Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) 640-864 DESGN – Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions

A network design must meet the increasingly complex requirements of the organization that it supports. As a network designer, you should understand the needs of the organization and follow a methodology that helps match needs to the network implementation. In the current business climate, organizations are looking for ways to enhance customer relationships, accommodate a mobile workforce, and increase productivity. In addition, companies are looking for ways to integrate emerging technologies like wireless, virtualization, video, unified communications, and a vast number of application-level business solutions into their enterprise. These challenges create the need for a more flexible and dynamic network architecture. This course introduces principles and guidelines for building an effective network design that addresses such challenges. The course begins with an overview of the Cisco Network Architecture for the Enterprise, which enables customers to build a more intelligent infrastructure. The course also describes how to gather customer requirements and identify business and technical constraints using the Cisco Lifecycle Services process. Because many customers build on an existing network, the module also presents methods of characterizing the existing network. The course concludes with a discussion of the design implementation process, including prototypes, actual implementation, and verification of the design solution.

Syllabus:

• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Network Design Methodology Overview
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Structuring and Modularizing the Network
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Identifying WAN Technology Considerations
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Designing the Enterprise WAN and Branch
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Designing IP Addressing
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Selecting Routing Protocols
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Defining Network Security
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Security Solutions for the Network
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Integrating Voice and Video Architectures
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Voice and Video Technology Requirements
• Cisco DESGN 2.1: Design Considerations for Basic Wireless Networking

How is each course taught?

All courses are online and self-paced, meaning you do it in your own home, in your own time, at your own pace.  Each lesson is pre-recorded allowing you to pause, fast-forward, skip sections, or go back to another lesson if you need to.  The lessons are multi-media based, which means video and audio are used to teach the lessons.  Most lessons are also interactive, prompting the learner to participate.  This might involve answering on-screen questions, participating in tasks, and using simulators as if you were using the real software program.

How long will it take me to complete each course?

As mentioned above, our courses are self-paced.  Some people finish their course faster than others.  If you choose to only do one of the certification courses from this bundle, then it will take you less time than if you do two or three or all of them.  No matter what though, you will always have 12 months to complete your course.

What do I need?                                   

All you need is an internet connection and a PC.  While most of the lessons work on MACs, we recommend you use a PC for the best performance.  Certain parts of the course may not display properly on older MACs.  Once you’ve logged into your course, you may be prompted to down certain free plugins such as Java.  Just follow the on-screen prompts.

Anyone wishing to obtain the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCDA) certification that validates the knowledge and skills required to successfully design Cisco converged networks. Candidates who have completed the 640-816, 640-822, or 640-802 Cisco Certified Cisco Network Associate certification exam.