Maricopa Community Colleges  CNT210   20022-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 02/26/02
CNT210 20022-20045 L+L 4 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Cisco Remote-Access Networks
Emphasis on development of knowledge and skills to build, configure and troubleshoot a remote-access network to interconnect central sites of branch offices, home offices and control access to the central site plus maximize bandwidth over remote links. Preparation for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) exam. Prerequisites: CNT200, or CCNP Advanced Routing certification, or permission of instructor.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CNT210   20022-20045 Cisco Remote-Access Networks
1. Identify the appropriate hardware for a given set of wide area network (WAN) technology requirements. (I)
2. Configure appropriate WAN hardware for identified WAN connections. (I)
3. Demonstrate the ability to enable protocols and technologies that allow traffic flow between multiple sites, while minimizing the amount of overhead traffic on each connection. (II)
4. Identify traffic management options. (III)
5. Demonstrate the ability to implement applicable access control measures within an internetwork. (IV)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
CNT210   20022-20045 Cisco Remote-Access Networks
    I. Hardware Solutions to Remote Access Needs
        A. Site Requirements and Considerations
          1. WAN
          2. Central-Site
          3. Branch-Site
          4. Telecommuter-Site
        B. Selection of Cisco Products
          1. Routers
          2. Interface requirements
          3. Product Selection Tool
        C. WAN Cabling Connections
          1. Equipment
          2. Installation
          3. Verification
      II. WAN Protocols and Connections
          A. Modems
            1. Functions
            2. Connections
            3. Configuration
            4. Maintaining
          B. Point to Point Protocol (PPP)
            1. Architecture
            2. Link Control Protocol (LCP)
            3. Callback
            4. Compression
            5. Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)
            6. Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
          C. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
            1. Architecture
            2. Protocol Layers
            3. Basic Rate Interface (BRI)
            4. Dial -on-Demand Routing (DDR)
            5. Static and Default Routing
            6. Configurations
            7. Monitoring
            8. Primary Rate Interface (PRI)
            9. Dialer Rotary
            10. Dialer Profile
            11. Time-Based Access Lists
          D. X.25
            1. Standard
            2. Encapsulation
            3. Configuring
            4. Verification
          E. Frame Relay
            1. Architecture
            2. Configuration
            3. Topologies
            4. Traffic Shaping
            5. On Demand Routing (ODR)
        III. Packet Queuing
            A. Types
              1. Prioritization
              2. Policies
              3. Cisco IOS options
            B. Options
              1. First in, First out
              2. Weighted fair
              3. Priority
              4. Custom
              5. Verifying
            C. Compression
              1. Link
              2. Payload
              3. TCP IP
              4. Microsoft Point-to-Point
              5. Configuring
          IV. Access Control Measures
              A. Network Address Translation (NAT)
                1. Functions
                2. Configuring
                3. Traffic Types
                4. Local Addresses
                5. Global Addresses
                6. Overloading
                7. Load Distribution
                8. Overlapping Networks
                9. Monitoring
              B. Port Address Translation (PAT)
                1. Features
                2. Porthandler Operation
                3. Configuring
                4. Monitoring
              C. Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA)
                1. Enabling
                2. Commands
                3. Virtual Profiles
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