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B.2 Lab-Centric Instruction
B.2.1 CCNA labs
The CCNA curriculum teaches students how to plan, design, install, operate, and troubleshoot
TCP/IP, Ethernet, routed, and switched networks with some remote connectivity.
The CCNA curriculum consists of four courses:
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Networking Basics
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Routers and Routing Basics
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Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing
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WAN Technologies
The curriculum is lab intensive. Approximately 50 percent of all class time is spent on lab
exercises.
The required lab equipment for CCNA 1 includes workstations, hubs, switches, a variety of
cable making and cable testing tools, and cable installation materials. CCNA 1 students
acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:
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Configure networking properties on workstations
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Make and test patch cables
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Install and test cable runs, jacks, and patch panels
The required lab equipment for CCNA 2 includes workstations, hubs, switches, and routers.
CCNA 2 students acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:
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Interconnect networking devices
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Use the Cisco Internet Operating System (IOS) to configure and test routers
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Build and troubleshoot a five-router network
The required lab equipment for CCNA 3 includes workstations, hubs, switches, and routers.
CCNA 3 students acquire lab skills that enable them to perform the following tasks:
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Switch configuration
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VLAN configuration
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Intermediate routing protocol implementation
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Use of access control lists to provide traffic control and security on a simple
network