Provisioning LAN Hardware and Media for Cisco Networks


Overview/Description
To describe scalability constraints and other issues for standard LAN technologies

Target Audience
Network engineers, network system analysts, and maintenance personnel responsible for designing small to medium-sized networks; anyone working toward the Cisco Certified Design Associate qualification

Prerequisites
The Cisco: Internetworking Technologies Multimedia (ITM) learning path or the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) and CCNA Basics learning paths; a good foundation in the principles and concepts of networks and computers; familiarity with internetworking technologies

Expected Duration
2:45 Hours

Objectives:

Provisioning LAN Hardware and Media for Cisco Networks

  • discuss the services that both the data-link and network layers provide in the network.
  • create traffic domains and segment a network using switches.
  • select the appropriate Cisco switches for specific roles in a switched network.
  • select appropriate Cisco switches for a given network scenario.
  • describe the design rules that cover propagation delays in Ethernet networks.
  • discuss scalability constraints for IEEE 802.3 and 10 Mbps fiber Ethernet networks.
  • discuss network scalability constraints and cable delays.
  • provision LAN hardware and media for a client seeking to update its healthcare network to incorporate an automated referral system linking hospitals and local community physicians.
  • provision LAN hardware and media for a client operating across several locations that is seeking to enable its staff to collaborate as if in a single office.
  • provision LAN hardware and media for a client seeking to build a new network and integrate it into an existing one.
  • provision LAN hardware and media for a client seeking to switch from mainframe technology to intranet/Internet technology using an Oracle software-based system.

  • Course Number: 68413_eng