Course detail

CISCO Academy 3 - CCNA

FEKT-XPC-CA3Acad. year: 2025/2026

This third course in the CCNA curriculum describes the architectures and considerations related to designing, securing, operating, and troubleshooting enterprise networks. This course covers wide area network (WAN) technologies and quality of service (QoS) mechanisms used for secure remote access along with the introduction of software-defined networking, virtualization, and automation concepts that support the digitalization of networks. Students gain skills to configure and troubleshoot enterprise networks, and learn to identify and protect against cybersecurity threats. They are introduced to network management tools and learn key concepts of software-defined networking, including controller-based architectures and how application programming interfaces (APIs) enable network automation.

By the end of the CCNA course series, students gain practical, hands-on experience preparing them for the CCNA certification exam and career-ready skills for associate-level roles in the Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) industry.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Dan Komosný, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Entry knowledge

CCNA: Introduction to Networks
CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

10 points for partial tests.
30 points for final theoretical test.
60 points for final practical exam.
Laboratories are mandatory.

Aims

The goal of the course is to extend the knowledge in enterprise networking, security, and automation.
Explain how single-area OSPF operates in both point-to-point and broadcast multiaccess networks.
Verify single-area OSPFv2 in both point-to-point and broadcast multiaccess networks.
Explain how vulnerabilities, threats, and exploits can be mitigated to enhance network security.
Explain how ACLs are used as part of a network security policy.
Implement standard IPv4 ACLs to filter traffic and secure administrative access.
Configure NAT services on the edge router to provide IPv4 address scalability.
Explain how WAN access technologies can be used to satisfy business requirements.
Explain how VPNs secure site-to-site and remote access connectivity.
Explain how networking devices implement QoS.
Implement protocols to manage the network.
Explain the characteristics of scalable network architectures.
Troubleshoot enterprise networks.
Explain the purpose and characteristics of network virtualization.
Explain how network automation is enabled through RESTful APIs and configuration management tools.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Teare, D.: Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Foundation Learning Guide, Cisco press, USA 2010. (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Dan Komosný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Single-Area OSPFv2 Concepts
2. Single-Area OSPFv2 Configuration
3. Network Security Concepts
4. ACL Concepts
5. ACLs for IPv4 Configuration
6. NAT for IPv4
7. WAN Concepts
8. VPN and IPsec Concepts
9. QoS Concepts
10. Network Management
11. Network Design
12. Network Troubleshooting
13. Network Virtualization
14. Network Automation

Laboratory exercise

52 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Dan Komosný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Static routing revision
2. Dynamic routing revision
3. Dynamic routing OSPF 1
4. Dynamic routing OSPF 2
5. Access Control Lists 1
6. Access Control Lists 2
7. Network address translation 1
8. Network address translation 2
9. Network discovery
10. Router and switch management 1
11. Router and switch management 2
12. Extended topology 1
13. Extended topology 2

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

CISCO Academy 3 - CCNA

Type of course unit