Syllabus for Skill Enablement

Skill Name Network Data Admin Level L2

Target Audience Network Data Tower Learning Hours 37 hours
Learning Materials Internet links Learning Method On line reading

RIP

RIP Version 1 and 2 (concepts and working)

RIP Link Load Balancing
Configuring RIP version 1 and version 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0efXawUgNZg
http://computernetworkingnotes.com/routing-static-dynamics-rip-ospf-igrp-eigrp/rip-routing.html
http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/article.php/3609151/Networking-101-
Understanding-RIP-Routing.htm

Time Required: 2 Hours

EIGRP

EIGRP concepts and working

EIGRP tables
EIGRP Neighborship and packets
EIGRP DUAL and metric calculation methods(K1,K2,K3,K4 and K5)
EIGRP AD,FD,Successor and Feasible Successor
Variance and Unequal Cost Load balancing
Troubleshooting EIGRP

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/enhanced-interior-gateway-routing-protocol-
eigrp/13669-1.html
http://networklessons.com/eigrp/eigrp-neighbor-and-topology-table-explained/
https://learnnetworkingwithme.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/eigrp-basic-concepts/
http://keepingitclassless.net/2011/07/eigrp-feasible-successors/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG8Qgp4bEKc

Time Required: 6 Hours

OSPF

OSPF concepts and working

LSA and Router types
Route preference
OSPF configuration, Router ID, process and areas

http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/netsp/article.php/3610496/Networking-101-
Understanding-OSPF-Routing.htm
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSh3nto6m1c
Time Required: 4 Hours

IPv6

Basics of IPv6 Addressing

IPv6 Address Formats
Types of Ipv6 address

http://computernetworkingnotes.com/ipv6-features-concepts-and-configurations/ipv6-address-types-
and-formats.html
http://ipv6.com/articles/general/IPv6-Addressing.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rljkNMySmuM

Time Required: 4 Hours

Wireless Technologies

Wireless 802.11 Standards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmTooGICNc
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/8/802_11.html
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireless80211/a/aa80211standard.htm

Radio Frequency Fundamentals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6EHP3SAXKQ
http://www.digi.com/technology/rf-articles/rf-basics

Wireless LAN Terminology

http://www.bb-elec.com/Learning-Center/All-White-Papers/Wireless-Cellular/802-11-Basics.aspx
http://etutorials.org/Networking/Wireless+lan+security/Chapter+1.+Securing+WLANs+Overview/Wireless
+LAN+Components+and+Terminology/

Interference

http://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/network-director1.5/topics/concept/wireless-
interference.html

Time Required: 3 Hours

LAN Technologies
Gateway Redundancy
o HSRP
o Basics of VRRP
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/hot-standby-router-protocol-hsrp/9234-
hsrpguidetoc.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Router_Redundancy_Protocol#Implementation

VLAN and VTP

 VLAN Trunking
o 802.1Q
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi48h6UFhlo

VLAN Pruning
http://www.firewall.cx/networking-topics/vlan-networks/virtual-trunk-protocol/225-vtp-pruning.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/vtp/10558-21.html

Basics of Ether channel

http://ciscoskills.net/2012/01/04/basic-understanding-of-etherchannel/

Time Required: 6 Hours

Switching and Spanning Tree

Operations of CEF
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/routers/12000-series-routers/47321-ciscoef.html

STP standards and operations

Root Election Process
Device Roles and Port Roles
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/5234-5.html
http://www.firewall.cx/networking-topics/protocols/spanning-tree-protocol/1054-spanning-tree-
protocol-root-bridge-election.html

BPDUGuard, BPDUFilter, PortFast

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Enhancements
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/10596-84.html
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4000/8-
2glx/configuration/guide/stp_enha.html

Configuring PVST and PVST+

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7myQEhqtaUc
http://www.danscourses.com/CCNA-3/pvst.html

Troubleshooting switching environment

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/28943-
170.html#stp_fails

Time Required: 6 Hours

VPN Technologies
Types of VPNs Overlay, Remote-Access, MPLS
https://reggle.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/different-types-of-vpn-explained/
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos14.2/topics/concept/vpn-types.html
 GRE Tunnels
GRE Keepalives

http://searchenterprisewan.techtarget.com/definition/Generic-routing-encapsulation-GRE
http://www.juniper.net/techpubs/en_US/junos12.1/topics/concept/gre-tunnel-services.html
http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9781587201509/samplechapter/158720150X_CH14.pdf

Basics of IPSec
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/asa/asa80/configuration/guide/conf_gd/ike.html#wp10
60299

Encryption types
o Transport layer
o Tunnel layer
Basics of Crypto-Maps and ISAKMP
http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9781587201509/samplechapter/158720150X_CH14.pdf
https://supportforums.cisco.com/document/12013476/crypto-map-based-ipsec-vpn-fundamentals-
negotiation-and-configuration

Time Required: 6 Hours