CIS 152 Routing & Switching Essentials

The second course of a two-part sequence in a Cisco curriculum directed toward the Cisco Certified Entry level Network Technician Certification (CCENT) and the second course in a four-part sequence directed toward the Cisco Certified Network Associate Certification (CCNA). Describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, students will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: CIS 151 Networking Essentials with a grade of C or better.

Offered

Offered Winter only

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Describe enhanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VLAN Trucking Protocol, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol, and 802.1q. Describe basic switching concepts and the operations of switches. Configure and troubleshoot basic operations of a small switched network. Configure and troubleshoot basic operations of routers in a small routed network. Configure and troubleshoot VLANs and inter VLAN routing. Describe the operations of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and Domain Name System for IPv4 and IPv6.