CISCO-Solaris
Certification Courses
Career Certification Initiative
The world of networking and systems administration is a highly
competitive arena that continues to grow in complexity as
technology evolves. With this growth, the demand for highly
trained experts increases daily.
The benefits of Certification are:
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Certification provides a standard, tangible way of measuring technical
skills.
provide job advancement opportunities.
Certification provides worldwide third party validation of your skills.
Targeted Audience
Who should take the certification exams
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Experts(E): People who have sufficient experience in maintenance
and administration of networks(3-5years) or people who have a
thorough knowledge in all the prerequisites for the course.
Proficient(P): People who have basic knowledge of networks and
system administration.
Novices(N): People with little or no programming and
networking background.
Why offer courses at ODU
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Vendor courses: On an average
each course is 5 days long
(8 hrs./day).
Corporations are reluctant to
sponsor their employees for
the courses since the fee is
astronomical.
ODU: Offer similar courses,
at a much lower cost.
Courses are of longer duration
(1 - Semester) and hence
students have the opportunity
to gain more exposure and
hands-on lab experience.
25000
25000
20000
Tuition
Fee 15000
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10000
5000
600
600
0
Institution
SUN
ODU
CISCO
How much do Certified Professionals
Earn?
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Certified
Uncertified
Solaris
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How much does it Pay ?
90
With less than 3,000
80
graduates in Cisco
70
Certification program’s
60
history, it is no wonder that
Thousands of 50
CCIEs (Cisco Certified
Dollars
40
Internetwork Engineer)
30
command starting salaries of
20
at around $80,000 to
10
$90,000 pa.
0
Because of the high demand
and high standards set by Sun
Certification courses, sun
certified Administrators
demand starting salaries of
around $90,000.
Cisco
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Survey by Dowden & Co.
Network Administration Certification
Courses
Path to Certification Courses
CS455/CS555
(Novice)
Intro to
Networks and
communication
CS250 (Novice)
Object oriented
programming in C++
CS471
Operating Systems
CS454/CS554 (Proficient)
Networks and System management
Cisco Certification
Level I Exam
CCNA, CCDP, CCNA
Solaris Certification
Level I Exam
Enterprise Networks
(Expert)
Cisco Certification
Level II Exam
CCDP, CCNA(WAN)
Advanced Network Configuration
Cisco Certification
Level III Exam
CCIE, CCNP(WAN), CCDP(WAN)
Solaris System Administration
Solaris Certification
Level II Exam
Introduction To
Networks And Data Communications
(CS 455/555 3 Credits)
Course Emphasis:
Introduction to various elements of a network.
Course Outline:
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Introduction --- OSI, TCP/IP, and other models.
Physical Layer --- hardware survey, signals, switching, multiplexing, errors,
etc.
Data Link Layer --- DL control
Media Access --- IEEE 802 series LAN standards, FDDI, etc.
Network Layer --- routing, WAN's, Internetworking, IP
Transport Protocols --- transport layer services, TCP
Frame Relay and Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Security --- encryption, firewalls
Other Topics as time permits --- data compression, Application Layer,
ISDN, etc.
Network And Systems Management
(CS 454/554 3 Credits)
Course Emphasis:
Design, Configuration and Management of various networks.
Course Outline:
 Introduction to Internetwork design through case studies of campus
designs.
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Perform a needs analysis as part of a network design project, identifying key
technical, business, and administrative issues that form the foundation of the
design.
Use the available Cisco hardware and software products to develop a
complete internetwork design solutions.
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Gain complete understanding of IP addresses, subnet masks, VLSMs.
Install and configure a Solaris OS Server and an NT Server.
Configure DNS, network servers, sendmail and samba.
Identify security pitfalls and configure a secure environment.
Design WAN components and SNMP agents.
Topics on ATM LAN Emulation
Enterprise Networks
(Proposed 3 Credits Course)
Course Emphasis : Design and management of a WAN switched Network.
Course Outline:
 Design, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco ISDN and remote access
products.
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Design, configure, operate, and troubleshoot complex routed LAN & WAN,
Switched LAN and ATM LANE networks, and Dial Access services.
Use packet/frame analysis and Cisco debugging tools.
Serial, T1/E1/J1-Y1, DS3, E3, and OC-3c transmission.
Digital, voice, Frame Relay, ATM technical concepts, WAN and voice
networks.
Design Configure, upgrade, and replace Cisco StrataCom BPX®, IGX, and
AXIS products.
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Configuration of the switches and services available in a BPX network running
system software release 8.5 and MGX running Release 4.0 firmware.
Design, configure, operate, manage, and verify Cisco WAN switches using
StrataView Plus (SV+) application software.
Advanced Network Configuration
(Proposed 3 Credits Course)
Course Emphasis:
Specialization in the following areas.
Course outline:
 Security- Cisco security solutions.
 Voice Access - Data-Voice integration solutions.
 Network Management - net-work management solutions for
multilayer networks.
 SNA/IP Network Management.
 LAN ATM.
Solaris Systems Administration
Certification Courses
Pre-requisite Courses
( 3 Credits )
CS250 - Object Oriented Programming in C++
Course Outline :
 Introduction to problem solving techniques in C++
 Introduction to Unix operating system
CS471 - Operating Systems
Course Outline :
 Nachos operating system
 Threads and Synchronization
 Implementation of system calls
 Implementation of multiprogramming
Solaris Systems Administration
(Proposed 3 Credits Course)
Course Emphasis:
Management and troubleshooting of Sun stations in a networked
environment.
Course Description : The Solaris 7 Network Environment, network
devices.
 Manage Patches.
 The Boot PROM
 Device Administration.
 Introduction to File Systems, Disk Management
 Cache FS File Systems and Web NFS
 Administration and Configuration of CDE
 Virtual Volume Management.
 Auto-installation.
Time Line for ODU course offerings
Fall 99
Spring 2000
Summer 2000
Offer Preliminary Cisco & Solaris
Course(CS454/CS554)
Develop Enterprise Networks
Initial Setup of Cisco Lab
Develop Solaris System Administration
Offer Enterprise Networks
Develop Advanced Network
Configuration
Finish Setup of Cisco lab
Develop Solaris System Administration
Fall 2000
Spring 2001
Offer Network and System
Management (CS454/CS554)
Offer Enterprise Networks
Offer Advanced Network Configuration
Offer Solaris System Administration