• Explain the role and function of network components
  1.1.a Routers
  1.1.b Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
  1.1.c Next-generation firewalls and IPS
  1.1.d Access points
  1.1.e Controllers
  1.1.f Endpoints
  1.1.g Servers
  1.1.h PoE
• Compare & contrast OSI & TCP/IP models 
• Compare & contrast TCP & UDP protocols
• Impact of infrastructure components in a network

       Firewalls, Access points, Wireless controllers 

• Compare & contrast network topologies 
• Star, Mesh, Hybrid 
• Select the appropriate cabling type (Straight & Cross)
• Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv4 addressing 
• Compare & contrast IPv4 address types 
• Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast 
• Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing
• Identify IPv6 addressing to use in LAN/WAN environment 
• Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv6 addressing
• Configure & verify IPv6 Stateless Address Auto Configuration 
• Compare & contrast IPv6 address types 
• Global unicast, Unique local, Link local, Multicast, Modified EUI 64, Auto configuration, Anycast

• Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS) & Command- line interface (CLI)
• With Hands-on Labs 
• Managing a Cisco Internetwork
• Managing Cisco Devices

• WAN Connectivity & Configuration IPv4 & IPv6
• Describe WAN topology options
• Point-to-point, Hub and spoke, Full mesh
• Configure, verify, & troubleshoot PPPoE client-side interfaces using local authentication
• Configure and verify single-homed branch connectivity using eBGP IPv4 (limited to peering and route advertisement using Network command only) 

• How to design a network using 
• Fixed Length Subnet Mask (FLSM)
• Variable Length Subnet Mask (VLSM)

• 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 & Admin distance 
• Configure, verify, & troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing 
• Router on a stick & SVI 
• Compare & contrast static routing & dynamic routing 
• Compare & contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols
• Compare & contrast interior and exterior routing protocols 
• Configure, verify & troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing 
• Default route, Network route, Host route, Floating static
• Configure, verify & troubleshoot single area & multi-area OSPFv2 for IPv4 & IPv6 
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot RIPv2 for IPv4   
• Troubleshoot basic Layer 3 end-to-end connectivity issues

• Describe & verify switching concepts

          MAC learning & aging, Frame switching, Frame flooding,
          MAC address table
          Interpret Ethernet frame format 
          Troubleshoot interface & cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed) 

• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal/extended range) spanning multiple switches        

          Access ports (data & voice), Default VLAN 

• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot Interswitch connectivity 

         Trunk ports, Add & remove VLANs on a trunk
         DTP, VTP (v1&v2), and 802.1Q Native VLAN

• Configure, verify, & troubleshoot STP protocols

          STP mode (PVST+ and RPVST+), STP root bridge selection 

• Configure, verify & troubleshoot STP related optional features

          PortFast, BPDU guard 

• Configure & verify Layer 2 protocols

          Cisco Discovery Protocol, LLDP 

• Configure, verify, & troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) Ether-Channel

          Static, PAGP, LACP 

• Describe the benefits of switch stacking & chassis aggregation

• Define key security concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation techniques)
• Describe security program elements (user awareness, training, and physical access control)
• Configure and verify device access control using local passwords
• Describe security password policy elements, such as management, complexity, and
  password alternatives (multifactor authentication, certificates, and biometrics)
• Describe IPsec remote access and site-to-site VPNs
• Configure and verify access control lists
• Configure and verify Layer 2 security features (DHCP snooping, dynamic ARP inspection, and port security)
• Compare authentication, authorization, and accounting concepts
• Describe wireless security protocols (WPA, WPA2, and WPA3)
• Configure and verify WLAN within the GUI using WPA2 PSK

• Explain how automation impacts network management 6.2 Compare traditional networks with controller-based networking