CCNA v3.1 Student
Migration Guidelines
February 21, 2008
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration
Student Migration Guidelines
 Flexible guidelines to help transition students over to the new and
improved curricula
 No direct mapping exists between CCNA v3.1 and CCNA Discovery
or CCNA Exploration
 Supplemental review recommendations are provided to help fill any
knowledge gaps and cover topics meeting the following criteria:
Essential for students to understand to succeed in the new courses
Partially covered or not covered at all in CCNA v3.1
Not reviewed again in the CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration courses
 The recommendations attempt to limit the amount of supplemental
materials that students will need to study for a successful migration
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery or CCNA Exploration
Student Migration Guidelines
Completed
CCNA 1 v3.1
Migration to
CCNA Discovery
Migration to
CCNA Exploration
CCNA Discovery 2
CCNA Exploration 2
OR**
CCNA Exploration 3
+ Supplemental Review*
+ Supplemental Review*
CCNA 2 v3.1
CCNA 3 v3.1
CCNA Discovery 3 +
Supplemental Review*
Not Applicable
(Complete CCNA 4 v3.1)
CCNA Exploration 3 +
Supplemental Review*
TBD***
*Chapters/Sections from prior courses
** Students can start with either CCNA Exploration 2 or CCNA Exploration 3, but must complete both
***To be determined – March/April 2008 timeframe
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery
Student Migration Guidelines
Presentation_ID
CCNA v3.1
CCNA
Discovery
CCNA 1
Networking
Basics
COMPLETED
Networking for
Home and Small
Businesses
CCNA 2
Routers and
Routing Basics
Working at a
Small-to-Medium
Business or ISP
CCNA 3 Switching
Basics and
Intermediate
Routing
Introducing
Routing and
Switching in the
Enterprise
CCNA 4
WAN
Technologies
Designing and
Supporting
Computer
Networks
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Supplemental
Review
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Discovery
Student Migration Guidelines
Presentation_ID
CCNA v3.1
CCNA
Discovery
CCNA 1
Networking
Basics
COMPLETED
Networking for
Home and Small
Businesses
CCNA 2
Routers and
Routing Basics
COMPLETED
Working at a
Small-to-Medium
Business or ISP
CCNA 3 Switching
Basics and
Intermediate
Routing
Introducing
Routing and
Switching in the
Enterprise
CCNA 4
WAN
Technologies
Designing and
Supporting
Computer
Networks
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+
Supplemental
Review
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Exploration
Student Migration Guidelines
Presentation_ID
CCNA v3.1
CCNA
Exploration
CCNA 1
Networking
Basics
COMPLETED
Network
Fundamentals
Both courses
required, start
with either
one
CCNA 2
Routers and
Routing Basics
Routing
Protocols and
Concepts
+
Supplemental
Review
CCNA 3
Switching Basics
and Intermediate
Routing
LAN Switching
and Wireless
+
Supplemental
Review
CCNA 4
WAN
Technologies
Accessing the
WAN
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CCNA v3.1 to CCNA Exploration
Student Migration Guidelines
Presentation_ID
CCNA v3.1
CCNA
Exploration
CCNA 1
Networking
Basics
COMPLETED
Network
Fundamentals
CCNA 2
Routers and
Routing Basics
COMPLETED
Routing
Protocols and
Concepts
CCNA 3
Switching Basics
and Intermediate
Routing
LAN Switching
and Wireless
CCNA 4
WAN
Technologies
Accessing the
WAN
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Supplemental
Review
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Moving from CCNA 1 v3.1 to CCNA Discovery 2
Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Discovery 1
CCNA Discovery 1: Networking for Home and Small Businesses
Chapter
3
4
5
Presentation_ID
Chapter Name
Connecting to the Network
Connecting to the Internet
