CCNA Routing and

Switching Overview

June 2013
Contents
Overview 1 5 Planning Resources

Recommended Learning Path 2 6 Instructor Training

Timeline 3 7 Transitioning Materials

Transitioning 4

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Overview

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 Importance of CCNA Certificate
• A CCNA can help technology pros better familiarize
themselves with the network OS’s 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
PC’s, and why a Cisco Certified Network Associate
certification is an appealing accreditation for 2013.
Many senior level system and network administration
ISO
careers, and IT Manager positions all highlighted this
skill set.
Accreditation
•
for Global
This is another example of one of Cisco’s finest
certification courses. The CCNA will prepare IT
Consistency
professionals for the ability to install and configure
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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CCNA Routing and Switching Curriculum
• A set of 7 courses

• Align to CCENT and CCNA

Routing and Switching
Introduction
certifications
to Network
Basics
Networks
• Major content revision to
incorporate technology
changes
Switched Connecting Scaling
Scaling
Networks Networks
Networks
Networks
• Improved instructional design

• Technically equivalent
Routing &
Switching Routing
Essentials Protocols • Flexibly supports different
learning and teaching options

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Improved Chapter Learning Progressions
CCNA CCNA CCNA Routing &
Discovery Exploration
Switching
• Simple chapter introduction • Chapter introduction includes an
activity to set the stage how new
• Lots of labs and PT activities to
concept build on previous
choose from (can’t possibly do chapters and why it is important
all)
• Skills acquisition through carefully
• Increasingly open-ended
selected progression of activities
activities across courses
• Develops competency through
increasingly faded scaffolding
• Culminating skills integration
activity

Putting
Putting latest
latest learning
learning research
research into
into practice
practice
Improved
Improved Student
Student Success
Success
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Market Shifts in Networking Skills
• 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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Additional Considerations
Increased Demand for Introductory Course
and CCENT
• Non-traditional engineering curricula
• Baseline knowledge for business track
• Public sector training

• Bottom up approach
Introduction • Everyday network context
to
Networks
• Includes business applications context

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Redesigned Cisco CCNA Certifications
CCNA Composite
Certification Exam
Associate Level
CCNA Routing CCNA CCNA CCNA CCNA SP CCDA
Advanced
and Switching Security Voice Wireless Ops
Technology (ICND2 exam)
Certifications

Entry Level
Pre-Requisite CCENT (ICND1 exam)
Certification

• 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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Recommended Learning
Path

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What We Have Said So Far …
CCENT CCNA
R&S

Introduction Routing &

Scaling
to Switching
Networks
Networks Essentials

• Everyday experiences
• OSI model bottom up Connecting
Networks

Network Routing Switched

Basics Protocols Networks

• Business applications
• OSI model top down

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Re-think > Teach These Courses!
Recommended
CCENT CCNA

Introduction Routing &

Scaling Connecting
to Switching
Networks Networks
Networks Essentials

 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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What Does This Mean?
• 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 only—not
translated
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Get Ready for a ‘Mind Wide Open’ Future

• 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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Timeline

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 CCNA Routing and Switching Timeline
Mar 26 Sep 30
New CCNA R&S End-of-Life
Certification Old CCNA Certification

April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 Sept 2013 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

April 1 June 6, 2013 Aug 2013 Nov 2013

CCNA R&S General Availability General General
(Phase I) Availability Availability
Small Market
Trial

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 CCNA Translation and EOL Milestones
Milestones for CCNA Routing and Switching
English General Availability 1st courses June 6, 2013
Translate 4 recommended courses – 6-9 months after
Translation Plans
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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Transitioning to
CCNA Routing and
Switching

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 Certification Exam Changes?
New in ICND1 Exam New in ICND2 Exam
Introducing Basic IPv6 Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
Understanding IPv6 Understand Spanning Tree Protocol
Configuring IPv6 Routing Understand and configure Etherchannel
Implementing VLANs and Trunks Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols
Routing Between VLANs Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity
Implementing single area OSPF Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity
Managing Traffic Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Implementing EIGRP
Implementing Variable-Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) Troubleshooting EIGRP
Scaling the Network with Network Address Translation
Implementing EIGRP for IPv6
(NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)
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

