Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) course consists of semesters 1 to 4 of the Cisco Networking Academy Programme. (Note: academic students should not get these confused with University semesters).

Trimester 1

• OSI model and industry standards
• Network topologies
• IP addressing, including subnet masks
• Networking components
• Basic network design

Trimester 2

• Beginning router configurations
• Routed and routing protocols

Trimester 3

• Advanced router configurations
• LAN switching theory and VLANs
• Advanced LAN and LAN switched design
• Novell IPX
• Threaded case studies

Trimester 4

• Wan theory and Design
• Wan Technology, PPP, Frame Relay, ISDN
• Network Troubleshooting
• National SCANS Skills
• Thread case study