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CIS 2501 – Building Scalable Cisco Networks

Course Description:

This course focuses on advanced routing and using Cisco routers connected in local-area networks (LANs) and wide-area networks (WANs) typically found at medium to large network sites.  Upon completion of this training course, the student will be able to select and implement the appropriate Cisco IOS services required to build a scalable routed network.  This curriculum prepares the student for the BSCN exam one of four for the CCNP Certification.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours

 

 

 

 

Routing Principles

Class

4

Extending IP Addresses

D. Lab

4

Configuring OSFP in a Single Area

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Interconnecting Multiple OSFP Areas

Credit

6

Configuring EIGRP

 

 

Configuring Basic Border Gateway Protocol

 

 

Implementing BGP in Scalable Networks

 

 

Optimizing Routing Update Operation

 

 

Implementing Scalability Features in Your Internetwork

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:  Students must have received their CCNA certification or have completed the courses in the Cisco CCNA Specialist..

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

ROUTING PRINCIPLES

4

4

0

 

List the key information routers need to route data

 

 

 

 

Describe classful and classless routing protocols

 

 

 

 

Compare distance vector and link-state protocol operation

 

 

 

 

Describe the use of the fields in a routing table

 

 

 

 

Given a pre-configured laboratory network, discover the topology, analyze the routing table, and test connectivity using accepted troubleshooting techniques

 

 

 

EXTENDING IP ADDRESSES

5

5

0

 

Given an IP address range, use VLSMs to extend the use of the IP addresses

 

 

 

 

Given a network plan that includes IP addressing, explain if route summarization is or is not possible

 

 

 

 

Configure an IP helper address to manage broadcasts

 

 

 

CONFIGURING OSFP IN A SINGLE AREA

5

5

0

 

Explain why OSPF is better than RIP in a large Internetwork

 

 

 

 

Explain how OSPF discovers, chooses, and maintains routes

 

 

 

 

Explain how OSPF operates in an single area NBMA environment

 

 

 

 

Configure OSPF for proper operation in a single area

 

 

 

 

Verify OSPF operation in a single area

 

 

 

 

Given an addressing scheme and other laboratory parameters, configure a single-area OSPF environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

 

Given an addressing scheme and other laboratory parameters, configure single-area OSPF in an NBMA environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

INTERCONNECTING MULTIPLE OSFP AREAS

5

5

0

 

Describe the issues with interconnecting multiple areas and how OSPF addresses each

 

 

 

 

Explain the differences between the possible types of areas, routers, and LSAs

 

 

 

 

Explain how OSPF supports the use of VLSM

 

 

 

 

Explain how OSPF supports the use of route summarization in multiple areas

 

 

 

 

Explain how OSPF operates in a multiple area NBMA environment

 

 

 

 

Configure a multiarea OSPF network

 

 

 

 

Verify OSPF operation in multiple areas

 

 

 

 

Given an addressing scheme and other laboratory parameters, configure a multiple area OSPF environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

CONFIGURING EIGRP

5

5

0

 

Describe Enhanced IGRP features and operation

 

 

 

 

Explain how EIGRP discovers, chooses, and maintains routes

 

 

 

 

Explain how EIGRP supports the use of VLSM

 

 

 

 

Explain how EIGRP operates in an NBMA environment

 

 

 

 

Explain how EIGRP supports the use of route summarization

 

 

 

 

Describe how EIGRP supports large networks

 

 

 

 

Configure Enhanced IGRP

 

 

 

 

Verify Enhanced IGRP operation

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure an Enhanced IGRP environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure Enhanced IGRP in an NBMA environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

CONFIGURING BASIC BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL

4

4

0

 

Describe BGP features and operation

 

 

 

 

Describe how to connect to another autonomous system using an alternative to BGP, static routes

 

 

 

 

Explain how BGP policy-based routing functions within an autonomous system

 

 

 

 

Explain how BGP peering functions

 

 

 

 

Describe BGP communities and peer groups

 

 

 

 

Describe and configure external and internal BGP

 

 

 

 

Describe BGP synchronization

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure a BGP environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

IMPLEMENTING BGP IN SCALABLE NETWORKS

4

4

0

 

Describe the scalability problems associated with internal BGP

 

 

 

 

Explain and configure BGP route reflectors

 

 

 

 

Describe and configure policy control in BGP using prefix lists

 

 

 

 

Describe methods to connect to multiple ISPs using BGP

 

 

 

 

Explain the use of redistribution between BGP and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs)

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure a multihomed BGP environment and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

OPTIMIZING ROUTING UPDATE OPERATION

4

4

0

 

Select and configure the different ways to control routing update traffic

 

 

 

 

Configure route redistribution in a network that does not have redundant paths between dissimilar routing processes

 

 

 

 

Configure route redistribution in a network that has redundant paths between dissimilar routing processes

 

 

 

 

Resolve path selection problems that result in a redistributed network

 

 

 

 

Verify route redistribution

 

 

 

 

Configure policy-based routing using route maps

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure redistribution between different routing domains and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure policy-based routing within your pod and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

IMPLEMENTING SCALABILITY FEATURES IN YOUR INTERNETWORK

4

4

0

 

Given a set of network requirements, configure many of the features discussed in the course and verify proper operation (within described guidelines) of your routers

 

 

 

 

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