Table of Contents – Cisco Tutorial (Intermediate Level)

Section 1: Advanced Switching Technologies

1. Review of switching fundamentals

2. VLAN design, planning, and best practices

3. Inter-VLAN routing (Router-on-a-Stick & Layer 3 Switching)

4. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) – detailed concepts

5. RSTP (Rapid Spanning Tree) and MSTP (Multiple Spanning Tree)

6. EtherChannel (PAgP & LACP) – theory and configuration

7. Switch security:

   • Port Security

   • BPDU Guard

   • Loop Guard

   • Root Guard

   • Storm Control

Section 2: Intermediate Routing

1. Routing review and design considerations

2. Static routes: floating static routes & route tracking

3. Dynamic routing protocols:

   • RIP & RIPng (IPv6)

   • OSPF single-area and multi-area

   • EIGRP fundamental and intermediate features

4. Route summarization & route filtering

5. Administrative distance and routing table control

6. Redistribution concepts (introduction)

Section 3: First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)

(Newly added as requested)

1. Introduction to FHRP

2. HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)

   • Operation

   • Priority & preemption

   • Load balancing

   • Configuration scenarios

3. VRRP (Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol)

   • Differences from HSRP

   • Configuration

4. GLBP (Gateway Load Balancing Protocol)

   • Load balancing methods

   • Configuration

5. Compare HSRP, VRRP, GLBP (pros/cons & use cases)

Section 4: WAN Technologies & Tunneling

1. WAN architecture overview

2. PPP & PAP/CHAP authentication

3. GRE Tunneling concepts & configuration

4. Introduction to MPLS

5. IPsec VPN fundamentals

6. PPPoE (overview and configuration concepts)

Section 5: IPv6 – Intermediate Level

1. IPv6 addressing types (Global, Link-Local, Anycast)

2. Stateless vs Stateful autoconfiguration

3. IPv6 routing protocols

   • OSPFv3

   • EIGRP for IPv6

4. Dual Stack networks

5. IPv6 tunneling (6to4, ISATAP – conceptual)

Section 6: Intermediate Network Security

1. Standard vs Extended ACLs (advanced use cases)

2. Named ACLs and IPv6 ACLs

3. NAT & PAT – intermediate configuration

4. DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)

5. IP Source Guard

6. Introduction to Cisco ASA firewall concepts

7. Basic router & switch hardening strategies

Section 7: Wireless Networking – Intermediate Concepts

1. Wireless architecture models

   • Autonomous

   • Lightweight

   • Controller-based

2. WLAN configuration basics on Cisco devices

3. Wireless roaming

4. Wireless security (WPA3, 802.1X, RADIUS)

5. Basic RF troubleshooting

Section 8: Network Automation & Programmability (Intermediate)

1. Network automation concepts (controller-based & script-based)

2. Cisco DNA Center – automation & assurance overview

3. Introduction to Python for network engineers

4. Working with APIs (REST, JSON examples)

5. Introduction to NetConf, RestConf, and YANG

6. Basic automation use cases

Section 9: Monitoring, Logging, and Troubleshooting

1. Advanced show and debug commands

2. Packet capture on Cisco devices

3. Syslog hierarchy and configuration

4. SNMP monitoring

5. Troubleshooting:

   • VLAN & STP issues

   • Inter-VLAN routing

   • OSPF/EIGRP routing problems

   • NAT and ACL issues

6. Methodical troubleshooting framework (Cisco-style)

Section 10: Intermediate-Level Final Project

1. Design a multi-layer switched network

2. Configure:

   • Multiple VLANs

   • Inter-VLAN routing

   • OSPF/EIGRP dynamic routing

   • HSRP or VRRP

   • NAT/PAT

3. Implement security features (DAI, Port Security, ACLs)

4. Test & troubleshoot end-to-end connectivity

5. Documentation and network diagram creation