ICND Objectives

General guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Exam:

Planning and Designing
Design or modify a simple LAN using Cisco products
Design an IP addressing scheme to support classful, classless, and private addressing to meet design requirements
Select an appropriate routing protocol based on user requirements
Design a simple internetwork using Cisco products
Develop an access list to meet user specifications
Choose WAN protocols to meet design requirements

Implementation and Operations
Perform an initial configuration on a switch
Configure routing protocols given user requirements
Configure IP addresses, subnet masks, and gateway addresses on routers and hosts
Configure a router for additional administrative functionality
Configure a switch with VLANS and inter-switch communication
Implement a LAN
Customize a switch configuration to meet specified network requirements
Implement access lists
Implement simple WAN protocols

Troubleshooting
Utilize the OSI model as a guide for systematic network troubleshooting
Perform LAN and VLAN troubleshooting
Troubleshoot routing protocols
Troubleshoot IP addressing and host configuration
Troubleshoot a device as part of a working network
Troubleshoot an access list
Perform simple WAN troubleshooting

Technology
Describe the Spanning Tree process
Evaluate the characteristics of LAN environments
Evaluate the characteristics of routing protocols
Evaluate rules for packet control
Evaluate key characteristics of HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, DDR, and ISDN technologies

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