Srwe Syllabus
Srwe Syllabus
SEMESTER-VII L T P C
Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials 3 0 0 3
A3CIT421 (Common to CSE and IT)
Total Contact Hours: 40
Prerequisites: Computer Networks
Configuring a switch with initial settings: Switch boot sequence, Switch LEDs, recover from
system crash, Switch management access, Switch SVI configuration example; Configuring a switch
with initial settings: Duplex communication, configure switchport at physical layer, AUTO-MDIX,
Switch verification commands; Network access layer issues, Interface input output errors, trouble
shooting network access layer issues.; Secure remote access: Telnet operation, SSH operation,
configure SSH, verify SSH.
Basic router configuration: Configure basic router settings, Dual stack topology, configure router
interfaces, IPv4 loopback interfaces.; Verify directly connected networks: interface verification
commands, verify interface status, verify IPv6 link local and multicast addresses, verify interface
configuration, verify routes, filtering show command output, command history.; Switching Concepts:
Frame forwarding methods, collision domains, broad domains, Features of the switch that alleviate
congestion.; VLANs: Overview, definitions, types.
UNIT 2: VLANs
Part 1:
Purpose of STP, STP operations: Steps to a Loop-Free Topology, Elect the root bridge, Elect the
root ports, Elect designated ports, Elect alternate (blocked) ports.; Elect a Root Port from Multiple
Equal-Cost Paths, STP Timers and Port States, Operational Details of Each Port State, Per-VLAN
Spanning Tree, Different Versions of STP.; EtherChannel: Link aggregation, EtherChannel
technology, Advantages of EtherChannel.; EtherChannel implementation restrictions,
AutoNegotiation Protocols, PAgP operation,
LACP Operation, Configure EtherChannel, verify EtherChannel; DHCPv4: Server and Client,
DHCPv4 operation, Configure a Cisco IOS DHCPv4 Server.; Verify DHCPv4 is Operational, Disable
the Cisco IOS DHCPv4 Server, DHCPv4 Relay; Other Service Broadcasts Relayed, Configure a
DHCPv4 Client.
Part 2:
First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP): Default Gateway Limitations, Router Redundancy,
Steps for Router Failover, FHRP Options; HSRP Overview, HSRP Priority and Preemption, HSRP
States and Times.; LAN Security: Endpoint security: Network attacks today, Network security
devices, Endpoint protection.; Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, Access Control: Authentication with a Local
Password, AAA components.
802.1X, Layer 2 Vulnerabilities, Switch attack categories, Switch attack mitigation techniques.; MAC
address table attack, mitigation, VLAN hopping attack.; VLAN Double-Tagging attack, DHCP
attacks.; ARP Attacks, STP Attacks, and CDP Reconnaissance.
Routing concepts: Functions of router, example, longest match for IPv4 and IPv6, Build the routing
table.; Packet forwarding decision process, Packet forwarding mechanism; IP routing table: Route
source, routing table principles, routing table entries, directly connected networks, static routes.;
Dynamic routing protocols, Dynamic Routes in the Routing Table, Default route, structure of IPv4
routing table, structure of IPv6 routing table, Administrative distance.
Static Vs Dynamic routing, Dynamic routing evolution, Dynamic routing protocol concepts, best path,
load balancing.; IP Static routing: Types, next hop options, ip route command, ipv6 route command,
Configuring static routing.; Default static route, floating static routes.; Host routes, troubleshooting
static and default routes.
Wireless LAN (WLAN): Benefits, Types, Wireless technologies, 802.11 standards.; Wireless
standard organizations, WLAN components.; WLAN Operation, 802.11 wireless topology modes,
BSS and ESS, 802.11 frame structure.; CSMA/CA, Wireless client and AP association, Passive and
Active discover modes, CAPWAP.
Channel management: Frequency Channel saturation, Channel selection, plan a WLAN deployment.;
WLAN threats: DoS attacks, Rouge access points, MITM attack, Securing WLAN: SSID Cloaking
and MAC Address Filtering.; 802.11 Original Authentication Methods, Shared Key Authentication
Methods, Authenticating a Home User, Encryption Methods, Authentication in the Enterprise, WPA
3.; The Wireless Router, WLAN configuration steps.
Course Outcomes:
1. To understand and configure switch for basic functionality, use VLANs.
2. To differentiate Inter-VLAN methods, understand the purpose of STP and EtherChannel.
3. To configure DHCPv4, HSRP. Understand LAN security issues.
4. To configure switch port security and mitigate switch level attacks.
5. To explain WLAN concepts and security issues.
6. To describe routing tables and perform static routing.
7. To perform basic network configuration and troubleshooting, identify and mitigate LAN security
threats, and configure and secure a basic WLAN.
Text Book:
Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials v7.0 (SRWE) Companion Guide, Cisco Press.