CCNA Routing and Switching Overview

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Planning Resources

Recommended Learning Path

Instructor Training

Timeline

Transitioning Materials

Transitioning

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A CCNA can help technology pros better familiarize themselves with the network OSs fundamentals, while simultaneously strengthening their resume. critical component of enterprise systems. iPhones, Blackberries, iPads, Androids, laptops, etc., there is trend towards moving away from traditional PCs, and why a Cisco Certified Network Associate certification is an appealing accreditation for 2013. Many senior level system and network administration careers, and IT Manager positions all highlighted this skill set.

ISO Accreditation This is another example of one of Ciscos finest for Global certification courses. The CCNA will prepare IT professionals for the ability to install and configure Consistency routed and switched networks, while applying the basic
principles of operation and troubleshooting. Cisco Certified Network professional or CCNP certification is number 9 on the list of highest paying technical certifications. The average annual salary reported by CCNP holders is $84,161.

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 A set of 7 courses

Align to CCENT and CCNA

Introduction to Networks

Routing and Switching certifications

Network Basics

Major content revision to

incorporate technology changes

Switched Networks Connecting Networks
Scaling Scaling Networks Networks

Improved instructional design Technically equivalent

Routing & Switching Essentials

Routing Protocols

Flexibly supports different

learning and teaching options

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CCNA Discovery

CCNA Exploration

Simple chapter introduction Lots of labs and PT activities to

Chapter introduction includes an

choose from (cant possibly do all)

Increasingly open-ended

activity to set the stage how new concept build on previous chapters and why it is important
Skills acquisition through carefully

activities across courses

selected progression of activities

Develops competency through

increasingly faded scaffolding

Culminating skills integration

activity

Putting latest learning research into practice Improved Student Success

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 Shrinking gap in general

networking (routing and switching) skills

Essential and emerging

networking technologies skills gap is large and growing Essential: Security, Voice, Wireless Emerging: Data Center, Cloud, Video

Source: IDC Skills Gap research, Jan-Apr 2013

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Increased Demand for Introductory Course and CCENT

Non-traditional engineering curricula Baseline knowledge for business track Public sector training
Bottom up approach Everyday network context Includes business applications context

Introduction to Networks

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CCNA Composite Certification Exam

Associate Level Advanced Technology Certifications

CCNA Routing and Switching (ICND2 exam)

CCNA Security

CCNA Voice

CCNA Wireless

CCNA SP Ops

CCDA

Entry Level Pre-Requisite Certification

CCENT

(ICND1 exam)

CCENT is the new pre-requisite certification for advanced technology certifications CCNA Routing and Switching retains a single exam option, CCNA Composite NetAcad CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum aligns to the redesign of the

Cisco CCENT and CCNA Routing and Switching certification exams

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CCENT

CCNA R&S
Scaling Networks

Introduction to Networks

Routing & Switching Essentials

Everyday experiences OSI model bottom up

Connecting Networks

Network Basics

Routing Protocols

Switched Networks

Business applications OSI model top down

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Recommended

CCENT

CCNA

Introduction to Networks

Routing & Switching Essentials

Scaling Networks

Connecting Networks

Optimizes for student employment opportunities with CCENT as the foundation to pursue advanced technologies
Enable students to acquire skills for immediate use on the job Students learn switching earlier in instructional flow

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 These 4 courses provide Best response to industry skills demand research

Provides Students more options to specialize skills to ICT job market skills demand in Security, Voice, Wireless

These 3 courses Provide transition time to support institution administrative processes Will be retired 1 year after all new courses are released (Nov 2014) Will be in English onlynot translated
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 Strategically, CCNA Routing & Switching courses

continue to move toward greater certification alignment for market relevance

Streamlining number of CCNA R&S courses over

time = increased opportunities to invest in high demand advanced technologies

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Mar 26 New CCNA R&S Certification

Sep 30 End-of-Life Old CCNA Certification

April 2013

May 2013

June 2013

July 2013 August 2013 Sept 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

April 1 CCNA R&S (Phase I) Small Market Trial

June 6, 2013 General Availability

Aug 2013 General Availability

Nov 2013 General Availability

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Milestones for CCNA Routing and Switching

English General Availability

Translation Plans

1st courses June 6, 2013

Translate 4 recommended courses 6-9 months after English courses are available

CCNA Routing and Switching Certification CCENT (ICND1) and CCNA Routing and Switching (ICND2) exams are only available in English and Simplified Chinese

CCNA Discovery / CCNA Exploration End of Life

Target to retire all CCNA Discovery and Exploration English courses November 2014 Target for translated CCNA Discovery and Exploration courses is 1 year after all new CCNA R&S translated courses are available in each language

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New in ICND1 Exam

Introducing Basic IPv6 Understanding IPv6 Configuring IPv6 Routing Implementing VLANs and Trunks Routing Between VLANs Implementing single area OSPF Managing Traffic Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Implementing Variable-Length Subnet Masks (VLSM)

New in ICND2 Exam

Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity Understand Spanning Tree Protocol Understand and configure Etherchannel Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity Implementing EIGRP

