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OSPF in Single and Multiple-Area Networks

Course Status:	Released	Courseware Features
Course Language:	English
Course Duration:	4 Hours
Deployment Options:	Online, Interactive CDs, Network, Downloads, Intranet

Audience

Enterprise network engineers; network system analysts; Cisco customers; resellers responsible for network administration and implementation; anyone working towards the Cisco Certified Network Professional qualification

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of the OSI model; an understanding of networking fundamentals; an understanding of how to operate and configure a Cisco IOS device; a working knowledge of the TCP/IP stack and how to configure a routed protocol such as IP; an understanding of distance vector routing protocol operation and RIP and IGRP configuration; a knowledge of how to determine when to use static and default routes and enable them on a Cisco router

Course Aim

Building Scalable Cisco Networks (BSCN) is an online, self-guided version of Cisco’s instructor led course. This course focuses on using Cisco® routers connected in LANs and WANs typically found at medium to large network sites.

Learning Objectives

To introduce the student to operation and configuration of OSPF in single and multiple-area etworks

Topics Covered

Introduction to OSPF in a single area Overview of OSPF OSPF routers and routes OSPF operation in a LAN environment Maintaining routing information OSPF configuration in a single area OSPF and WAN topologies Understanding router election OSPF neighborship modes Basic OSPF configuration Configuring OSPF in a single area Configuring and verifying OSPF in a single area The JKL Corporation case study: JKL's acquisition C Using OSPF operational commands Review of OSPF operation Examining OSPF and its multiarea components Large OSPF networks LSA and area types OSPF operation in multiple areas OSPF and specialized topologies OSPF operation across multiple areas OSPF configuration in multiple areas OSPF commands OSPF multiple-area configuration The JKL Corporation case study: JKL's enterprise Configuring OSPF in multiple areas OSPF concepts