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