Pierce College - Course CNE 241

Cisco CCNA 1 Introduction to Networks

5 Credits

Instructor: Ciaran Bloomer

Office Hours:
E-mail Address: cbloomer@pierce.ctc.edu

Web Sites: www.netacad.com Cisco Network Academy’s NetSpace website

learningnetwork.cisco.com/welcome
www.packettracernetwork.com

Overview: This course, Introduction to Networks, is the first of three courses designed to prepare
students to take the Cisco CCNA certification exam. The course covers the architecture,
structure, functions and components of the Internet and other computer networks.
Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple
local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and
implement Internet Protocol (IP).

Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
 Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network
resources.
 Explain how physical and data link layer protocols support the operation of Ethernet
in a switched network.
 Configure routers to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices.
 Create IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes and verify network connectivity between
devices.
 Explain how the upper layers of the OSI model support network applications.
 Configure a small network with security best practices.
 Troubleshoot connectivity in a small network.

Grading: Final grades are determined through a weighted average of a theory and lab final
examinations, module group exams, and laboratory assignments. Your final grade in the
course will be based on the following:

Laboratory Assignments 40%

Module Group Exams 20%
Skills (Lab) Final Exam 20%
Theory Final Exam (online) 20%
100%

Finals: Skills (Lab) Exam: (20% of the course grade)

The Lab Final will be completed in class, using Packet Tracer, on
Monday March 23 or Tuesday March 24, 2020.

Theory Final Exam: (20% of the course grade)

The Theory Final Exam will be available online from Thursday March
19, 2019 until Wednesday March 25, 2020. You may take it from
anywhere where you have an Internet connection.

Assignments: Lab assignments: (40% of the course grade)

The Lab Worksheets for each lab are available in the online course
materials on the Cisco Network Academy NetSpace course website.

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Submit completed Lab Worksheets by uploading them, or the Packet

Tracer .pka file, to the corresponding Lab Assignment in the Cisco
Network Academy NetSpace course website no later than Wednesday
March 25, 2020.

Module Group Exams: (20% of the course grade)

Module Group Exams are used in calculating your final grade and must
be taken on Cisco Network Academy’s NetSpace course website no
later than Wednesday March 25, 2020.

Book: Title: CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide, Volume 1

Edition: First
Author: Wendell Odom
Publisher: Cisco Press
ISBN 13: 978-0135792735
Date: 2019
Required: Yes

Access and Disability Services

Students with disabilities who believe they may need academic adjustments, auxiliary aids or
services to fully participate in course activities or meet course requirements are encouraged to
register with the Access and Disability Services (ADS) Office. Students requesting accommodations
must obtain the "Approved Quarterly Academic Adjustments, Auxiliary Aids or Services Green
Form" provided by ADS.

For more information contact one of the ADS Office – Fort Steilacoom/JBLM, Cascade Building,
Welcome Center, 253-964-6526/6527 or Puyallup, Gaspard Building, Room A106, 253-840-
8335/3301.

Accommodations for Faith/Conscience

Reasonable Accommodations for Faith/Conscience: Students who will be absent from or endure
significant hardship in course activities due to reasons of faith or conscience may seek reasonable
accommodations so that grades are not impacted. Such requests must be made in writing within the
first two weeks of the beginning of the course. Students should review the Accommodations for
Faith/Conscience Policy and follow the procedures: https://www.pierce.ctc.edu/policy-faith-conscience.

