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CIS 2503 – Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks

Course Description:

The focus of this course is on how to build and manage high-speed Ethernet networks. This course also introduces the emerging Multilayer Switching technology and describes how it enhances performance and scalability in campus networks. Finally, the course explores how to manage traffic traversing the network. The student will be able to connect, configure, and troubleshoot the various elements of a campus network in an Ethernet environment.  This curriculum prepares the student for the BCMSN exam one of four for the CCNP Certification.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours

 

 

 

 

Bridging/Switching

Class

4

OSI Reference Model & Layered Communication

D. Lab

4

Standards Definitions

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Cisco Fundamentals

Credit

6

OSI Reference Model & Layered Communication

 

 

Network Protocols

 

 

Routing

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:   CIS 2502

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

BRIDGING/SWITCHING

10

10

0

 

Trunking

 

 

 

 

Broadcasts

 

 

 

 

Multicasts

 

 

 

 

VTP

 

 

 

 

Routing

 

 

 

 

PIM

 

 

 

 

Multi-Layer Switching

 

 

 

 

Fast Ethernet

 

 

 

 

IP Multicast

 

 

 

 

Quality of Service

 

 

 

 

Security

 

 

 

 

TAG Switching

 

 

 

 

Static VLANS

 

 

 

OSI REFERENCE MODEL & LAYERED COMMUNICATION

4

4

0

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS

4

4

0

 

DDR

 

 

 

STANDARDS DEFINITIONS

4

4

0

 

IEEE Standards

 

 

 

CISCO FUNDAMENTALS

4

4

0

 

Debug

 

 

 

 

IOS CLI Switch

 

 

 

 

Cisco TAC/CCO

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

OSI REFERENCE MODEL & LAYERED COMMUNICATION

4

4

0

 

Switch Components

 

 

 

 

RMON

 

 

 

 

Policy management

 

 

 

NETWORK PROTOCOLS

6

6

0

 

ATM

 

 

 

 

LANE

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting

 

 

 

 

Switching

 

 

 

 

Switching modes/methods

 

 

 

 

Port Configuration

 

 

 

 

Switching modes/methods

 

 

 

ROUTING

4

4

0

 

Trunking

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

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