CCDP : Cisco Internetwork Design Exam Notes

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• Critical Information sections provide detailed analyses of the key issues for each exam objective.
• Necessary Procedures sections cover the nuts and bolts of each topic with concise step-by-step instructions.
• Exam Essentials sections highlight crucial subject areas you'll need to know for the exam.
• Key Terms and Concepts sections define the words and concepts vital to passing the exam.
• Sample Questions sections preview the types of questions found in the exam and give answers and explanations.

• Network Design Technologies
• IP Network Design
• IP Network Routing
• Designing AppleTalk Networks
• Designing Networks with Novell and IPX
• Designing for Windows Networking
• Designing for the WAN
• Remote Access Network Design
• Mainframe Networks
• Network Security and Firewalls
• Network Design Review
• Advanced Network Design

INTRODUCTION

Objective 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the steps for designing internetwork solutions.

Objective 2: Analyze a client's business and technical requirements and select appropriate internetwork technologies and topologies.

Objective 3: Construct an internetwork design that meets a client's objectives for internetwork performance, functionality, and cost.

Objective 4: Define the goals of internetwork design.

Objective 5: Define the issues facing designers.

Objective 6: List resources for further information.

Objective 7: Identify the origin of design models used in the course.

Objective 8: Define the hierarchical model.

Objective 9: List common reasons that customers invest in a campus LAN design project.

Objective 10: Examine statements made by a client and distinguish the relevant issues that will affect the choice of campus LAN design solutions.

Objective 11: Define switches, virtual LANs, and LAN emulation.

Objective 12: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate switched campus LAN solution.

Objective 13: Define routing functions and benefits.

Objective 14: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate campus LAN design solution that includes switches and routers.

Objective 15: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate ATM design solution.

Objective 16: Construct designs using ATM technology for high-performance workgroups and high-performance backbones.

Objective 17: Upgrade internetwork designs as the role of ATM evolves.

Objective 18: Choose the appropriate IP addressing scheme based on technical requirements.

Objective 19: Identify IP addressing issues and how to work around them.

Objective 20: Choose the appropriate IP routing protocol and features based on convergence, overhead, and topology.

Objective 21: Identify IP routing pathologies and issues and how to avoid them.

Objective 22: Use modular design and summarization features to design scalable Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) internetworks.

Objective 23: Allocate IP addresses in contiguous blocks so that OSPF summarization can be used.

Objective 24: Determine IGRP convergence time for various internetwork configurations.

Objective 25: Use IGRP for path determination in IP internetworks.

Objective 26: Use Enhanced IGRP for path determination in internetworks that support IP, IPX, and AppleTalk.

Objective 27: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate AppleTalk design solution.

Objective 28: Choose addressing and naming conventions to build manageable and scalable AppleTalk internetworks.

Objective 29: Use Cisco IOS TM features to design scalable AppleTalk internetworks.

Objective 30: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate IPX design solution.

Objective 31: Choose the appropriate routing protocol for an IPX internetwork. Objective 32: Design scalable and manageable IPX internetworks by controlling RIP and SAP traffic.

Objective 33: Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate NetBIOS design solution.

Objective 34: Design a source-route-bridged internetwork that provides connectivity for NetBIOS applications and controls NetBIOS explorer traffic.

Objective 35: List common concerns that customers have about WAN designs.

Objective 36: Examine statements made by a customer and distinguish issues that affect the choice of WAN designs.

Objective 37: Design core WAN connectivity to maximize availability and optimize utilization of resources.

Objective 38: Design a full or partial mesh Frame Relay non-broadcast multi-access (NBMA) core for full or partial connectivity.

Objective 39: Choose a scalable topology for NBMA Frame Relay.

Objective 40: Use subinterface Frame Relay configurations to design robust core WANs.

Objective 41: Design scalable internetwork WAN non-broadcast multi-access X.25.

Objective 42: Design scalable, robust internetwork WANs with an X.25 subinterface configuration.

Objective 43: Use X.25 switching to provide X.25 service over an integrated IP backbone.

Objective 44: Explain ISDN services.

Objective 45: Examine a customer's requirements and recommend appropriate ISDN solutions.

Objective 46: Construct an ISDN design that conserves bandwidth and is cost-effective.

Objective 47: Examine a client's requirements and recommend appropriate point-to-point and asynchronous WAN solutions.

Objective 48: Choose appropriate link encapsulation for point-to-point circuits.

Objective 49: Discuss the hierarchical and connection-oriented nature of SNA.

Objective 50: Describe the use of gateways to attach Token Ring devices to an SNA network.

Objective 51: Explain how LLC2 and SDLC sessions are established.

Objective 52: Describe reasons for integrating SNA technology with internetworking technology.

Objective 53: Examine a client's requirements and recommend SNA internetworking solutions.

Objective 54: Construct SNA designs that replace legacy communications equipment with multiprotocol routers.

Objective 55: Build redundancy into SNA internetworks.

Objective 56: Design remote source-route bridged SNA internetworks in full and partial mesh configurations.

Objective 57: Choose the appropriate place to do priority queuing or custom queuing for SNA.

Objective 58: Examine a client's security requirements and recommend firewalls and gateways.

Objective 59: Design a firewall system using packet-filtered routers and bastion hosts.

Objective 60: Choose protocols to be filtered on routers in the firewall.

Objective 61: Summarize the major concepts covered in this class.

Objective 62: Recall the steps for internetwork design.

Objective 63: Describe methods for monitoring your internetwork design.

Objective 64: Return to your environment with fresh ideas and plans for internetwork designs.

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