CCNA

Network Fundamentals 

 Compare and contrast OSI and TCP/IP models 

 Compare and contrast TCP and UDP protocols 

 Describe the impact of infrastructure components in an enterprise network 

 Firewalls 

Access points 

 Wireless controllers 

 Star 

 Mesh 

 Hybrid 

 Select the appropriate cabling type based on implementation requirements 

 Apply troubleshooting methodologies to resolve problems 

 Verify and monitor resolution 

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting 

 Compare and contrast IPv4 address types 

 Unicast 

Broadcast 

 Multicast 

 Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing 

 Identify the appropriate IPv6 addressing  

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing 

Configure and verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration 

 Compare and contrast IPv6 address types 

 Global unicast 

 Unique local 

 Link local 

Multicast 

 Autoconfiguration 

 Anycast 

 LAN Switching Technologies 

 Describe and verify switching concepts 

MAC learning and aging 

 Frame switching 

MAC address table 

Interpret Ethernet frame format 

Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed) 

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs spanning multiple switches 

 Access ports (data and voice) 

 Default VLAN 

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity 

 Trunk ports 

 Add and remove VLANs on a trunk 

 DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q 

Native VLAN 

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot STP protocols 

 STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+) 

STP root bridge selection 

 Configure, verify and troubleshoot STP related optional features 

 PortFast 

 BPDU guard 

 Configure and verify Layer 2 protocols 

Cisco Discovery Protocol 

 LLDP 

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel 

 Static 

 PAGP 

LACP 

Describe the benefits of switch stacking and chassis aggregation 

 Routing Technologies 

 Describe the routing concepts 

Packet handling along the path through a network 

Forwarding decision based on route lookup 

Interpret the components of a routing table 

Prefix 

 Network mask 

 Next hop 

 Routing protocol code 

 Administrative distance 

 Metric 

Gateway of last resort 

 Describe how a routing table is populated 

Admin distance 

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing 

 Router on a stick 

 Compare and contrast static routing and dynamic routing 

 Compare and contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols 

Compare and contrast interior and exterior routing protocols 

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing 

Default route 

Network route 

 Host route 

 Floating static 

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4  

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area and multi-area OSPFv3 for IPv6  

Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv4  

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6  

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4  

 Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues 

 Infrastructure Services 

 Describe DNS lookup operation 

 Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS 

 Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations) 

a Server 

b Relay 

c Client 

d TFTP, DNS, and gateway options 

 Troubleshoot client- and router-based DHCP connectivity issues 

 Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inside source NAT 

.a Static 

b Pool 

c PAT