with NAT and PAT , NAT overview , NAT Terminology , Inside local
address , Inside global address , Outside local address , Outside global address , Dynamic NAT
, Dynamic NAT, configuration , Dynamic NAT configuration example , Static NAT , Static
NAT , NAT overload or PAT ,Configuring NAT overload , Verifying NAT translations ,
Troubleshooting NAT translation , NAT consideration , NAT advantages , NAT disadvantages .
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