Extending the Network to WANs Using Cisco Network Devices


Overview/Description
To describe WAN technologies for connecting between sites using Cisco devices

Target Audience
Network administrators responsible for implementing and managing small and medium-sized business networks; network technicians who install network devices in small business environments; Cisco channel resellers who are new to Cisco products and services

Prerequisites
Familiarity with Cisco's Internetworking Technology Multimedia (ITM) or CCNA Basics; a working knowledge of networking terminology, topologies and protocols, the roles of network devices, and of the OSI reference model; a knowledge of binary and hexadecimal numbering, while not essential, would be an advantage

Expected Duration
285 Minutes

Objectives:

Extending the Network to WANs Using Cisco Network Devices

  • discuss the elements of a wide-area network.
  • describe the protocols used for WAN connectivity and how devices are connected to the network.
  • detail HDLC and PPP protocol operation.
  • detail the authentication and encapsulation processes used by PPP
  • configure PPP on a Cisco device interface.
  • describe the characteristics of ISDN.
  • detail the elements of ISDN BRI.
  • identify the different ISND switch types and configure basic ISDN.
  • explain how DDR operates.
  • detail the steps for configuring DDR.
  • configure DDR for an ISDN BRI link.
  • demonstrate how to configure an ISDN interface for dial-on-demand routing.
  • describe the terminology of Frame Relay and how it operates.
  • describe the purpose and command syntax for defining static Frame Relay map entries on a router.
  • configure Frame Relay subinterfaces on a router.
  • configure a subinterface on a Cisco router.
  • configure a Frame Relay connection.

  • Course Number: 38715_eng