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Week Week Starting Activity Assignments: Labs and Module Group Exams
1 Mon Jan 6 1. Networking Today
1.0 - Introduction 1.5.7 - Packet Tracer - Network Representation
1.1 - Networks Affect our Lives
1.2 - Network Components
1.3 - Network Representations and Topologies
1.4 - Common Types of Networks
1.5 - Internet Connections
1.6 - Reliable Networks
1.7 - Network Trends
1.8 - Network Security
1.9 - The IT Professional
1.10 - Module Practice and Quiz

2. Basic Switch and End Device Configuration

2.0 - Introduction
2.1 - Cisco IOS Access 2.3.7 - Packet Tracer - Navigate the IOS
2.2 - IOS Navigation 2.5.5 - Packet Tracer - Configure Initial Switch Settings
2.3 - The Command Structure 2.7.6 - Packet Tracer - Implement Basic Connectivity
2.4 - Basic Device Configuration 2.9.1 - Packet Tracer - Basic Switch and End Device
2.5 - Save Configurations Configuration
2.6 - Ports and Addresses
2.7 - Configure IP Addressing
2.8 - Verify Connectivity
2.9 - Module Practice and Quiz

2 Mon Jan 13 3. Protocols and Models

3.0 - Introduction 3.5.5 - Packet Tracer - Investigate the TCP/IP and OSI Models
3.1 - The Rules in Action
3.2 - Protocols 3.7.9 - Lab - Install Wireshark
3.3 - Protocol Suites 3.7.10 - Lab - Use Wireshark to View Network Traffic
3.4 - Standards Organizations
3.5 - Reference Models Modules 1 - 3: Basic Network Connectivity and
3.6 - Data Encapsulation Communications Exam
3.7 - Data Access
3.8 - Module Practice and Quiz

4. Physical Layer

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Week Week Starting Activity Assignments: Labs and Module Group Exams
4.0 - Introduction
4.1 - Purpose of the Physical Layer
4.2 - Physical Layer Characteristics
4.3 - Copper Cabling 4.6.5 - Packet Tracer - Connect a Wired and Wireless LAN
4.4 - UTP Cabling 4.7.1 - Packet Tracer - Connect the Physical Layer
4.5 - Fiber-Optic Cabling
4.6 - Wireless Media
4.7 - Module Practice and Quiz

3 Mon Jan 20 No Class on Monday – Martin Luther King Day

5. Number Systems
5.0 - Introduction
5.1 - Binary Number System
5.2 - Hexadecimal Number System
5.3 - Module Practice and Quiz

4 Mon Jan 27 6. Data Link Layer

6.0 - Introduction
6.1 - Purpose of the Data Link Layer
6.2 - Topologies
6.3 - Data Link Frame
6.4 - Module Practice and Quiz

7. Ethernet Switching
7.0 - Introduction
7.1.6 - Lab - Use Wireshark to Examine Ethernet Frames
7.1 - Ethernet Frames
7.2.7 - Lab - View Network Device MAC Addresses
7.2 - Ethernet MAC Address 7.3.7 - Lab - View the Switch MAC Address Table
7.3 - The MAC Address Table
7.4 - Switch Speeds and Forwarding Methods Modules 4 - 7: Ethernet Concepts Exam
7.5 - Module Practice and Quiz

5 Mon Feb 3 8. Network Layer

8.0 - Introduction
8.1 - Network Layer Characteristics
8.2 - IPv4 Packet
8.3 - IPv6 Packet
8.4 - How a Host Routes

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Week Week Starting Activity Assignments: Labs and Module Group Exams
8.5 - Introduction to Routing
8.6 - Module Practice and Quiz

6 Mon Feb 10 9. Address Resolution

9.0 - Introduction 9.1.3 - Packet Tracer - Identify MAC and IP Addresses
9.1 - MAC and IP 9.2.9 - Packet Tracer - Examine the ARP Table
9.2 - ARP 9.3.4 - Packet Tracer - IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
9.3 - IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
9.4 - Module Practice and Quiz

10. Basic Router Configuration

10.0 - Introduction
10.1 - Configure Initial Router Settings
10.2 - Configure Interfaces
10.3 - Configure the Default Gateway
10.4 - Module Practice and Quiz
10.1.4 - Packet Tracer - Configure Initial Router Settings
10.3.4 - Packet Tracer - Connect a Router to a LAN
10.3.5 - Packet Tracer - Troubleshoot Default Gateway Issues
10.4.3 - Packet Tracer - Basic Device Configuration
Modules 8 - 10: Communicating Between Networks Exam

