• Understand the Cisco vision of intelligent networks and the SONA framework
• Learn how to structure and modularize network designs within the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Design basic campus and data center networks
• Build designs for remote connectivity with WAN technologies
• Create IPv4 addressing schemes
• Understand IPv6 design
• Select the appropriate routing protocol for various modules in the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Design basic VoIP and IP telephony networks
• Understand wireless design principles
• Build security into your network designs

Coverage of the CCDA exam design objectives enables you to discover your knowledge gaps before the exam date. You'll learn to:

• Characterize a customer's existing network and identify customer needs
• Simplify the complexities associated with analyzing customer network problems and creating Cisco scalable solutions
• Predict the amount and types of traffic caused by a customer's applications
• Recommend Cisco products, LAN/WAN technologies, routing and bridging protocols, and Cisco IOS Software features that will meet a customer's requirements for performance, capacity, and scalability in small- to medium-sized networks
• Assemble Cisco product lines into an end-to-end networking solution
• Build a prototype or pilot of the network structure and demonstrate it so that the customer understands that the proposed design meets requirements

Here's the book you need to prepare for Cisco's revised CCDA exam, 640-861. This Study Guide provides:

• In-depth coverage of every CCDA exam objective
• Practical information on Cisco design solutions
• Hundreds of challenging practice questions, in the book and on the CD
• Leading-edge exam preparation software, including a test engine, electronic flashcards, and simulation software

Authoritative coverage of all exam objectives, including:

• Gathering and evaluating information regarding current and future network requirements
• Identifying possible opportunities for network performance improvement
• Evaluating solutions for meeting IP addressing, routing protocol, and network management needs
• Incorporating equipment and technology within a campus design
• Applying the Enterprise Composite Network Model
• Addressing the issues of delivering voice traffic over a data network
• Evaluating solutions for compliance with SAFE architecture
• Developing implementation, prototype testing, and verification plans

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Includes….

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

CCNA - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) Express Online Training v2.1
CCNA - Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) Student Guide v2.1
CCNA - Introduction to Cisco Networking Technologies (INTRO) Student Guide v1.0A

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

CCNP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Express Online Training v2
CCNP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Student Guide Vol. 1&2 v2.2
CCNP - Building Cisco Multilayer Switching Networks (BCMSN) Express Online Training v2
CCNP - Building Cisco Multilayer Switching Networks (BCMSN) Student Guide v2.1
CCNP - Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) Express Online Training v2
CCNP - Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) Student Guide v2
CCNP - Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN) Student Guide Vol. 1&2 v2.2
CCNP - Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT) Express Online Training v5
CCNP - Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting (CIT) Student Guide v5.1

Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)

CCDA - Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Express Online Training v1
CCDA - Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Student Guide v1.1

Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)

CCDP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Express Online Training v2
CCDP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Student Guide Vol. 1&2 v2.2
CCDP - Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) Express Online Training v1.1
CCDP - Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) Student Guide v1.0

Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)

CCSP - Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR) Express Online Training v1
CCSP - Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR) Student Guide v1.1
CCSP - Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Systems (CSIDS) Express Online Training v4
CCSP - Cisco Secure Intrusion Detection Systems (CSIDS) Student Guide v4.1
CCSP - Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Administrator (CSPFA) Express Online Training v3.1
CCSP - Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Administrator (CSPFA) Student Guide v3.2
CCSP - Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks (CSVPN) Express Online Training v3.1
CCSP - Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks (CSVPN) Student Guide v3.1
CCSP - Cisco Secure Virtual Private Networks (CSVPN) Student Guide v4
CCSP - Cisco SAFE Implementation (CSI) Student Guide v2

Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)

