Advanced Network Infrastructure

Catalog description

With workplace environments progressively characterized by globalization, collaboration, and mobility, IT professionals must design network infrastructures to support a distributed workforce. This Information Technology course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and troubleshoot server network infrastructures. Students will learn to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN. Students will gain an understanding of the current network technologies used in client/server IP-enabled networks. Students will also learn how to configure routers, Cisco IOS Software management, routing protocol configuration, TCP/IP, and access control lists (ACLs). Key topics include subnetting, intermediate routing protocols, command-line interface configuration of switches, Ethernet switching, Virtual LANs (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP). The course focuses on advanced IP addressing techniques (Network Address Translation [NAT], Port Address Translation [PAT], and DHCP), WAN technology and terminology, PPP, ISDN, DDR, Frame Relay, and network management. This course is geared toward the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching 640-802 industry certification.