The Cisco CCNA® Exploration curriculum provides a comprehensive overview of networking; from fundamentals to advanced applications and services. It is based on a top-down approach to networking that is popular in many colleges and universities. This course emphasizes theoretical concepts and practical application, while providing opportunities for students to gain the skills and hands-on experience needed to design, install, operate, and maintain networks in small-to-medium businesses, as well as enterprise and service provider environments.

CCNA Exploration offers in-depth theory, challenging labs, and a detailed overview of protocol operations. It is designed for students with advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, such as degree candidates in engineering, math, or science, or for working professionals who would like to advance their careers or gain certification. CCNA Exploration was designed to be integrated into technology curricula or continuing education programs at postsecondary institutions such as technical schools, colleges, and universities.

1. Network Fundamentals

This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. It uses the OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. Labs use a “model Internet” to allow students to analyze real data without affecting production networks. Packet Tracer (PT) activities help students analyze protocol and network operation and build small networks in a simulated environment. At the end of the course, students build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling; performing basic configurations of network devices, including routers and switches; and implementing IP addressing schemes.

Prerequisites: None

• Living in a Network-Centric World
• Communications over the Networks
• OSI Application Layer Functionality
• OSI Transport Layer
• OSI Network Layer
• Addressing the Network – IPv4
• Data Link Layer
• OSI Physical Layer
• Ethernet
• Planning and Cabling Networks
• Configuring and Testing Your Network

2. Routing Protocols and Concepts

This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routing protocols. Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot the primary routing protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, and OSPF. By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize and correct common routing issues and problems. Each chapter walks the student through a basic procedural lab, and then presents basic configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting labs. Packet Tracer (PT) activities reinforce new concepts, and allow students to model and analyze routing processes that may be difficult to visualize or understand.

Prerequisites: Network Fundamentals

• Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding
• Static Routing
• Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols
• Distance Vector Routing Protocols
• RIP version 1
• VLSM and CIDR
• RIPv2
• The Routing Table: A Closer Look
• EIGRP
• Link-State Routing Protocols
• OSPF

3. LAN Switching and Wireless

This course helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how switches operate and are implemented in the LAN environment for small and large networks. Beginning with a foundational overview of Ethernet, this course provides detailed explanations of LAN switch operation, VLAN implementation, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Inter-VLAN routing, and wireless network operations. Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, RSTP, VTP, and wireless networks. Campus network design and Layer 3 switching concepts are introduced.

Prerequisites: Network Fundamentals

• Ethernet Revisited
• Switching Concepts – Cisco IOSｮ Software and Cisco Discovery Protocol
• Inside the Switch
• Campus Network Design
• Basic Switch Configuration
• VLANs and IP Telephony Basics
• Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
• Trunking and VLAN Trunking Protocol
• Inter-VLAN Routing
• Wireless Networks and Mobility
• Campus LANs

4. Accessing the WAN

This course explains the principles of traffic control and access control lists (ACLs) and provides an overview of the services and protocols at the data link layer for wide-area access. Students learn about user access technologies and devices and discover how to implement and configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), DSL, and Frame Relay. WAN security concepts, tunneling, and VPN basics are introduced. The course concludes with a discussion of the special network services required by converged applications and an introduction to quality of service (QoS).

Prerequisites: Routing Protocols and Concepts

• Managing Traffic: Access Control Lists
• Addressing Hosts: Network Address Translation, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, and IPv6 Basics
• Security
• Introduction to WAN Technologies
• WAN Devices and Connections: CSU, Cable Modem, and DSL Modem
• Connecting to the WAN: Leased Lines, Cable, and DSL
• Point-to-Point Protocol and Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
• Frame Relay
• QoS Considerations
• Tunneling Concepts and VPN Basics
• Capstone : Converge Networks

SCHEDULE
Monday, 06.00 - 09.00 p.m by appointment

TUTOR
1. Ir. Resmana Lim, M.Eng, CCAI
2. Agustinus Noertjahyana, M.MT, CCAI
Lecturer of Petra Christian University

CCAI (Cisco Certified Academy Instructor)

Investment
Rp. 1.250.000,-/ modul