CCVP - Cisco Voice Over IP (CVOICE) Express Online Training v4.2
CCVP - Cisco Voice Over IP (CVOICE) Student Guide v4.2
CCVP - Cisco IP Telephony Troubleshooting (IPTT) Express Online Training v1
CCVP - Cisco Implementing Quality of Service (QOS) Express Online Training v2
CCVP - Cisco Implementing Quality of Service (QOS) Student Guide v2
CCVP - Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) Express Online Training v3.3
CCVP - Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) Student Guide Part 1 v4
CCVP - Cisco IP Telephony (CIPT) Student Guide Part 2 v4

Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)

CCIP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Express Online Training v2
CCIP - Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI) Student Guide Vol. 1&2 v2.2
CCIP - Cisco Implementing Quality of Service (QOS) Express Online Training v2
CCIP - Cisco Implementing Quality of Service (QOS) Student Guide v2
CCIP - Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Express Online Training v3
CCIP - Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Student Guide v3
CCIP - Cisco Implementing Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Express Online Training v2
CCIP - Cisco Implementing Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Student Guide v2

Other Cisco Training Content
Misc - Cisco CallManager Express (CME) Express Online Training v1
Misc - Implementing CiscoWorks for Enterprise LAN/WAN Mangement (CWENT) Express Online Training v1.0
Misc - Implementing CiscoWorks for Enterprise LAN/WAN Mangement (CWENT) Student Guide v1.0
Misc - Cisco Enhanced Voice over Data Design (EVODD) Express Online Training v3.3
Misc - Cisco Enhanced Voice over Data Design (EVODD) Student Guide v3.3
Misc - Cisco Deploying Quality of Service (DQOS) Express Online Training v1
Misc - Cisco Deploying Quality of Service (DQOS) Student Guide v1
Misc - Cisco Unified Systems Communication Admin & Engineer (UCSA & UCSE) Express Online Training
v1.1
Misc - Cisco Unified Systems Communication Administrator (UCSA) Student Guide v1.1
Misc - Cisco Unified Systems Communication Engineer (UCSE) Student Guide v1.1
Misc - Cisco Catalyst 6500 - Express Online Training v2

This CCDA training is cutting edge and focuses on the newest Cisco PDIOO (Plan, Design, Implement, Operate, Optimize) analysis and methodology as well as teaching Cisco Enterprise Composite Network Modeling as the next generation beyond the Cisco 3-layer Design (Access/Distribution/Core). You'll learn modular analysis and modeling along with the newest multilayer switching technology, routing essentials, IP telephony, IP addressing with NAT and IPv6, Management and more.

Instructor Michael Shannon has broken the topics down into easy to understand segments filled with information that you can readily put to use on the job. If you are already certified as a CCNA, this training will give you a lot of background and theory on network design to make you a more knowledgeable and effective IT professional.

Exam 640-861 DESGN is the only exam required to earn the Cisco Certified Design Associate certification. A basic understanding of Cisco networking such as a CCNA certification or equivalent knowledge is recommended before viewing these videos. The training contains 16 videos providing more than 8 hours of instruction.

CD-ROM Contents: Cisco CCDA-DESGN Training

- Network Design Principles (Part 1): Policies, Procedures, and the PDIOO Method
- Network Design Principles (Part 2): Recognizing Customer Needs
- Network Design Principles (Part 3): 8-Step Design Methodology
- Modular Network Solutions (Part 1): The Cisco Enterprise Network Model
- Modular Network Solutions (Part 2): Modular Network Solutions and Intelligent Services
- Basic Switching Design Methods (Part 1): Layer 1 through Layer 3 Technologies
- Basic Switching Design Methods (Part 2): Enterprise Campus Switching Design Methods
- Choosing Your Routing Protocol (Part 1): RIPv2, IGRP, and EIGRP Comparisons
- Choosing Your Routing Protocol (Part 2): OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP4 Comparisons
- Basic WAN Design (Part 1): Enterprise Edge WAN Design, Planning and Technologies
- Basic WAN Design (Part 2): WAN, VPN, and Internet Backup Solutions
- IP Address Design Techniques
- Designing Voice Networks
- Assessing Network Security
- Designing Network Management