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Connecting Networks (Cisco IV)

NWS 245 · Semester 4

4 credits · 20 learning units

Lessons

Start with the foundations, study the topics, then practise and complete an independent project. These are learning plans; full tutorials and interactive checks are still being authored.

Subunit titles retain the curriculum’s original language.

Start here

  1. Lesson 1WAN requirements, addressing and routing review

Curriculum topics

  1. Lesson 2Enterprise WAN Requirements and Architecture
  2. Lesson 3Service Provider Networks and WAN Technologies
  3. Lesson 4Serial Communications and Point-to-Point Protocols
  4. Lesson 5Broadband Access and Tunnel Technologies
  5. Lesson 6Branch Interconnectivity and WAN Routing
  6. Lesson 7WAN Security Boundaries and Secure Management
  7. Lesson 8ACL Types, Configuration, and Placement
  8. Lesson 9Advanced Filtering and ACL Troubleshooting
  9. Lesson 10Network Device Hardening
  10. Lesson 11Network Monitoring and Log Management
  11. Lesson 12QoS Fundamentals and Traffic Characteristics
  12. Lesson 13Traffic Classification, Marking, and Congestion Management
  13. Lesson 14Traffic Shaping and Policing
  14. Lesson 15Traditional and Intent-Based Networking
  15. Lesson 16Network Automation and Controller-Based Architectures
  16. Lesson 17Structured Network Troubleshooting Methodologies
  17. Lesson 18Diagnostic Tools and Examination Problem-Solving

Put it into practice

  1. Lesson 19Guided laboratory and troubleshooting

Work independently

  1. Lesson 20Independent project and review
Curriculum source

HND CURRICULUM-NETWORK AND SECURITY.pdf · NWS 245 · Course table: p. 11 · Outline pages: 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221