Cisco CCNA Short Course

Based on subject
ITE526: Practical Internetworking
Part of the
- Master of Networking and Systems
Administration
- Master of Management (IT)
Introductions

Matt Constable
– 20 years in the IT industry
– 14 years Networking/Security/Wireless/VoIP
– Government, Education, Financial Services, Service
Provider, Retail – Enterprise & Integration.
– B.Comp, M. Computer Security, various industry
certs.
– I don’t have all the answers.
• Everyone brings something to the table!
Class Times

Webinars will run:

• Wednesday mornings – 10am – 11:30am

• Will be uploaded within 24 hours.
• Youtube
• MP4/WMV download
• PDF copy of slides
• Numerous other resources available throughout the course
as applicable.
Contact

matt.constable@itmasters.edu.au

• E-Mail me at any time.

• Will be monitoring the forums regularly each

day to answer queries.
Master of Networking and Systems
Administration (2014)
Core Subjects (6 Subjects): Industry Electives (choose 3)
ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP ITE520 Managing Mail Servers
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation** ITE526 Practical Internetworking
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures ITE527 Server Administration
ITE519 IT Service Management
MGI521 Professional Communications

Restricted Academic Electives (Choose 3)

ITC513 Wireless Networking Concepts
ITC514 Network and Security Administration
ITC561 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
ITC593 Network Security
ITC596 IT Risk Management

• CCNA certification = credit for ITE526

• To find out additional credit, fill out Eligibility Form at www.itmasters.edu.au
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Overview

• Cisco certification brief overview.

• CCNA Exam Requirements
• Exam – 200-120
• Online Labs
• Study Tips
Certification Overview

• CCNA is 2nd level certification.

• Two ways to get CCNA
• Has a number of “flavours”
• Articulates with the Professional level certifications.
• Can go straight to CCIE
• NEED LOTS OF EXPERIENCE!!!!!
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/index.html
Exam – 200-120

• Current exam (640-802) retires end Sept 2013.

• Following new exam topics but this will prepare
you for the 640-802 exam anyway.
• Outline is on the IT Masters Web Portal
• http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/exams/list/c
cna_composite2.html#~Topics
• CCO login will get you more!
Online Labs

• Cisco Learning Labs – ICND

• Highly recommended.
• https://learningnetworkstore.cisco.com/market/
prod/productView.se.work;jsessionid=7030d53
10177$00U$3A$?/nxt/rcrs/proieidentity/=20629
&/nxt/rcrs/aisidentity/=2559#.Ue8gvm3YFvZ
Study Tips
1. Test yourself instead of re-reading notes – “retrieval
practice”.
2. Test yourself repeatedly – until it kills you!
3. Talk out loud to yourself or a friend.
4. Distinctiveness – How what you are is learning different, or
the same, to something else – “compare & contrast”
5. Apply to your own experience!
6. BEWARE OF FAMILIARITY
Just because you are “familiar” with something…or have seen it before doesn’t
mean you really *know* it…so practice, practice, practice.
7. Read & study extensively!
Week 1 - Topics

• Networking Basics
– Network devices
– Common applications
– The OSI Reference Model.
– Media, cables, ports, and connectors
– VLANs

• LAN Switching
– Basic Switching Concepts
– L2 & L3 with respect to VLANs
Some Assumptions

• CCNA exams assumes you have some

knowledge of :
• LAN, WAN, MAN terminology.
• Basic binary math
• General Internet knowledge…e.g. DNS, HTTP,
FTP, SMTP
Networking Basics

• 3 main types of Network Devices for

comparison
• Hubs
• Switches/Bridges
• Routers
• L3 Switches

• http://ask-leo.com/whats_the_difference_between_a_hub_a_switch_and_a_router.html
Hubs

 Legacy, rarely seen, useful for comparison.

 Single broadcast domain
 Single collision domain
 Layer 1 device
Switches/Bridges

 Ubiquitous
 Switch/bridge interchangeable terms
 Single broadcast domain
 Many collision domains
 Layer 2 device
Routers/Layer 3 Switches

 Interchangeable terms
 Many broadcast domains
 Many collision domains
 Layer 3 device (router), Layer 2/3 device (L3
switch)
 Many Cisco switches are L3 capable – 3750,
6500, 8500….many more.
OSI Reference Model

 Most used model in networking

– Do not underestimate its usefulness!
 Key Concepts
– 7 Layers
– A framework for all network communications from
electrical specifications through to the methods for
application communication.
Media, Cables, Ports & Connectors

 What does this even mean?

– Don’t need detailed knowledge.
– Understanding of types of cables/connectors
available and how they interconnect devices/hosts.
 Cu, Fibre in the main
 X-Over, Straight through
 Like for Like i.e. Cu  Cu, Fibre  Fibre
 Match hardware transceivers/ports
Media, Cables, Ports & Connectors

 Speed
– Mostly autosense in enterprise space
 NOT always in provider space
– If not can result in inoperable links
 Duplex
– Full duplex always preferred
– If mismatched will result in very poor performance
that increases with throughput.
– Late collisions at FD end.
Media, Cables, Ports & Connectors

 Cu connectors
– Standard in the main
– Not many variants
 Fibre connectors
– Many different types
– Many different wavelengths
– MUST be matched or they can blow up!
– Most common issue is reversed cable ends
Media, Cables, Ports & Connectors

 Infinitely more complex with chassis devices

– 6500
– 7600
– 8500
– Nexus
 In CCNA mainly focuses on straight through or
x-over or speed/duplex settings
LAN Switching

 Without doubt the greatest!

– http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Switching-CCIE-
Professional-Development/dp/1578700949
 Definitive explanation of STP
 Bit old now but underlying theories are still
valid.
 A must for further Cisco study IMO
LAN Switching

 Collision domains
 Broadcast domains
 Switching types
 CAM tables
 Basic configuration
 VLANs/Trunking/DTP
Collision Domains

 A collection of devices that “see” each others

conversations – irrespective of SA/DA
 Hub
– 1 big collision domain
 Switch
– 1 collision domain per port
Broadcast Domains

 A collection of devices that “see” all broadcasts

– Created using VLANs/subnets
– Require L3 functionality
 Switch
– 1 broadcast domain
 Router
– Broadcast domain per routed port
Why use them?

 Single port collision domains

– Speed up traffic
– No retransmits
– Less lost packets
– Errors must be because of something else.
 Broadcast domains
– No brainer….cuts down broadcast traffic!
Switching Types

 Store and Forward

– Used for best integrity
– Reads entire packet to FCS before forwarding
 Fragment Free
– Forwards the packet after 64 bytes
– Done to avoid collisions
– Requires input speed = output speed
– In modern fully switched networks not so useful
Switching Types

 Cut Through
– Default for many switches
– Forwards packets after DA is read
– Substantial speed boost at the cost of potential
errors later in the packet.
 Adaptive switching mechanisms will
dynamically shift depending on network
conditions.
Switching Types
CAM Table (MAC Table)

 Table in switch memory that records Layer 2

(MAC) address of every connected host and
port
CAM Table (MAC Table)

 Switch populates CAM table by examination of

SA & DA on packets

 Limited by switch memory

 Ages out CAM entries over time if devices not

heard from.
Basic Switch Configuration

 Let’s just lab it!

VLANs

 VLANs create broadcast domains

 Require L3 “device” to transit

 Impact on traffic, subnet size, security,

function…..etc etc etc!
VLANs

 Let’s just lab it – take 2!