Cisco Packet Tracer

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 Agenda
• Cisco Packet Tracer Overview

• Packet Tracker Key Features

• Packet Tracer 6.0.1

• Packet Tracer Key Benefits

• Summary

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Packet Tracer Overview

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What is Cisco Packet Tracer?
• Comprehensive networking technology teaching and learning
software developed by Cisco Networking Academy

• Offers a unique combination of realistic simulation and

visualization experiences, complex assessment and activity
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Packet Tracer Simulation-Based Learning
• Innovative features help students and
teachers collaborate, solve problems,
and learn concepts in an engaging and
dynamic social environment

• Supports lectures, group and individual

labs, homework, exams, games,
collaborations and competitions

• Allows instructors to easily teach and

demonstrate complex technical
concepts and networking systems
design

• Helps students develop important 21st

century skills
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Benefits of Simulation-Based Learning
• Students who explore and experiment using Packet Tracer develop
intellectual curiosity and critical thinking skills.

• Packet Tracer’s visually rich simulation environment facilitates

comprehension of complex technology concepts.

• Students who troubleshoot networks using Packet Tracer develop

problem solving skills.

• Students who design and build virtual networks using Packet Tracer
improve their innovation and creativity skills.

• Students who explore concepts at their own pace in Packet Tracer’s

safe, virtual environment gain confidence in their decision making skills
and abilities.

• Using Packet Tracer for team collaboration and competition activities

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Packet Tracer Key
Features

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Simulation, Visualization, Collaboration
Simulate IOS Commands

Visualize Network Traffic

Collaborate on
Multiuser Activities

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Supports Homework, Pre-Lab Prep, and
Assessment

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Packet Tracer Activity Wizard
• Anyone can author, the PT Activity Wizard guides you

• The process is basically write instructions, build a correct answer

network, specify grading, specify an initial network, save
• Ability to create your own
learning activities, tasks, labs,
games and complex
assessments
• Build scaffolded learning
experiences, formative and
summative assessments

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 Activity Wizard for Editing PT Activities

Instructors can localize, edit, or enhance existing activities using the Activity
Wizard

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 Packet Tracer Multiuser Functionality
• PT is a network-capable (peer to peer) application, using the
real network (TCP socket connections) to carry the Packet
Tracer virtual packets

• The PT application running on one computer can communicate

with the PT application running on 1 or more other computers

• This connectivity between multiple instances of PT supports

teamwork, classroom games, collaboration, competition, remote
instructor-student interaction, and social networking

• Packet Tracer traffic is isolated to prevent any access to

external equipment keeping your school network secure.

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Example Multiuser Scenarios
3 Packet Tracer instances interacting via
Packet Tracer Messaging Protocol (PTMP)
a m s,
2 t e
d i f fe r en t
s t ru ct o r 3
1 i n c l a s s es
Real TCP
Socket
Connection

PC 1 PC 2
Real TCP Real TCP
Socket Socket
Connection Connection

s tu d ents
3
r o m h ome
PC 3
f

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 Multiuser Games for Social Learning

Instructor console view of Instructor console view of

multiuser “Relay Race” game multiuser “King of the Hill” game

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Packet Tracer Features
• Logical and Physical • Activity Wizard, Lab
Workspaces grading
• Multiuser functionality
• Real-Time and Simulation
Modes • Multiple platform support
• Multiple language support
• User friendly Command
Line Interface (CLI) • Integrated Help and
Tutorials
• Global event list (packet
sniffer)

• LAN, switching, TCP/IP,

routing, and WAN
protocols
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Key E-Learning Component
• Learning theories stress early hands-on experiences

• Key components of Networking Academy e-learning strategy

include
In-person, hands-on labs with real equipment
Online curriculum and assessment
Cisco Packet Tracer
Instructor
Collaboration Tools

• Learning cycles alternating both Packet Tracer activities and

in-person, hands-on lab experiences with real equipment are
a best practice for teaching CCNA-level networking to
beginners
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Supports Networking Academy Curricula
• Supports the majority of protocols and technologies taught in CCNA
Routing and Switching, CCNA Discovery, CCNA Exploration, and CCNA
Security, and can also be used to teach concepts from IT Essentials and
CCNP courses

Students Launch Packet Tracer Directly From CCNA Curricula to Access

Activities That Reinforce the Curriculum

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Packet Tracer 6.0.1

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Packet Tracer 6.0.1 Highlights
• IOS 15 - Models new devices and
IOS licensing

• IPv6 - IPv6 desktop config. IPv6

Tunnel over IPv4, CBACv6

• HSRP - Hot Standby Routing

Protocol

• Graded Circling Tool - Model the

key classroom interaction of
“circling” aspects of networks

• Isomorphs - Isomorphs with

varying IP addresses, device
names, & topology orientations
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 Packet Tracer 6.0.1 Features (1 of 3)

