Cisco Networking - CCNA

This is a one-year advanced course training people for employment in the computer networking field. Upon passing all four modules of the Discovery Curriculum, students are ready to take the CISCO Network Associate (CCNA) examination.

Course Open

Course Number

32

Duration

1 Year full-time

Certification

CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
FETAC Level 6 Component Certificate

Entry

Successful completion of Discovery Curriculum Parts 1 & 2.
See Course 30. 

Employment

The Cisco CCNA network associate certification validates the ability to install, configure, operate and troubleshoot medium-size routed and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN.

Number of places available

Nineteen

Principal Areas of Study

FETAC Level 6 Modules

• Routing Technologies
• Switching Basics

Discovery Curriculum Part 3
Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise

• Implement a LAN for an approved network design.
• Configure a switch with VLANs and inter-switch communication.
  
• Implement WAN links.
  
• Configure routing protocols on Cisco devices.
  
• Perform LAN, WAN and VLAN troubleshooting using a structured methodology and the OSI model.

Discovery Curriculum Part 4
Designing and Supporting Computer Networks.

• Gather customer requirements.
• Design a simple Internetwork using Cisco technology.
• Design an IP addressing scheme to meet LAN requirements.
• Create an equipment list to meet LAN design requirements.
• Obtain and upgrade Cisco IOS software in Cisco devices.

Progression

Higher Education

Higher Education
Dublin Institute of Technology:
DT211 Computing Level 8: Direct Entry to Year Two
(with appropriate FETAC certification).