7 Mon Feb 17 No Class on Monday – President’s Day

11. IPv4 Addressing
11.0 - Introduction 11.5.5 - Packet Tracer - Subnet an IPv4 Network
11.1 - IPv4 Address Structure 11.7.5 - Packet Tracer - Subnetting Scenario
11.2 - IPv4 Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast 11.9.3 - Packet Tracer - VLSM Design and Implementation
11.3 - Types of IPv4 Addresses Practice
11.4 - Network Segmentation 11.10.1 - Packet Tracer - Design and Implement a VLSM
11.5 - Subnet an IPv4 Network Addressing Scheme
11.6 - Subnet a Slash 16 and a Slash 8 Prefix
11.7 - Subnet to Meet Requirements
11.8 - VLSM
11.9 - Structured Design
11.10 - Module Practice and Quiz

8 Mon Feb 24 12. IPv6 Addressing

12.0 - Introduction
12.1 - IPv4 Issues
12.2 - IPv6 Address Representation
12.3 - IPv6 Address Types
12.4 - GUA and LLA Static Configuration
12.6.6 - Packet Tracer - Configure IPv6 Addressing
12.9.1 - Packet Tracer - Implement a Subnetted IPv6
Addressing Scheme

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Week Week Starting Activity Assignments: Labs and Module Group Exams
12.5 - Dynamic Addressing for IPv6 GUAs
12.6 - Dynamic Addressing for IPv6 LLAs
12.7 - IPv6 Multicast Addresses
12.8 - Subnet an IPv6 Network
12.9 - Module Practice and Quiz

9 Mon Mar 2 13. ICMP

13.0 - Introduction 13.2.6 - Packet Tracer - Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
13.1 - ICMP Messages 13.2.7 - Packet Tracer - Use Ping and Traceroute to Test
13.2 - Ping and Traceroute Tests Network Connectivity
13.3 - Module Practice and Quiz 13.3.1 - Packet Tracer - Use ICMP to Test and Correct
Network Connectivity
14. Transport Layer
14.1 - Transportation of Data Modules 11 - 13: IP Addressing Exam
14.2 - TCP Overview
14.3 - UDP Overview 14.8.1 - Packet Tracer - TCP and UDP Communications
14.4 - Port Numbers
14.5 - TCP Communication Process
14.6 - Reliability and Flow Control
14.7 - UDP Communication
14.8 - Module Practice and Quiz

10 Mon Mar 9 15. Application Layer

15.0 - Introduction Modules 14 - 15: Network Application Communications
15.1 - Application, Presentation, and Session Exam
15.2 - Peer-to-Peer
15.3 - Web and Email Protocols
15.4 - IP Addressing Services
15.5 - File Sharing Services
15.6 - Module Practice and Quiz

16. Network Security Fundamentals

16.0 - Introduction 16.4.6 - Packet Tracer - Configure Secure Passwords and SSH
16.1 - Security Threats and Vulnerabilities 16.5.1 - Packet Tracer - Secure Network Devices
16.2 - Network Attacks
16.3 - Network Attack Mitigations
16.4 - Device Security
16.5 - Module Practice and Quiz

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Week Week Starting Activity Assignments: Labs and Module Group Exams

11 Mon Mar 16 17. Build a Small Network

17.0 - Introduction 17.5.9 - Packet Tracer - Interpret show Command Output
17.1 - Devices in a Small Network 17.7.7 - Packet Tracer - Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues
17.2 - Small Network Applications and Protocols
17.3 - Scale to Larger Networks Modules 16 - 17: Building and Securing a Small Network
17.4 - Verify Connectivity Exam
17.5 - Host and IOS Commands
17.6 - Troubleshooting Methodologies
17.7 - Troubleshooting Scenarios
17.8 - Module Practice and Quiz

12 Mon Mar 23 Hands-on Lab Final in class at regular class time

on Monday March 23 or Tuesday March 24
Written Final available online from March 19
until March 25

Ciaran Bloomer
December 2019

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