Well-trained networking professionals have become vital to the smooth operation of large enterprises, in IT as well as the Media and Entertainment industry. This third course in our three-part Cisco Academy-designed networking series strengthens your skills in designing, securing, operating and troubleshooting enterprise networks. It focuses on wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access, along with software-defined networking, virtualization and automation that support digital networks. This rigorous, hands-on course emphasizes the theory behind each technology, allowing you to better implement advanced Routing Protocols and LAN Switching techniques, in point-to-point and multi-access networks. You’ll also continue to develop your critical thinking and problem-solving skills as you employ industry best practices. And you’ll earn a Cisco Networking Academy badge upon completion of the course.

• Recognize how to mitigate threats and enhance network security using access control lists and
  security best practices
• Understand virtualization, SDN and how APIs and configuration management tools enable
  network automation
• Learn about Autonomous Systems by implementing troubleshooting EIGRP, configure and
  troubleshoot Single Area OSPF routing scenarios, and originate default routing information
  down through each protocol
• Develop skill at advanced switching concepts through hands-on implementation of dot1q and
  Cisco ISL trunking to carry VLAN  information for LAN segmentation, broadcast control and
  bandwidth optimization