Course Description
This Cisco online training course provides a basic foundation of network design of Cisco converged networks based on Cisco's Service-Oriented Network Architecture and is intended as a supplemental study guide for the 640-863 DESGN certification exam. Certified professionals design routed and switched network infrastructures and services involving LAN, WAN, and broadband access.
In This Course You Will Learn:
As a result of taking this Cisco online training, you will be able to:
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Apply best practices based on Cisco's Service oriented Network Architecture model
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Design scalable, secure routed and switched enterprise LAN, WAN, broadband and wireless networks
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Select appropriate Cisco equipment based on the requirements of the design
Prerequisites
CCNA-level knowledge is required to successfully understand the concepts presented in this Cisco course and to prepare for the exam.
Outline
Module 00: Course Introduction
Module 01: Cisco's Intelligent Information Network
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Introduction to Cisco's service oriented network architecture
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How Cisco integrates Network and Applications using their Intelligent Information Network
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Prepare, Plan, Design, Implement, Operate and Optimize (PPDIOO)
Module 02: The Top-down Approach and Network Analysis
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Determine organizational and technical goals and constraints using a "Top-Down" approach.
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Steps and documentation to gather customer input and existing network infrastructure
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Tools and techniques for assessing, testing and analyzing the existing network
Module 03: Documentation and Testing
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The Design Document
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Cisco and 3rd party Network Management tools and protocols
Module 04: Network Hierarchy and Enterprise Architecture
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The Three-layer Hierarchical Network Model (Access, Distribution and Core)
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The six modules of Enterprise Architecture
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Ways to build redundancy into the network
Module 05: Physical Design Considerations
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Campus design considerations based on:
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Network applications
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Environmental/physical network characteristics/media type
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Infrastructure devices
Module 06: Switching and Traffic Management
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Selecting switch type
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QoS and traffic management
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Best practice switching strategies at each layer of Enterprise Hierarchy
Module 07: WAN, VPN and Bandwidth Management
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WAN topologies and transport options
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Bandwidth management and QoS techniques
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VPN technologies and applications
Module 08: Equipment Selection, Remote and Branch Architecture
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Router and Switch Types and IOS versions
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Remote and Branch Architecture
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Business and Technology design objectives and planning strategies
Module 09: IPv4 - Managing Limited Address Space
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IP Version 4 overview
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Private addressing and NAT
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Subnetting, VLSM and CIDR
Module 10: Dynamic Addressing and IPv6 Overview
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IP address assignment strategies (Static vs. Dynamic)
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DHCP, DNS and ARP
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IP version 6 overview and transition strategies
Module 11: Routing Protocol Selection
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Routing Protocol design basics:
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Static vs. dynamic routing protocols
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Distance-vector vs. Link-state protocols
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RIPv2 and EIGRP overview
Module 12: OSPF and BGP
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Link-State protocols: OSPF and IS-IS
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BGP (Border Gateway Protocol)
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Route Manipulation and Redistribution
Module 13: Network Security Policies and Management
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Network Security Policies and Lifecycle
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Assessing Security Threats
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Trust, Identity and Access Management
Module 14: The Cisco Self-Defending Network
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The Cisco Self-Defending Network
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Hardware and technologies to support security
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Security management and design
Module 15: Voice Technology Overview
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Traditional Voice Architecture and the PSTN network:
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Analog vs. digital,
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PBX and trunk types
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Multiservice Networks: Packet Voice Technologies
Module 16: IP Telephony (VoIP)
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Voice over IP (VoIP/IPT) protocols
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QoS (Quality of Service) mechanisms
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Cisco IPT design strategies and deployment
Module 17: Wireless LAN
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WLAN (Wireless LAN) standards, radio frequencies and security options
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Introduction to the Cisco Unified Wireless Network architecture
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Cisco WLAN Controllers
Module 18: Wireless Access Points, Mobility and Management
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Wireless Access Points
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Roaming, Mobility and Guest Services
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Radio Management, site surveys and redundancy
Module 19: Course Summary & Evaluation
Certification
Cisco Related Network Design Concepts Exam Preparation online training course is designed to help you prepare for Cisco's exam 640-683. When you pass exam 640-683, you will have a foundation or apprentice knowledge of network design for the Cisco converged networks and become a CCDA certified professional.
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