Overview

Indicative content includes:

• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol on point-to-point & broadcast multiaccess networks.
• Network security concepts
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Network Address Translation (NAT) for IPv4
• WAN access technologies
• Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). IPSec.
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Network design
• Network management
• Network virtualisation
• Network automation

Learning Outcomes

• Configure and troubleshoot ACLs and NAT

• Configure and troubleshoot single area OSPFv2.

• Explain how ACLs can be used for traffic filtering and security

• Explain how LANs can be linked securely

• Explain how and why NAT is implemented

• Explain how network design can affect scalability

• Explain the purpose and characteristics of network virtualisation