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1. Fibre optic communication links
Types of fibre optic cable. Transmitter and Receiver types. Terminating and splicing fibres. Calculating the link budget to include dispersion penalities.
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2. IEEE 802.11x networks.
Requirement for CSMA/CA. Point Coordination Function (PCF) operation. Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) operation. Securing 802.11. Operation of 802.11ac and 802.11ax
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3. IPv6
Structure and operation of IPv6. Configure an industry standard router to use IPv6. IPv4 to IPv6 transition strategies.
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4. Routers
Configure LAN and WAN interfaces. Use HDLC and PPP encapsulation on WAN interfaces. Password recovery. Debug HDLC and PPP operation.
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5. Routing Protocols
Describe and contrast RIP, OSPF and EIGRP routing protocols. Configure, verify and trouble shoot RIP, OSPF and EIGRP.
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6. Congestion control and Quality of service (QoS)
Describe and contrast open and closed loop congestion control mechanisms. Describe and contrast Differentiated Services (DiffServ) and Integrated Services (IntServ) Quality of Service architectures.
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8. Access Control Lists (ACL's)
Configure, apply and test standard and extended ACL's based on the networks filtering requirements.
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9. Dynamic Host Configuration (DHCP)
Configure and trouble shoot a DHCP server on a layer 3 device for IPv4 and IPv6 operation.
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10. Virtual Private Networks (VPN's)
IPSec: Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), Authentication Header (AH), Internet Key Exchange (IKE). Configure and test IPSec VPN's.
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Cisco Press. (2019), CCNA 200 - 301 Offical Cert Guide library, Pearson Education, [ISBN: 978-15871471].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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BA Forouzan. (2012), Data Communications and Networking, 5th. McGraw-Hill, [ISBN: 0073376221].
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William Stallings. (2011), Data and Computer Communications, 9th. Prentice Hall, p.888, [ISBN: 0-13-139205-0].
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