Name of Course:  
Router Theory & Router Technologies   

Prerequisites: CIT 105 

I. Course Description 

The second in the series of four courses required to prepare the student for the Cisco CCNA certification. Topics covered in this semester include routing, routers, router components, router configuration router protocols and router troubleshooting. 

II  Course Objectives

By the end of the course the student will be able to: 

• Examine router elements (RAM, ROM, CDP, show).
• Describe connection-oriented network service and connectionless network service, and identify their key differences.
• Define flow control and describe the three basic methods used in networking.
• Identify the functions of the TCP/IP transport-layer protocols.
• Manage configuration files from the privileged exec mode.
• Identify the functions performed by ICMP.
• Control router passwords, identification, and banner.
• Identify the main Cisco IOS™ software commands for router startup.
• Check an initial configuration using the setup command.
• Log in to a router in both user and privileged modes.
• Use the context-sensitive help facility.
• Use the command history and editing features.
• List the commands to load Cisco IOS software from: flash memory, a TFTP server, or ROM.
• Prepare to backup, upgrade, and load a backup Cisco IOS software image.
• Identify the parts in specific protocol address examples.
• List problems that each routing type encounters when dealing with topology changes, and describe techniques to reduce the number of these problems.
• Configure IP addresses.
• Verify IP addresses.
• Prepare the initial configuration of your router and enable IP.
• Add the RIP routing protocol to your configuration.
• Add the IGRP routing protocol to your configuration.
• Configure standard access lists to figure IP traffic.
• Monitor and verify selected access list operations on the router.
• Configure extended access lists to filter IP traffic.
• Monitor and verify selected access list operations on the router.

III. Topics to Be Studied

• Routing
• Routers
• Router Components
• Router Configuration
• Router Protocols

IV. Special Projects to Be Included in Course 

Project 1 - Individual students will install and configure a 5-router network in 50 minutes. 

Project 2 – Individual students will troubleshoot their 5-router network. 

V. Methods of Student Evaluation 

• Tests
• Lab Activities
• Application Projects

VI. Assessment of Outcomes

The course itself serves as an assessment of the Cisco Certified Network Associate certification requirements. Successful course completion as well achieving the CCNA certification demonstrates that students have mastered the criteria. 

VII.  Other Information 

This course is designed to prepare the student for a career in the computer industry. Along with the above stated course objectives this course will prepare the student to take their actual Cisco certification exam.