OSPF Fundamentals

30 Lessons

Course Description

Welcome to our OSPF Fundamentals course for CCNA candidates. It includes hundreds of high-quality diagrams, packet captures, and CLI examples. It is explicitly tailored to provide an understanding of OSPF concepts following our learning approach:

Study Less, Understand More

From foundational OSPF theory to advanced configurations, this course provides a step-by-step approach to help you learn everything you need to know about OSPF. Packed with practical labs, troubleshooting tickets, and advanced topics, you’ll gain the hands-on skills to confidently work with OSPF in real-world scenarios.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, you will:

Understand the need for OSPF and how it works in both single-area and multi-area networks.
Master OSPF operations, including neighbor adjacencies, DR/BDR elections, and LSA types.
Confidently configure OSPF on Cisco devices, including using passive interfaces, default routes, and OSPF metrics.
Troubleshoot common OSPF issues with real-world troubleshooting scenarios.
Explore advanced OSPF topics like OSPF authentication, multi-area OSPF, and OSPF route types (E1, E2).
Gain practical experience with hands-on labs and configuration tickets that reinforce your learning.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for:

CCNA Candidates: Those preparing for Cisco’s CCNA certification who want to solidify their understanding of OSPF.
Network Engineers: Entry-level engineers who want to deepen their knowledge of OSPF for enterprise and service provider networks.
IT Professionals: Those seeking practical experience with dynamic routing protocols to advance their career in network engineering.

No prior OSPF knowledge is required, but a basic understanding of networking fundamentals is recommended.

Hands-On Labs and Troubleshooting Tickets

This course offers hands-on practical experience with multiple labs and troubleshooting tickets, allowing you to configure and troubleshoot OSPF in real-world scenarios. These exercises will help you understand OSPF behaviors, how to resolve common issues, and how to optimize OSPF for network performance.

Course Duration

This self-paced course contains 30 lessons, each taking approximately 15-30 minutes to complete. Labs and troubleshooting tickets vary in duration based on your skill level and familiarity with Cisco devices.

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of networking concepts (IP addressing, subnetting, etc.)

Access to a Cisco device or simulator for hands-on labs (optional but highly recommended). Inside the course, we use the EVE-NG network emulator, but you can use any Cisco virtual environment you like.