This course is broken into 44 hours for theory of operations and 12 hours of hands-on laboratory activities. Lecture Topics include: Course provides: NADIN network design and connectivity, Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model and physical layer (Layer 1); Data Link (Layer 2) concepts including: hubs, bridges, switches, collision and broadcast domains; Network (Layer 3) concepts including: Internet Protocol (IP), network layer protocol, subnetting tasks, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP); Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) concepts including: User Datagram Protocol (UDP); Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Application Layer Protocols including: Common Message Handling Protocol (CMHP) and utilization of Wireshark tool, network devices concepts including: basic routers and switches, configuration, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) routing, router-on-a-stick, Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) and HSRP configuration. Laboratory Subjects include: Familiarization with networking fundamental tasks including Internet Protocol (IP) ICMP file capture, subnetting calculation to configure a network, analyze Address Protocol Resolution (ARP) packet traffic and structure, accessing a Cisco network device, basic switch and router configuration, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) configuration on-a-switch, VLAN trunk configuration, router-on-a-switch configuration, Inter-Local Pod routing, Inter-Pod routing, and basic HSRP configuration
