Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) 640-864 DESGN

Course Title: Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions

Course Code: DESGN 640-864
Duration: 5 days

Course Overview

The Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Cisco training course has been designed to enable you to understand the internetworking requirements, identify solutions, design the network infrastructure and services to ensure the basic functionality of the proposed solutions. This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to achieve Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) level competency in network design.

Target Audience

Candidates who should consider attending the DESGN 640-863 Cisco training course are those aiming to achieve Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) certification and those individuals targeting towards achieving Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certification. The course is also targeted at pre-sales and post-sales network engineers involved in network design, planning and implementation.

Course Objectives

On successfully completing the DESGN 640-863 course you will be able to:

• Discuss network design methodology
• Describe how to structure and modularize the network design using the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Design the enterprise campus and enterprise data center modules
• Design the enterprise edge and remote modules as needed
• Evaluate security solutions for the network
• Recommend a design for basic voice transport across the network
• Recommend a design for a basic wireless solution
• Design a network addressing plan and select suitable routing protocols for a given network design

Course Prerequisites

Candidates attending the DESGN 640-863 Cisco training course should hold a valid CCNA Certification. Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) is also strongly recommended and students with Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge and experience are likely to have the advantage of being able to participate more actively in classroom discussions.

Testing and Certification

The DESGN Cisco training course is the recommended preparation for the 640-863 DESGN exam and helps to prepare candidates for their CCDA certification. Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) and Designing Cisco Network Architectures (ARCH) are recommended for further study and form part of the Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) Certification.

Associate Level Courses

The following is a list of other Associate level courses that we offer:

• Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching Certification
• Cisco CCNA Security Certification
• Cisco CCNA Voice Certification
• Cisco CCNA Wireless Certification

Course Content

Applying a Methodology to Network Design:

• Introducing the Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture
• Identifying Design Requirements
• Characterizing the Existing Network and sites
• Using the Top-Down Approach to Network Design

Stucturing and Modularizing the Network:

• Designing the Network Hierarchy
• Using a Modular Approach in Network Design
• Using Infrastructure Services
• Identifying Network Management Protocols and Features

Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks:

• Describing the Campus Design Considerations
• Designing the Campus Infrastructure Model
• Describing Enterprise Data Center Considerations

Designing Remote Connectivity:

• Identifying Wan Technology Considerations
• Designing the Enterprise WAN
• Designing the Enterprise Branch

Designing IP Addressing and Selecting Routing Protocols:

• Designing IP Addressing
• Reviewing Enterprise Routing Protocols
• Designing a Routing Protocol Deployment

Evaluating Security Solutions for the Network:

• Defining Network Security
• Understanding the Cisco Self-Defending Network
• Selecting Network Security Solutions

Identifying Voice Network Considerations:

• Reviewing Traditional Voice Architectures and Features
• Integrating Voice Architectures
• Identifying the Requirements of Voice Technologies

Identifying Wireless Networking Considerations:

• Introducing the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
• Understanding Wireless Network Controller Technologies
• Designing Wireless Networks with Controllers

Implementing and Operating the Network:

• Reviewing Design and Implementation Resources