Course Outline

Module 1: Building a Simple Network

• Functions of Networking
• Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Ethernet Connections
• Ethernet Communications Standards
• OSI Network Layer Addressing
• TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process

Module 2: Switched Network Implementation

• Switching
• Packet Delivery Process
• Cisco NX-OS Software
• Operating Cisco NX-OS Software
• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Building a Redundant Switched Topology

Module 3: IP Addressing

• IP Addressing Scheme
• Transitioning to IPv6

Module 4: Routing on the Cisco Nexus Switch

• Packet Delivery Process
• Routing Process on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Routing Protocols on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Access Control Lists on Cisco Nexus Switches.