Maricopa Community Colleges  CNT230   20082-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11-25-08

CNT230 2009 Spring - 9999

L+L

4 Credit(s)

6 Period(s)

Cisco CCNP IV: Optimizing Converged Networks

Introduction to optimizing and providing effective Quality of Service (QoS) techniques in converged networks operating voice, wireless and security applications. Topics include implementing a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network, implementing QoS on converged networks, specific Internet Protocol (IP) QoS mechanisms for implementing the DiffServ QoS model, AutoQ0S, wireless security and basic wireless management. Preparation for Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) exam.

Prerequisites: CNT170 or CNT170AA or CCNA industry certification, or permission of instructor. CNT200, CNT210, and CNT220 suggested but not required.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

CNT230 2009 Spring - 9999

Cisco CCNP IV: Optimizing Converged Networks

 

1.

Explain the Cicso hierarchical network model as it pertains to an end-to-end enterprise network. (I)

2.

Describe the functions and operations of a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network. (II)

3.

Describe and identify basic voice components in an interprise network. (II)

4.

Describe the need to implement Quality of Service (QoS) and the methods for implementing QoS on a converged network using Cisco's routers and Catalyst switches. (III)

5.

Explain the key Internet Protocol (IP) QoS mechanisms used to implement the DiffServ QoS model. (IV)

6.

Explain congestion management and avoidance mechanisms. (IV)

7.

Configure Auto QoS for enterprise. (V)

8.

Describe and configure wireless security and basic wireless management. (VI)

9.

Describe and configure Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) QoS. (VI)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

CNT230 2009 Spring - 9999

Cisco CCNP IV: Optimizing Converged Networks

 

 

I. Converged Network Connectivity Requirements

A. Evolution of telephony in the enterprise

B. The concept of convergence

C. Cisco enterprise architecture

D. Traffic conditions in a converged network

E. Intelligent Information Network (IIN)

F. Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) framework

II. Cisco VoIP Implementations

A. Introduction to VoIP networks

B. Digitizing and packetizing voice

C. Encapsulating voice packets for transport

D. Calculating bandwidth requirements for VoIP

E. Implementing VoIP in an enterprise network

F. Configuring Call Manager Express (CME) using the command-line interface (CLI) and Cisco Internet Protocol (IP) communicator

III. Introduction to IP QoS

A. Introducing QoS

B. Implementing Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) QoS

C. Selecting an appropriate QoS policy model

D. Using Modular QoS Command-line interface (MQC) for implementing QoS

E. Implementing QoS with Cisco Security Device Manager (SDM) QoS wizard

F. Preparing, installing, and configuring QoS using SDM

IV. Implement the DiffServ QoS Model

A. Instruction to classification and marking

B. Using Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR) for classification

C. Introducing QoS implementations

D. Configuring Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)

E. Configuring Class Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ) and Low Latency Queuing (LLQ)

F. Congestion avoidance

G. Introducing traffic policing and shaping

H. Understanding Wide-Area Network (WAN) link efficiency mechanisms

I. Implementing QoS preclassify

J. Deploying end-to-end QoS

V. Implement Cisco AutoQoS

A. Introducing Cisco AutoQos

B. Deploying Cisco AutoQoS on switches

C. Deploying Cisco AutoQoS on routers

D. Mitigating common Cisco AutoQoS issues

VI. Implement Wireless Scalability

A. Implementing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) QoS

B. Introducing wireless security

C. Managing WLANs

D. Deploying Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)

E. Configuring encryption and authentication on lightweight access points

 

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