Through an ISP
Network Addressing
Section
Section Name / Comments
Section 3.5.7 Learn to Use Packet Tracer
Section 3.6
Plan and Connect a Local Network
Section 4.2
Sending Information Across the
Internet
Section 4.3
Networking Devices in a NOC
Section 5.3
How IP Addresses Are Obtained
Section 5.4
Address Management
7
Wireless Technology
All
All Sections
8
Basic Security
All
All Sections
9
Troubleshooting Your Network
Section 9.3
Common Issues
Section 9.4
Troubleshooting and the Help Desk
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Moving from CCNA 2 v3.1 to CCNA Discovery 3
Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Discovery 1 and 2
Course
Chapter
CCNA Discovery:
Networking for
Home and Small
Businesses
3
CCNA Discovery:
Working at a
Small-to-Medium
Business or ISP
Chapter Name
Connecting to the Network
Section
3.5.7
Learn to Use Packet Tracer
3.6
Plan and Connect a Local Network
7
Wireless Technology
All
All Sections
8
Basic Security
All
All Sections
1
The Internet and Its Uses
1.3
ISP Connectivity
3
Planning a Network Upgrade
3.1.1
Site Survey
3.2
Planning the Network Upgrade
3.3
Purchasing and Maintaining Equipment
4
Planning the Addressing Structure
4.2
NAT and PAT
5
Configuring Network Devices
5.2
Configuring an ISR with SDM
5.3.7
Configuring DHCP Services
5.3.8
Configuring Static NAT using Cisco IOS CLI
5.4
Initial Cisco 2960 Switch Configuration
5.5.1
Installing the CPE
8.1
ISP Security Considerations
8.2
Security Tools
8.3.3
Selecting In-Band and Out-of-Band Tools
8.4.3
Methods of IOS Backup and Recovery – when
v4.1 is available
All
All Sections – when v4.1 is available
8
ISP Responsibility
New material
available in v4.1 
9
Presentation_ID
Section Name / Comments
Preparing for Certification
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Moving from CCNA 1 v3.1 to CCNA Exploration 2 or 3
Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Exploration 1
CCNA Exploration 1: Routing Protocols and Concepts
Chapter
Chapter Name
Section
Section Name / Comments
5
OSI Network Layer
All
All Sections
6
Addressing the Network
Section 6.3 Assigning Addresses
Section 6.4 Is It on My Network?
Section 6.5 Calculating Addresses
Section 6.6 Testing the Network Layer
7
OSI Data Link Layer
Section 7.4 Putting It All Together
9
Overview of Ethernet
Section 9.6 Hubs and Switches
Section 9.7 Address Resolution Protocol
Presentation_ID
10
Planning and Cabling Your Network
All
All Sections
11
Configuring and Testing Your
Network
All
All Sections
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Moving from CCNA 2 v3.1 to CCNA Exploration 3
Supplemental Review Topics from CCNA Exploration 1 and 2
Course
Chapter
CCNA
Exploration:
Network
Fundamentals
Section Name / Comments
Addressing the Network
Section 6.5
Calculating Addresses
7
OSI Data Link Layer
Section 7.4
Putting It All Together
9
Overview of Ethernet
Section 9.6
Hubs and Switches
Section 9.7
Address Resolution Protocol
Section 10.3
Developing and Addressing Scheme
Section 10.4
Calculating the Subnets
Planning and Cabling Your Network
1
Introduction to Routing
Section 1.4
Path Determination and Switching
2
Static Routing
Section 2.4
Static Routes with Next Hop Addressing
Section 2.5
Static Routes with Exit Interfaces
Section 2.6
Summary and Default Static Routes
Section 2.7
Managing and Troubleshooting
Section 5.3
Verification and Troubleshooting
Section 5.4
Automatic Summarization
5
Presentation_ID
Section
6
10
CCNA
Exploration:
Routing
Protocols and
Concepts
Chapter Name
RIP Version 1
6
VLSM and CIDR
All
All Sections
7
RIPv2
All
All Sections
9
EIGRP
All
All Sections
10
Link State Routing Protocols
All
All Sections
11
OSPF
All
All Sections
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