C C D A (640-441)
CISCO CERTFIED DESIGN ASSOCIATE

NUMBER OF HOURS: 30
PREREQUISITE: IT BACKGROUND PREFERABLY CCNA
CERTIFICATION PATH NEXT STAGE: CCDP

Course Content at a Glance:

1. Design Goals
2. Assessing the Existing Network and Identifying Customer Objectives
3. Design Application Considerations Network
4. Topologies and LAN Design
5. WAN Design
6. Designing for Specific Protocols
7. The Design Document and Cisco Network Management Applications
8. Building a Prototype or Pilot
9. Case Studies
10. Internetworking Technology Review
11. LAN Media
12. Cisco Small and Medium Business Solutions

Course Content in Detail

1. Design Goals
   • Customer Objectives
   • Business Requirements of the Customer
   • Technical Requirements of the Customer
   • Business and Political Constraints
   • Framework for Small- to Medium-Sized Network Design
   • Steps for Network Design
   • Gather Information to Support the Business and Technical Requirements
   • Assess the Current Network
   • Consider the Applications Involved
   • Design the Local-Area Network
   • Design the Wide-Area Network
   • Design for Specific Network Protocols
   • Create the Design Document and Select Cisco Network Management Applications
   • Test the Design
2. Assessing the Existing Network and Identifying Customer Objectives
   • The Necessary Data for Characterizing the Existing Network
   • Assessing the Customer's Corporate Profile Information
   • Assessing the Customer's Technical Information
   • Documenting the Existing Network
   • Twelve Steps for Documenting Your Customer's Existing Network
     • Step 1: Characterize the Customer's Application
     • Step 2: Characterize the Network Protocols
     • Step 3: Document the Customer's Current Network
     • Step 4: Identify Potential Bottlenecks
     • Step 5: Identify the Business Constraints and Inputs into Your Network Design
     • Step 6: Characterize the Existing Network Availability
     • Step 7: Characterize the Network Performance
     • Step 8: Characterize the Existing Network Reliability
     • Step 9: Characterize the Network Utilization
     • Step 10: Characterize the Status of the Major Routers
     • Step 11: Characterize the Existing Network Management Tools
     • Step 12: Summarize the Health of the Existing Network
   • Extracting the New Customer Requirements
   • Characterizing Network Traffic
   • Broadcast and Multicast Behavior
   • Frame Size
   • Windowing and Flow Control
   • Error Recovery
   • Characterizing Traffic Loads and Behaviors
   • Case Study
3. Design Application Considerations
   • IBM Networking
   • Source-Route Bridging
   • Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking
   • Data-Link Switching Plus
   • Microsoft Windows Networking
   • NT Protocols
   • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
   • Windows Internet Naming System
   • Multimedia Networking
   • Packet Voice
   • Video Streams
   • Novell Application Services
   • AppleTalk Services
   • Firewall Services
   • Mail Application Flow
   • Future Application Plan
   • Case Studies
4. Network Topologies and LAN Design
   • LAN Topology Design
   • Hierarchical Models
   • Redundant Models
   • Secure Models
   • LAN Types
   • Large Building LANs
   • Campus LANs
   • Small/Remote Site LANs
   • LAN Media
   • Ethernet Design Rules
   • 10 Mbps Fiber Ethernet Design Rules
   • 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Design Rules
   • Token Ring Design Rules
   • Gigabit Ethernet Design Rules
   • FDDI Design Rules
   • LAN Hardware
   • Repeaters
   • Hubs
   • Bridges
   • Switches
   • Routers
   • Layer 3 Switches
   • Combining Hubs, Switches, and Routers
   • Cisco LAN Equipment
   • FastHub 400
   • Cisco Catalyst 1900/2820 Series
   • Catalyst 2900
   • Catalyst 3000 Series Stackable Switches
   • Catalyst 3900 Token Ring Stackable Switch
   • Catalyst 3500 10/100 Autosensing Switch
   • Catalyst 4000
   • Catalyst 5000 Switch Series
   • Case Studies
5. WAN Design
   • WAN Design Considerations
   • Steps for Designing the WAN
   • Listing the Requirements for the WAN Design
   • Reliable Service
   • Minimizing the Cost of Bandwidth
   • Optimizing the Efficiency of Bandwidth
   • Quality of Service
   • Selecting a WAN Technology
   • Frame Relay
   • Other WAN Technologies and Design Factors
   • Selecting the WAN Hardware
   • Switching Modes
   • Choosing a Router Platform
   • Router Performance Design and Implementation Guide
   • Provisioning the WAN
   • Provisioning a Frame Relay Network
   • Traffic Shaping over Frame Relay
   • Foundation Summary
   • Case Study
6. Designing for Specific Protocols
   • Device Naming Schemes
   • IP Addressing
   • Logical IP Addresses
   • Subnets
   • Addressing Scheme
   • IP Routing Protocols
   • Static Versus Dynamic Routing
   • Distance Vector Versus Link-State Routing Protocols
   • Routing Information Protocol
   • Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
   • Open Shortest Path First
   • Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
   • Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System
   • Border Gateway Protocol
   • IP Routing Protocol Administrative Distance
   • Novell IPX Addressing
   • IPX Addresses
   • IPX Address Assignment
   • IPX Routing and Service Advertising Protocols
   • IPX Routing Information Protocol
   • IPX Service Advertising Protocol
   • NetWare Link-Services Protocol
   • AppleTalk Addressing
   • Address Formats and Assignment
   • AppleTalk Zones
   • AppleTalk Routing Protocols
   • Distance Vector Routing Protocol Comparison
   • Bridging Protocol Scalability
   • Transparent Bridging Scalability Issues
   • Source-Route Bridging Scalability Issues
   • Cisco IOS Software Features
   • Access Lists
   • Encryption
   • Proxy Services
   • Data Compression Solutions
   • Traffic Shaping
   • Queuing Services
   • Case Studies
7. The Design Document and Cisco Network Management Applications
   • Design Document
   • Design Document Components
   • Network Management
   • Proactive Network Management
   • Network Management Processes
   • Network Management Architecture
   • Simple Network Management Protocol
   • Network Management Products
   • Other Network Management and Troubleshooting Tools
   • Case Studies
8. Building a Prototype or Pilot
   • Determining the Appropriate Test Plan
   • Steps for Building a Prototype
     • Step 1: Review the Customer's Requirements
     • Step 2: Determine the Extent of the Prototype
     • Step 3: Understand Your Competition
     • Step 4: Develop a Test Plan
     • Step 5: Purchase and Prepare Equipment
     • Step 6: Practice
     • Step 7: Conduct Final Tests and Demonstrations
   • Steps for Creating a Pilot
     • Step 1: Test the Design
     • Step 2: Review the Competition's Proposal
     • Step 3: Script the Demonstration
     • Step 4: Practice
     • Step 5: Schedule Time and Present the Demonstration to the Customer
   • Testing the Prototype or Pilot
   • Using Cisco IOS Commands to Test the Prototype or Pilot
   • Using Protocol Analyzers
   • Simulation Tools
   • Demonstrating Your Findings to the Customer
   • Conclusion
   • Case Study
9. Case Studies
10. Internetworking Technology Review
    • Routing
    • TCP/IP Protocol Suite
    • NetWare Protocol Suite
    • AppleTalk Protocol Suite
    • IBM Systems Network Architecture Protocols
    • Network Management
    • Simple Network Management Protocol
    • Remote Monitoring
11. LAN Media Reference
    • Ethernet Standards
    • Ethernet Version 2 Frame Format
    • Novell 802.3 Raw Frame Format
    • IEEE 802.3 Frame Format
    • IEEE 802.3 SNAP Frame Format
    • 10Base5 545
    • 10Base2 546
    • 10BaseT 547
    • 100BaseT Fast Ethernet
    • 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet
    • Token Ring
    • Token Ring Frame Format
    • Token Ring Physical Specifications
    • Fiber Distributed Data Interface
    • FDDI Frame Format
12. Cisco Small and Medium Business Solutions
    • Cisco Business Solutions
    • Cisco Branch Office Connectivity Solutions
    • Cisco Telecommuting and Remote User Solutions
    • Cisco Internet and Intranet Solutions
    • Cisco High-Performance LAN Solutions
    • Cisco Networked Office Stack
    • Cisco Access Routers and Servers Overview
    • Key Features of Cisco IOS Software Supported by Cisco Routers and Servers
    • Cisco Access Router and Access Server Summarization
    • Cisco 700 Series Access Routers
    • Cisco 1000 Series Access Routers
    • Cisco 1600 Series Access Routers
    • Cisco 2500 Series Access Routers/Servers
    • Cisco 2600 Series Access Routers
    • Cisco 3600 Series Modular Access Routers/Servers
    • Cisco 4000 Series Access Routers
    • Cisco AS5x00 Universal Access Server Series
    • Cisco Internet Security and Scalability Overview
    • Firewall Functionality
    • Cisco Firewall Solution Summarization
    • Centri Firewall
    • Cisco IOS Firewall Feature Set
    • Cisco PIX Firewall
    • Cisco Micro Webserver
    • LocalDirector
    • Cisco Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switches Overview
    • Key Features of Cisco IOS Software Supported by Catalyst Ethernet Switches
    • Key Features of Cisco IOS Software Supported by Catalyst 1900, 2820, and 5000
    • Series
    • Ethernet Switches
    • Cisco Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switches Summarization
    • Cisco 1548 Micro Switch 10/100
    • Cisco Catalyst 1900 Series Ethernet Switches
    • Cisco Catalyst 2820 Series Ethernet Switches
    • Cisco Catalyst 2900 Series XL 10/100 Switches
    • Cisco Catalyst 5000 Series Ethernet Switches
    • Cisco FastHub Line of 100BaseT Class II Hubs
    • Cisco 1500 Series Micro Hubs
    • Cisco 1528 Micro Hub 10/100
    • HP 10Base-T Hub-16M
    • Cisco Ease of Use and Network Management Overview
    • Key Management Services of Cisco IOS Software
    • CiscoWorks Windows 3.1
    • Cisco ConfigMaker V2
    • Cisco Fast Step

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