I. Who should enroll?
The HCIA 3 course guides delegates through the foundational content, for the development of
engineers who wish to familiarize with TCP/IP technologies and protocols, as well as LAN, WAN
technologies and products, including VRP. The HNTD-2 content also relates to HCDA certification
and can be useful for those preparing to take the exam.
II. Outcome
Students who complete Introduction to Networks will be able to perform the following functions:
1. Describe the architecture of an established enterprise network
2. Describe the business considerations for enterprise networks
3. Explain the use of link aggregation in the enterprise network
4. Describe the various forms of link aggregation supported
5. Configure link aggregation solutions
6. Explain the application of VLAN tagging
7. Describe the principle behavior of GRE
8. Configure GRE over IPsec
9. Describe the SNMP architecture and messaging behavior
10. Describe the function of the Management Information Base (MIB)
11. Configure general SNMP parameters and traps
12. Explain the application of eSight in the enterprise network
13. Describe the services provided by eSight as part of a complete network management
solution
14. Explain the characteristics of IPv6
15. Explain the IPv6 address format and addressing types
16. Describe the process for IPv6 stateless address auto-configuration
17. Describe the characteristics and operation of RIPng
18. Describe the characteristics and operation of OSPFv3
19. Configure RIP and OSPF routing protocols for IPv6 20. Describe the features of DHCPv6