Overview

Cisco’s CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) is an intermediate-level certification for IT professionals who can “install, configure, and troubleshoot local and wide area networks for enterprise organizations with networks from 100 to more than 500 nodes.” The CCNP Certification has as its prerequisite the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate), and covers content such as: “security, converged networks, quality of service (QoS), virtual private networks (VPN) and broadband technologies.”

Note:  Students at Westminster College are able to log-in our Cisco network and practice on-line.

Course Contents

CCNP : Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks v3.0 (Exam 642 - 801 BSCI)

Comparison between Classful and Classless Routing Protocols.

Comparison between Distance vector and Link state Routing Protocols.

Route summarization and VLSM concepts.

Configure EIGRP, RIP v2.

Configure OSPF in single and multiple areas.

Configure IS-IS, difference between IS-IS and OSPF.

Redistrubition and policy baseed routing.

Configure BGP.

Configure NAT with overload, static translations and route-map.

CCNP : Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks v3.0 (Exam 642-811 BCMSN)

Implementing Switches in the Network

Configuring VLANs and VTP

Implementing Spanning-Tree Protocol

Enhancing Spanning-Tree Protocol

Implementing Multilayer Switching in the Network

Improving Availability on Multilayer Switched Networks

Examining Cisco AVVID Services and Applications

Implementing QoS in Multilayer Switched Networks

Optimizing and Securing Multilayer Switched Networks

Understanding Metro Ethernet

CCNP : Building Cisco Remote Access Networks v3.0 (Exam 642-821 BCRAN)

Identifying Cisco Solutions to Remote Access Needs

Using AAA to Scale Access Control in an Expanding Network

Configuring Asynchronous Connections to a Central Site with Modems

Configuring PPP and Controlling Network Access with PAP and CHAP

ISDN and DDR

Frame-Relay configuration

Backup to a permanent connection

Queuing and compression

Network Address Translation

Virtual Private Network

CCNP : CIsco Internetwork Troubleshooting Support v5.0 (Exam 642-831 CIT)

Demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting targets for connection-oriented and connectionless protocols

Demonstrate knowledge of common data link layer characteristics and key troubleshooting targets likely to be found in campus network

Describe the types and purposes of tools commonly used for network troubleshooting processes

Describe and use the Cisco information resources (especially those in the CCO World Wide Web site) that can assist with troubleshooting processes

List the preferred methods for escalation of troubleshooting issues to Cisco's service and support programs

Demonstrate knowledge of connection sequences and key troubleshooting targets within TCP/IP, Novell IPX, and AppleTalk

Use troubleshooting tools and minimize their impact on a Cisco router's switching type and data flow

Identify and use Cisco IOSTM software commands and debug utilities to filter, capture, and display protocol traffic flows

Describe an efficient problem-solving method when troubleshooting and documenting internetwork problems

Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common TCP/IP problems

Apply diagnostic tools to solve network problems that include systems running TCP/IP with Windows NT/95 clients and servers

Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common Novell IPX problems on router networks

Use proven problem isolation techniques to list the symptoms of common AppleTalk problems on router networks

Apply diagnostic VLAN tools to switched and routed VLAN configuration problems

Use Cisco IOS router troubleshooting commands with Catalyst switch troubleshooting commands