Huawei HCIA Datacom Course

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Huawei HCIA Datacom

From networking fundamentals to Huawei router and switch configuration: check the objectives, requirements and syllabus.

Course published on Udemy · Enrolment on the external platform

Course objectives

The courseHuawei HCIA-Datacomintroduces networking fundamentals and Huawei technologies used in enterprise networks.

By the end, you will be able to:

  • Understand the fundamentals of telecommunications networks.
  • Configure Huawei switches and routers.
  • Implement static and dynamic routing protocols.
  • Apply VLANs, ACLs and security rules.
  • Prepare for the official HCIA-Datacom certification.

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Requirements

  • Basic computer skills.
  • Familiarity with IP addressing and TCP/IP protocols is recommended.
  • No experience with Huawei devices is required.

Huawei HCIA Datacom Course Syllabus

Huawei HCIA Datacom Course Syllabus

0. Introduction

  • What is HCIA Datacom?
  • How to get the most from the course
  • Virtualisation fundamentals
  • Installing eNSP and VirtualBox
  • Planning your study path

1. Data Transmission and Networking Fundamentals

  • Data communication fundamentals
  • The data transfer process
  • Network devices and their functions
  • Network types and topologies
  • Network engineering and the engineer’s role

2. Network Reference Models

  • Understanding data and data transfer
  • Key standard protocols
  • The layered model concept
  • The application layer and its protocols
  • The transport layer and its protocols
  • The network layer and its protocols
  • The data link layer and its protocols
  • The physical layer and its protocols
  • Encapsulation and decapsulation

3. Huawei VRP Fundamentals

  • Common network devices
  • Introduction to VRP
  • CLI command views
  • Basic CLI commands and shortcut keys

4. Network Protocols and IP Addressing

  • Network protocols
  • IPv4 address classification and special addresses
  • Calculating IP networks and subnets
  • IP address planning

5. IP Routing Fundamentals

  • Router fundamentals
  • Routing table concepts
  • Configuring static routes

6. OSPF Fundamentals

  • Basic OSPF features
  • OSPF applications
  • How OSPF works
  • Basic OSPF configuration

7. Ethernet Switching Fundamentals

  • Ethernet fundamentals
  • What is a MAC address?
  • Layer 2 switch operation and principles
  • MAC address table

8. VLAN Principles and Configuration

  • VLAN background
  • Basic VLAN concepts and principles
  • VLAN communication over a Layer 2 network
  • Basic VLAN configuration

9. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

  • STP concepts and operating principles
  • RSTP and its improvements over STP
  • Basic STP configuration
  • Layer 2 loop prevention technologies

10. Inter-VLAN Communication

  • How subinterfaces work
  • Layer 3 switches and inter-VLAN routing
  • Configuring subinterfaces and VLANIF

11. Ethernet Link Aggregation and Switch Stacking

  • Link aggregation concepts
  • Manual link aggregation
  • LACP link aggregation
  • iStack and CSS concepts

12. Network Security and Access Fundamentals

  • ACL fundamentals and functions
  • ACL rule structure and order
  • Wildcard mask
  • Basic ACL configuration

13. AAA Principles and Configuration

  • Basic principles and use cases
  • Basic local AAA configuration

14. NAT Fundamentals

  • NAT background and classification
  • Technical principles of NAT
  • Configuring NAT in different scenarios

15. Network Services and Applications

  • Principles of TFTP, FTP, DHCP and HTTP
  • Configuring FTP and DHCP

16. WLAN Fundamentals

  • WLAN overview
  • History and the 802.11 standard
  • WLAN devices
  • WLAN network modes
  • WLAN operation
  • Basic WLAN configuration

17. WAN Fundamentals

  • WAN fundamentals
  • Common WAN technologies
  • How PPP and PPPoE work
  • Configuring PPP and PPPoE
  • MPLS/SR fundamentals

18. Network Management, Operations and Maintenance

  • NMS and operations and maintenance fundamentals
  • Common NMS and operations and maintenance methods and tools
  • How SNMP works
  • SDN-based network management and operations solutions

19. IPv6 Fundamentals

  • IPv4 and IPv6 compared
  • IPv6 fundamentals
  • IPv6 header
  • IPv6 address formats and types
  • Static and dynamic configuration
  • IPv6 static routes

20. SDN and Automation Fundamentals

  • SDN and NFV fundamentals
  • Huawei SDN products and solutions
  • Huawei NFV concepts and solutions

21. Network Programming and Automation

  • Analysing traditional network management
  • Network automation and programming languages
  • Python coding conventions
  • Basic operations automation with Python (telnetlib)

22. Campus Network Architectures and Practice

  • Network architecture and use cases
  • Campus network architecture and lifecycle
  • Practical implementation and real-world cases

Certification

This course prepares you for the official exam Huawei HCIA-Datacom (H12-811).

Course status

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