Cisco Study

These are my notes and labs from my Cisco class. I will be getting my notes from the suggested "Connecting Networks Companion Guide" book.  As I study more, the links will be added.

Cisco Connecting Networks

Chapter 1: Hierarchical Network designs

• Notes Part 1:

• The basic design properties a network should have: resiliency, flexibility, modularity, and hierarchical

• Two Tier Design / Three Tier Design

• Modular Network Design

• Notes Part 2 :

• Cisco Enterprise Architecture Modules

• Notes Part 3:

• Evolving Network Architectures

Chapter 2: Connecting to the WAN

• Notes Part 1:

• What is a WAN?
• Organization and Network co-evolution. 

• Notes Part 2:

• WAN standards and OSI Model
• Common WAN terminology and devices

• Notes Part 3: 
• Circuit Switched vs Packet Switched  
• Private vs Public WAN Infrastructures
• Service Provider Infrastructure (SONET/SDH)

• Notes Part 4: 
• Dedicated Leased Lines
• Dial-up
• ISDN
• Frame Relay
• ATM
• Ethernet WAN
• MPLS
• VSAT

• Notes Part 5: 
• DSL
• Cable
• Wireless (Municipal WIFI/WiMAX/Satellite)
• 3G/4G/LTE Cellular
• VPN 
• Selecting a WAN Service

Chapter 3: Point-to-Point Connections

• Notes Part 1: 
•  Serial connections vs Parallel connections
• Serial Standards
• TDM
• STDM
• Notes Part 2:
•  Demaraction Point
• DTE-DCE
• Serial Cables
• Smart Serial Cables
• Serial Bandwidth
• WAN encapsulation protocols
• Notes Part 3: 
• HDLC
• Notes Part 4: 
• PPP
• LCP/NCP
• PAP/Chap
• Stacker/Predictor
• PPP Lab
• Troubleshooting PPP Lab

Chapter 4: Frame Relay

• Frame Relay with subinterfaces Lab
• Troubleshooting Frame Relay

Chapter 5: Network Address Translation for IPv4

• NAT Lab
• PAT Lab
• Troubleshooting NAT

Chapter 6: Broadband Solutions

• PPPoE lab

Chapter 7: Securing Site-to-Site Connectivity

• Point-to-Point GRE Tunnel lab

Chapter 8: Monitoring the Network

• Syslog and NTP Lab
• SNMP lab
• Collecting and Analyzing NetFlow Data Lab

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting the Network