Cisco Certified Design Professional Certification (CCDP)

Courseware for this course is provided digitally. Students will require a device to access their course material. If they do not have one, we can provide this upon their arrival at the Training Centre

This course is designed to give you advanced knowledge of network design using Cisco's SONA (Service Oriented Network Architecture) methodology. During the course, you'll discuss, design, and create advanced addressing and routing, security, data center, and IP multicast multi-layered enterprise architectures. This includes virtual private networking and wireless domains and it focuses on the design components of larger networks. The course will prepare you for the Cisco CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional) exams which you'll sit on the course.

Upon completion of this course, you'll be able to:

• Build scalable internet works
• Build multilayer-switched networks
• Design network service architectures

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Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

During this official Cisco CCDP training course, you'll learn the following material:

Implementing an EIGRP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing EIGRP in a network
• Creating an EIGRP implementation plan
• Creating an EIGRP verification plan
• Configuring EIGRP routing
• Verifying an EIGRP solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting the verification results for an EIGRP implementation

Implementing a multi-area OSPF Network, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing OSPF on a network
• Creating an OSPF implementation plan
• Creating an OSPF verification plan
• Configuring OSPF routing
• Verifying OSPF solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting the verification results for an OSPF implementation plan

Implementing an eBGP based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing eBGP on a network
• Creating an eBGP implementation plan
• Creating an eBGP verification plan
• Configuring eBGP routing
• Verifying eBGP solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting verification results for an eBGP implementation plan

Implementing an IPv6 based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing IPv6 on a network
• Creating an IPv6 implementation plan
• Creating an IPv6 verification plan
• Configuring IPv6 routing
• Configuring IPv6 interoperation with IPv4
• Verifying IPv6 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting verification results for an IPv6 implementation plan

Implementing an IPv4 or IPv6 based redistribution solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Creating a redistribution implementation plan based upon the results from a redistribution analysis
• Creating a redistribution verification plan
• Configuring a redistribution solution
• Verifying that a redistribution was implemented
• Documenting results of a redistribution implementation and verification plan
• Identifying the differences between implementing an IPv4 and IPv6 redistribution solution

Implementing Layer 3 Path Control Solution

• Creating a Layer 3 path control implementation plan based upon the results of the redistribution analysis
• Creating a Layer 3 path control verification plan
• Configuring Layer 3 path control
• Verifying that a Layer 3 path control was implemented
• Documenting results of a Layer 3 path control implementation and verification plan

Implementing VLAN based solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing a VLAN based solution on a network
• Creating a VLAN based implementation plan
• Creating a VLAN based verification plan
• Configuring switch-to-switch connectivity for the VLAN based solution
• Configuring loop prevention for the VLAN based solution
• Configuring Access Ports for the VLAN based solution
• Verifying the VLAN based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting the verification after implementing a VLAN solution

Implementing a Security Extension of a Layer 2 solution, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing a Security solution
• Creating a implementation plan for the Security solution
• Creating a verification plan for the Security solution
• Configuring port security features
• Configuring general switch security features
• Configuring private VLANs
• Configuring VACL and PACL
• Verifying the Security based solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Document the verification results after implementing a Security solution

Implementing Switch based Layer 3 services, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing a Switch based Layer 3 solution
• Creating an implementation plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
• Creating a verification plan for the Switch based Layer 3 solution
• Configuring routing interfaces
• Configuring Layer 3 Security
• Verifying the Switch based Layer 3 solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Documenting the verification results after implementing a Switch based Layer 3 solution

Prepare infrastructure to support advanced services

• Implementing a Wireless Extension of a Layer 2 solution
• Implementing a VoIP support solution
• Implementing video support solution

Implementing High Availability, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determining network resources needed for implementing High Availability on a network
• Creating a High Availability implementation plan
• Creating a High Availability verification plan
• Implementing first hop redundancy protocols
• Implementing switch supervisor redundancy
• Verifying High Availability solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Document results of High Availability implementation and verification

Prepare infrastructure to support advanced services

• Implement a Wireless Extension of a Layer 2 solution
• Implement a VoIP support solution
• Implement video support solution

Implement High Availability, given a network design and a set of requirements

• Determine network resources needed for implementing High Availability on a network
• Create a High Availability implementation plan
• Create a High Availability verification plan
• Implement first hop redundancy protocols
• Implement switch supervisor redundancy
• Verify High Availability solution was implemented properly using show and debug commands
• Document results of High Availability implementation and verification

Design advanced enterprise campus networks

• Design for High Availability in enterprise networks
• Design Layer 2 and Layer 3 campus Infrastructures using best practices
• Describe enterprise network virtualization considerations
• Design for infrastructure services including voice, video, and QoS
• Identify Network Management Capabilities in Cisco IOS Software

Design advanced IP addressing and routing solutions for enterprise networks

• Create summarizable and structured addressing designs
• Describe IPv6 for campus design considerations
• Create stable and scalable routing designs for EIGRP for IPv4
• Describe IPv4 multicast routing
• Create IPv4 multicast services and security designs
• Create stable and scalable routing designs for OSPF for IPv4
• Create stable and scalable routing designs for BGP for IPv4

Design WAN services for enterprise networks

• Describe Layer 1 - 3 WAN connectivity options including optical networking, MetroEthernet, VPLS, and MPLS VPNs
• Describe IPsec VPN technology options
• Evaluate WAN service provider design considerations including features, SLAs, and WAN backup
• Create site-to-site VPNs designs with appropriate technologies, scaling, and topologies

Design an enterprise data center

• Describe data center network infrastructure best practices
• Describe the components and technologies of a SAN network
• Describe integrated fabric designs using Nexus technology
• Describe network and server virtualization technologies for the data center
• Create an effective E-Commerce design
• Design a high availability data center network that is modular and flexible

Design security services

• Create firewall designs
• Create NAC appliance designs
• Create IPS/IDS designs
• Create remote access VPN designs for the teleworker

During this 9-day course, you'll take the following three exams:

• 300-115 SWITCH - Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks
• 120 minutes
• 30-40 questions
• 300-101 ROUTE - Implementing Cisco IP Routing
• 120 minutes
• 45-65 questions
• 300-320 ARCH - Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures
• 75 minutes
• 60-70 questions

Official Cisco courseware

Implementing Cisco IP Routing (Route)

Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (Switch)

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH)

You must have a valid Cisco CCDA and CCNA, or a CCIE certification.