Troubleshooting EIGRP
Implementing EIGRP for IPv6 Multi-area OSPF IPv4 Implementation Understanding and configuring OSPFv3 Understanding and configuring clients for SNMP, Syslog, and Netflow Managing Cisco devices Understanding and verifying Cisco licensing

Scaling the Network with Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)

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New in ICND1 Exam

Introducing Basic IPv6 Understanding IPv6 Configuring IPv6 Routing Implementing VLANs and Trunks Routing Between VLANs Implementing single area OSPF Managing Traffic Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Implementing Variable-Length Subnet Masks (VLSM)

New in ICND2 Exam

Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity Understand Spanning Tree Protocol Understand and configure Etherchannel Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity Implementing EIGRP

Troubleshooting EIGRP
Implementing EIGRP for IPv6 Multi-area OSPF IPv4 Implementation Understanding and configuring OSPFv3 Understanding and configuring clients for SNMP, Syslog, and Netflow Managing Cisco devices Understanding and verifying Cisco licensing

Scaling the Network with Network Address Translation (NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)

Grayed out topics mostly covered in CCNA Discovery and Exploration

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Planning Resources
Scope and

Instructor Training
Are You Ready?

Transitioning Materials
Recommendations

Sequence
Certification Exams

activity
New Certification

on how to move to new courses

Supplemental

Delta document
FAQs Instructor

Exam Topics Virtual Training Sessions

CCNA R&S

Resource Spotlight
Preview CCNA

Curriculum Virtual Training Sessions for Instructor Trainers

materials to bridge student knowledge gap

Community support

R&S courses
Release Notes
Available now
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Mid-Jun Early Look

Mid-Sep Early Look

April 2013

May 2013

June 2013

July 2013 August 2013 Sept 2013

Oct 2013

Nov 2013

Dec 2013

June 6, 2013 General Availability

Aug 2013 General Availability

Sep 30 End-of-Life Old CCNA Certification

Nov 2013 General Availability

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 For Instructors only Identifies where the new certification content is covered in the CCNA R&S courses Provided in CCNA R&S Instructor Resources Spotlight page

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Instructor Trainers
July

New Instructors
Training required Provided by ITCs

Existing Instructors
Training strongly recommended Are You Ready? Activity

Nov

Instructor Professional Development (IPD) IPv6 self-paced IPD course available now New certification exam topics virtual sessions July Technology topics resources on Global Instructor Resource (GIR) site
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Learning CCNA Discovery and Exploration Take New Certification Exams

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 IPv6 Multi-Area OSPF IOS 15 & IOS 15 Licensing Layer 3 Redundancy (HSRP) Link Aggregation (EtherChannel) Network Management: NTP, Syslog, SNMP, and

NetFlow

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Concepts

Practice & Assessments PT Activities Final PTSAs Certification Practice Exams

Topics
IPv6

PPTs, Docs

Videos / Recorded Sessions

Multi-Area OSPF
IOS 15 & IOS 15 Licensing Layer 3 Redundancy (HSRP) Link Aggregation (EtherChannel) Network Management: NTP, Syslog, SNMP, and NetFlow

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Student self-study; Different learning experience from on-line courses Materials will be packaged as a bridging offering and accessed from NetSpace Translated PPTs, docs and Recording Sessions target Aug/Sep availability
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Completed Teaching

CCNA R&S Course Is Not Available

Next CCNA R&S Course Is Available Transition to Routing & Switching Essentials Identify student knowledge gaps with final PTSA exams from Introduction to Networks Transition to Switched Networks* or Scaling Networks Identify student knowledge gaps with final & PTSA exams from Routing Protocols* Transition to Connecting Networks &

CCNA E1

Teach CCNA E2 + Supplement with bridging materials

Teach CCNA E3 + Supplement with bridging materials Teach CCNA E4 + Supplement with bridging materials

CCNA E2

CCNA E3

Identify student knowledge gaps with final & PTSA exams from Switched Networks*

Use personalized feedback to focus instructional or student self-study plans

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Completed Teaching

CCNA R&S Course Is Not Available

Next CCNA R&S Course Is Available Transition to Routing & Switching Essentials Identify student knowledge gaps with final & PTSA exams from Introduction to Networks Transition to Scaling Networks

CCNA D1

Teach CCNA D2 + Supplement with bridging materials

Teach CCNA D3 + Supplement with bridging materials Teach CCNA D4 + Supplement with bridging materials

CCNA D2

Identify student knowledge gaps with final & PTSA exams from Routing & Switching Essentials Transition to Connecting Networks

CCNA D3

Identify student knowledge gaps with final PTSA exams from Scaling Networks

&

Use personalized feedback to focus instructional or student self-study plans

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PKA, Time Log, Final Configs

Timestamped CLI Log

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Visit CCNA Routing and Switching Instructor Resource Spotlight page on Cisco NetSpace:
Videos introducing the new

CCNA curriculum and CCNA certification exams

Scope and Sequence

document
Current FAQs

WebEx recording explaining

curriculum details
Certification Exams Delta

document
and more

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Thank you.

 Take Are you Ready? Activity Get familiar with the Scope & Sequence Register for training and IPD

Sign up for Networking Academy Maintenance

Free equipment software upgrades NetSpace > Program > Equipment Information

Make transition plans with your ASC and

articulation partners

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