Introduction. xx Part I: Network Fundamentals 1 CHAPTER 1: The Role and Function of Network Components. 3 Topic: Explain the role and function of network components. 4 Topic: Next-generation firewalls and IPS. 7 Topic: Controllers (Cisco DNA Center and WLC). 10 Review Questions. 13 Answers to Review Questions. 15 Additional Resources.
16 CHAPTER 2: The Characteristics of Network Topology Architectures. 17 Topic: 2-tier architectures and 2-tier spine-leaf. 18 Topic: WANs and SOHOs. 22 Topic: On-premises and cloud. 26 Review Questions. 30 Answers to Review Questions. 31 Additional Resources. 32 CHAPTER 3: Physical Interfaces and Cabling Types.
33 Topic: Single-mode fiber, multimode fiber, copper. 34 Topic: Troubleshoot interface and cable issues (collisions, errors, duplex, speed). 40 Review Questions. 46 Answers to Review Questions. 48 Additional Resources. 49 CHAPTER 4: Describe TCP and UDP. 51 Topic: Compare and contrast the OSI and TCP/IP models. 52 Topic: Compare and contrast TCP and UDP.
57 Review Questions. 61 Answers to Review Questions. 63 Additional Resources. 64 CHAPTER 5: Configure and Verify IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting. 65 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 addressing and subnetting. 66 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv4 address types. 74 Topic: Describe the need for private IPv4 addressing. 77 Topic: Verify IP parameters for client OS (Windows, Mac OS, Linux).
80 Review Questions. 83 Answers to Review Questions. 85 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 86 Additional Resources. 87 CHAPTER 6: Configure IPv6. 89 Topic: Compare and contrast IPv6 address types. 90 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv6 addressing. 95 Topic: Verify IPv6 parameters for the client OS (Windows, macOS, Linux).
100 Review Questions. 103 Answers to Review Questions. 105 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 106 Additional Resources. 107 CHAPTER 7: Describe Wireless Principles. 109 Topic: Describe wireless principles. 110 Review Questions. 113 Answers to Review Questions.
114 Additional Resource. 115 CHAPTER 8: Explain Virtualization Fundamentals. 117 Topic: Describe virtualization fundamentals. 118 Review Questions. 122 Answers to Review Questions. 123 Additional Resources. 124 CHAPTER 9: Describe Switching Concepts. 125 Topic: Describe switching concepts.
126 Topic: Interpret Ethernet frame format. 131 Review Questions. 134 Answers to Review Questions. 135 Additional Resources. 136 Part II: Network Access 137 CHAPTER 10: Configure and Verify VLANs and Interswitch Connectivity. 139 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs (normal range) spanning multiple switches. 140 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot interswitch connectivity. 148 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot (Layer 2/Layer 3) EtherChannel.
152 Review Questions. 159 Answers to Review Questions. 160 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 161 Additional Resource. 162 CHAPTER 11: Configure and Verify Layer 2 Discovery Protocols. 163 Topic: Configure and verify Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP). 164 Topic: Configure and verify Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP). 167 Review Questions.
169 Answers to Review Questions. 170 Additional Resources. 171 CHAPTER 12: Describe Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol. 173 Topic: Understand Rapid PVST+ Spanning Tree Protocol. 174 Review Questions. 183 Answers to Review Questions. 184 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 185 Additional Resources.
186 CHAPTER 13: Compare Cisco Wireless Architectures and AP Modes. 187 Topic: Using Cisco wireless architectures and AP modes. 188 Review Questions. 193 Answers to Review Questions. 194 Additional Resource. 195 Part III: IP Connectivity 197 CHAPTER 14: Interpret the Components of a Routing Table. 199 Topic: Describe routing concepts. 200 Topic: Interpret the components of a routing table.
203 Topic: Describe how a routing table is populated by different routing information sources. 208 Review Questions. 211 Answers to Review Questions. 212 Additional Resources. 213 CHAPTER 15: Configure and Verify IPv4 and IPv6 Static Routing. 215 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 static routing. 216 Review Questions. 220 Answers to Review Questions.
221 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 222 Additional Resource. 223 CHAPTER 16: Configure and Verify Single Area OSPFv2. 225 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single area OSPFv2 for IPv4. 226 Review Questions. 232 Answers to Review Questions. 233 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 234 Additional Resource.
235 CHAPTER 17: Describe the Purpose of First Hop Redundancy Protocols. 237 Topic: Describe the purpose and functions of first hop redundancy protocols. 238 Review Questions. 241 Answers to Review Questions. 242 Additional Resources. 243 Part IV: IP Services 245 CHAPTER 18: Configure and Verify Inside Source NAT. 247 Topic: Configure, verify, and troubleshoot inside source NAT. 248 Review Questions.
256 Answers to Review Questions. 257 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment. 258 Additional Resource. 259 CHAPTER 19: Configure and Verify NTP. 261 Topic: Configure and verify NTP operating in client/server mode. 262 Review Questions. 266 Answers to Review Questions. 267 Hands-On Lab Practice Assignment.
268 Additional Resources. 269 CHAPTER 20: Understanding DNS and DHCP. 271 Topic: Describe DNS lookup operation. 272 Topic: Troubleshoot client connectivity issues involving DNS. 275 Topic: Configure and verify DHCP on a router (excluding static reservations). 280 &nbs.