IT/OT Network Essentials

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This course develops practical competence in enterprise switching, foundational routing, and wireless networking through intensive hands-on laboratories using Cisco hardware and Packet Tracer, aligned with Cisco CCNAv7 Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE) (CCNA2). Students configure VLANs and trunking, inter-VLAN routing using router-on-a-stick and Layer 3 switching, Spanning Tree and EtherChannel redundancy, IPv4/IPv6 addressing services including DHCPv4 and SLAAC/DHCPv6, IPv4/IPv6 static and default routing with troubleshooting, introductory first-hop redundancy and switch hardening concepts, and wireless LAN fundamentals and basic WLAN deployment. The course also introduces industrial communication and timing requirements relevant to power utility and manufacturing environments, including Modbus, DNP3, HSR/PRP redundancy, and IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTPv2) synchronization for data acquisition and control systems. Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Class Prereqs/Coreqs: P: 'C-' or better in COMPUTER 3080 Typically Offered: Spring