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CISCO CCDA

 

Course Description

This series is designed to help you prepare for the Cisco Certified Design Associate certification exam. Each of the 60 objectives on the CCDA exam will be covered, and the questions will be indicative of the types of questions on the exam. The series explores network design in depth, including network architecture, protocols, and physical and logical addressing. The OSI Reference Model is examined and applied to the series topics. Design considerations for LANs, WANs, and testing are also covered.

 


  INTERNETWORKING REVIEW

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Provides an overview of internetworking, with respect to the network design.

  TOPICS COVERED

Types of Networks
The OSI Reference Model
Routed Protocols
Routing Protocols


  LAN NETWORKING

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Describes the types of LAN networks and how they operate.

  TOPICS COVERED

Basic Concepts
Ethernets
Token Rings and FDDIs
Bridges
Switches
Routers


  WAN NETWORKING

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Describes types of WANs and their operation.

  TOPICS COVERED

Basic Concepts
WAN Protocols
WAN Issues
ATM Switching


  INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

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Provides the initial steps to take when designing a network.

  TOPICS COVERED

Customer Considerations
Network Topologies
Addressing
Network Traffic


  EXAMINING EXISTING NETWORKS

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Provides the procedures to assessing the customer's existing network design.

  TOPICS COVERED

The Steps of Evaluation
Assessing Software and Hardware
Assessing Traffic and Bottlenecks
Assessing Performance and Related Issues
Assessing Network Health


  CISCO CCDA: DESIGNING LANS

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Provides the procedures to designing a LAN network.

  TOPICS COVERED

10 Mbps Ethernets
100- and 1000-Mbps Ethernets
Additional Hardware Rules
Choosing Hardware
Examples of LAN Designs


  DESIGNING WANS

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Provides the procedures for designing a WAN network.

  TOPICS COVERED

Introduction to WAN Design
WAN Technologies
WAN Hardware
Provisioning the WAN


  DESIGN ISSUES

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Provides methods to assess and optimize specific and cross-platform design issues.

  TOPICS COVERED

Defining Protocols
Factors Affecting Transmission
Compression and Encryption
Network Security
Specific Designs


  OPTIMIZING BY DESIGN

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Provides the information to optimize your network design.

  TOPICS COVERED

Quality of Service
Implementing QoS
Cisco-Specific Optimizing


  TESTING AND MANAGING

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Provides ways to test your design and manage it when it is operational.

  TOPICS COVERED

The Design Document
Building the Test Model
Testing the Model
Network Management

 


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(approx $90 USD)
 

 

 
 

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