New Features Description Benefits

IPv6 Enhancements IPv6 desktop configuration Up-to-date practice, feedback,

IPv6 Tunnel over IPv4 assessment, and gaming for ALL
Context-Based Access Control learners as the world moves to the IPv6
(CBAC) vision of an “internet of Things”

Support Cisco ISR 1941, New Cisco devices Enhance opportunities to practice on new
2901, 2911 and IOS 15 New IOS licensing mechanism Cisco products and new IOS licensing
mechanism

HSRP (Hot Standby High availability gateways and Enhance opportunities to practice with
Routing Protocol) load balancing redundancy
Enhanced modeling of PC firewall + terminal server + Enable increased comparison and
hands-on lab async octal cable + server with 2 contrast of the simulated Packet Tracer
environments NICs + ACL Sequence number environment to the hands-on lab
environments

Enhance “learning by modeling”

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 Packet Tracer 6.0.1 Features (2 of 3)

New Features Description Benefits

Next Generation Isomorphs with varying IP Address exam security by creating tasks
Performance Exams addresses, device names and at the same level-of-difficulty with vary
topology orientations “surface” features

Problem injection & event Enables a wide variety of practice,

feedback feedback, intelligent tutoring, and game-
like experiences
Variable Manager

Graded Circling Tool Ability to annotate the topology Model the key classroom interaction of
and have them graded as the “circling” aspects of networks like
authors specify collision and broadcast domains, IP
subnets, VLANs, OSPF areas, etc.

Save as Common PT file operations now support Enable LTI/CC interoperability in future
Cartridge metadata (web page info, tags) technology phases

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 Packet Tracer 6.0.1 Features (3 of 3)

New Features Description Benefits

Under the Hood Code Increased use of Coverity Code More efficiently running code for users
Improvements Analysis
Improved bug identification
More of model exposed via API
More powerful PT Ecosystem products
Script Module Enhancements that use the API and Script Module
features

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 IPv6 Enhancements

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Support Cisco ISR 1941, 2901, 2911 and IOS 15

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 Graded Circling Tool

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 LAN Multiuser Agent

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 Other Features

Server with 2 NICs

Host Based
Firewalls

HSRP

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Packet Tracer Key Benefits

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 Packet Tracer Benefits

 Makes teaching easier by providing a multiuser environment for instructors

(and free to NetAcad students) to easily teach complex technical concepts

 Makes learning easier by providing a realistic simulation and visualization

environment for exploration, experimentation and explanation

 Instructors and students can create their own virtual “network worlds” for
teaching and learning networking concepts and technologies

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Key Instructor Benefits
• Ability to teach complex networking concepts
Demonstrate technologies and configurations

Author custom guided activities, labs and assessments

with immediate feedback using the Activity Wizard

Use for lecture demonstration, individual and group labs,

homework, assessments, games, network design,
troubleshooting and modeling tasks, reinforcement of
hands-on lab activities, case studies, competitions

• Supplements classroom equipment and

provides complementary learning
opportunities that are not possible in the
classroom alone

• Supports social learning processes via

multiuser collaboration and competition
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Benefits for Students
• Provides a free practice and visualization
environment for the design, configuration
and troubleshooting of network
environments
Observe virtual packets in controlled time as they travel
through your network

• Allows practice outside of the physical

classroom and lab (home computers,
mobile laptops)
Create and configure much larger topologies than
possible with physical equipment available

• Provides a rich learning environment

beyond standard networking technology
instructional practices
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Provides valuable hands-on expertise to help you
Summary

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 Packet Tracer Key Take Aways
Packet Tracer is a powerful network simulation program that allows
students to experiment with network behavior and ask “what if”
questions

Makes teaching and learning network technologies easier

Not intended to replace experiences with real equipment, but rather to

complement them

A laboratory for teaching and learning; you can experiment, you can
create your own virtual network “world”

Helps students develop 21st century skills such as decision making,

creative and critical thinking, and problem solving

Packet Tracer is an integral part of the Networking Academy

comprehensive learning experience

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Packet Tracer Availability
• Packet Tracer is available free to all Networking Academy
instructors, students and alumni

• To download Packet Tracer, log in to Cisco NetSpace, click

Offerings >Packet Tracer, then select your download package

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For More Information
The following Packet Tracer resources are available on Cisco
NetSpace > Offerings > Packet Tracer

• FAQs

• At A Glance

• Overview Presentation

• Packet Tracer 6.0.X Errata List

• Packet Tracer 6.0.1 Executables

Windows
Linux
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Packet Tracer Discussion Forum
• Access the global instructor community for questions,
discussions, collaboration, and activity sharing

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Thank you.