Course

Objective:

Learning Outcomes:

• Implement a Cisco network design, including the use of the top-down approach, piloting, and prototyping
• Describe traditional switches and routed network designs using the LAN network as an example
• Describe the role fault domains in a network and where they fit in network design
• Describe OSPF expansion and considerations, and BGP expansion using route reflectors and confederations
• Describe campus design best practices and essential tools
• Describe basic network design principles of the branch office, including design considerations and best practices
• Describe wireless LAN requirements, including those for controller-based wireless networks, and how to set up redundancy for wireless LAN
• Describe voice and video considerations in Cisco network design, including capacity, convergence, and service placement
• Describe data center considerations such as load balancing, block vs. non-blocking at Layer 2, and using DCI across multiple data centers
• Describe general network technologies and design principles including design lifecycle phases, benefits, and documentation, as well projectization
• Perform network discovery audits
• Ensure a network design is scalable and describe equipment design, logical design, and connectivity design
• Describe the components of an IP addressing scheme, as well as the scope, the use of subnetting, summarization, scalability, and the use of NAT
• Describe external gateway protocols and methods for accomplishing network efficiency and scalability
• Describe campus design best practices and essential tools

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