MCCCD Program Description

Cisco Certified Network Professional: Enterprise Core

Course: CNT240

First Term: 2020 Fall

Lec + Lab 8.0 Credit(s) 12.0 Period(s) 12.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T- Lab Load

Description: Provides Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise knowledge and skills needed for professional-level networking technologies and architecture. Topics include virtualization, network assurance, security, and automation. Helps to prepare students to take the Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) certification exam aligned with the CCNP Enterprise, CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCIE Enterprise Wireless, and Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise core certifications.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic forwarding. (I) 2. Configure and troubleshoot Spanning Tree Protocols (STP). (II) 3. Configure and troubleshoot Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Trunking Protocols and EtherChannel. (III) 4. Configure different routing protocols. (IV, V, VI, VII) 5. Explain multicast protocols. (VIII) 6. Describe Quality of Service (QoS) models. (IX) 7. Configure Internet Protocol (IP) Services for managed networks. (X) 8. Configure various overlay tunnels. (XI) 9. Evaluate wireless technologies. (XII) 10. Configure and troubleshoot basic wireless Local Area Networks. (XII) 11. Explain the characteristics of scalable network architectures. (XIII) 12. Analyze how fabric networks allow traditional networks to be more manageable and secure. (XIV) 13. Configure and troubleshoot enterprise networks. (XV) 14. Compare secure solutions for different places in the network. (XVI) 15. Configure network access control. (XVII) 16. Explain the purpose and characteristics of network and server virtualization. (XVIII) 17. Explain common network programmability concepts and programmatic methods of management. (XIX) 18. Apply basic programming and automation. (XIX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Packet forwarding A. Switching mechanisms B. L2 and L3 device communication C. Forwarding architectures II. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) III. VLAN Trunks and EtherChannel bundles IV. IP routing essentials V. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) A. Configure B. Troubleshoot VI. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) A. Configure B. Troubleshoot C. Advanced OSPF D. OSPF V2 and V3 VII. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) A. Configure B. Troubleshoot C. Advanced BGP VIII. Multicast A. Fundamentals B. Protocols IX. Quality of service A. Fundamentals B. Models X. Internet Protocol services XI. Overlay tunnels A. Protocols B. Site-to-site C. Remote access XII. Wireless A. Signals and modulations B. Architecture infrastructure C. Roaming and location services D. Authenticate wireless clients E. Troubleshoot wireless connectivity XIII. Enterprise network architecture A. Hierarchical design B. Scaling XIV. Fabric technologies XV. Network assurance A. Configure B. Troubleshoot C. Network monitoring XVI. Secure access control XVII. Network device access control and infrastructure security A. Protocols B. Security measures XVIII. Virtualization XIX. Network programmability and automation

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 23, 2020

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.