Network Fundamentals

• NIC, Cables (Twisted Pair (UTP/STP) - ST/CO, Fiber optic)  OSI and TCP/IP models
• Intro to Network Devices
• IPv4 & IPv6

Switching

• Intro to Switch
• Basic functions of Switch (Address Learning, Forward & Filtering, LoopAvoidance)
• Port Security
• VLAN, Inter-VLAN routing
• STP, RSTP (Portfast, Root guard, loop guard, bpdu guard)
• EtherChannel

Routing

• Intro to Router
• Static Route, Default Route (IPv4 and IPv6)
• Dynamic Route – single area OSPFv2
• Concept of FHRP

IP Services

• NAT, ACL, DHCP, DNS
• NTP, SNMP and QoS basics

Wireless

• Wireless principle, Architectures and AP modes
• WLC

Security Fundamentals - Conceptual coverage

• Key security concepts
• IPSec VPN
• L2 Security features
• Wireless security feature

Automation and Programmability – Conceptual coverage

• Virtualization fundamentals
• SDN
• AI and ML in network operation
• Capabilities of Ansible, Terraform
• Component of JSON-encoded data