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 Certification Exam Changes
New in ICND1 Exam New in ICND2 Exam
Introducing Basic IPv6 Troubleshooting VLAN Connectivity
Understanding IPv6 Understand Spanning Tree Protocol
Configuring IPv6 Routing Understand and configure Etherchannel
Implementing VLANs and Trunks Understand Layer 3 Redundancy Protocols
Routing Between VLANs Troubleshooting IPv4 Network Connectivity
Implementing single area OSPF Troubleshooting IPv6 Network Connectivity
Managing Traffic Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Implementing EIGRP
Implementing Variable-Length Subnet Masks (VLSM) Troubleshooting EIGRP
Scaling the Network with Network Address Translation
Implementing EIGRP for IPv6
(NAT) and Port Address Translation (PAT)
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

Grayed out topics mostly covered in CCNA Discovery and Exploration

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 Transitioning to CCNA R&S Curriculum
Planning Instructor Training Transitioning
Resources Materials

• Scope and • “Are You Ready?” • Recommendations

Sequence activity on how to move to
new courses
• Certification Exams • New Certification
Delta document Exam Topics Virtual • Supplemental
Training Sessions materials to bridge
• FAQs student knowledge
• CCNA R&S
• Instructor gap
Curriculum Virtual
Resource Spotlight Training Sessions for • Community support
• Preview CCNA Instructor Trainers
R&S courses
• Release Notes
Available now

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Spotlight—One place to access all
Transitioning Information

https://www.netacad.com/group/offerings/ccna-rs-instructor-resource-spotlight
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Planning Resources

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 Early Look at CCNA R&S Courses

Opportunity
to view new Mid-Jun Mid-Sep
courses Early Look Early Look
early

April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 Sept 2013 Oct 2013 Nov 2013 Dec 2013

Sep 30
End-of-Life
June 6, 2013 Aug 2013 Old CCNA Nov 2013
General Availability General Availability Certification General Availability

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Release Notes
• 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 Training

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Instructor Training & IPD Opportunities
for CCNA R&S Courses

Instructor New Existing

Trainers Instructors Instructors
 Training required  Training strongly
July  Provided by ITCs 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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Transitioning Materials

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 Bridging the Gap for Students

Learning CCNA Discovery and Exploration  Take New

Certification Exams

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6 New Certification Exam Topics
• 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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 Supplemental Materials for Students
August Availability (English Version)
Concepts Practice & Assessments
Topics Videos / Certification
PPTs, PT Final
Recorded Practice
Docs Activities PTSAs
Sessions Exams
IPv6 X X X
Multi-Area OSPF X X X
IOS 15 & IOS 15 Licensing X X X
Layer 3 Redundancy (HSRP) X X X X X
Link Aggregation
(EtherChannel)
X X X
Network Management: NTP,
Syslog, SNMP, and NetFlow
X X X

• 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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Recommendations: Transitioning to New
CCNA R&S Courses from CCNA Exploration
Completed CCNA R&S Course Next CCNA R&S Course Is Available
Teaching Is Not Available

Transition to Routing & Switching Essentials

Teach CCNA E2
+
CCNA E1
Supplement with Identify student knowledge gaps with final &
bridging materials PTSA exams from Introduction to Networks

Transition to Switched Networks* or

Teach CCNA E3 Scaling Networks
+
CCNA E2
Supplement with Identify student knowledge gaps with final &
bridging materials PTSA exams from Routing Protocols*

Transition to Connecting Networks

Teach CCNA E4
+
CCNA E3
Supplement with
bridging materials 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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Recommendations: Transitioning to New
CCNA R&S Courses from CCNA Discovery
Completed CCNA R&S Course Is Next CCNA R&S Course Is Available
Teaching Not Available
Teach CCNA D2 Transition to Routing & Switching Essentials
+
CCNA D1 Identify student knowledge gaps with final &
Supplement with
PTSA exams from Introduction to Networks
bridging materials
Teach CCNA D3 Transition to Scaling Networks
+ Identify student knowledge gaps with final &
CCNA D2
Supplement with PTSA exams from Routing & Switching
bridging materials Essentials
Teach CCNA D4 Transition to Connecting Networks
+
CCNA D3 Identify student knowledge gaps with final &
Supplement with
bridging materials PTSA exams from Scaling Networks

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

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Personalized PTSA Feedback Identifies Gaps

PKA, Time Log, Final Configs Timestamped CLI Log

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Keep Up With Latest Info
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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 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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