The Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Course version 1.1 is almost identical with version 1.0 in addition to general approaches and technologies for network design, it promotes Cisco solutions in designing and implementing scalable internetworks. Among specific goals is the promotion of the new modular approach to network design that has been intuitively used for the last few years and that Cisco now wants to formalize. The early modular approaches to network design divided networks into access, distribution and core layers only, separately for the campus and the WAN part. The new Enterprise Composite Model facilitates designing, planning, implementing, operating and optimizing/troubleshooting (PDIOO) networks by concentration on a certain module and on relations between the modules. Taking into account that most network solutions today (e.g. voice, video, storage networking, content networking) are typically "overlay" solutions spanning several modules, the composite modular approach seems even more relevant and is the main focus of this course.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) course the student will be able to:

	Assess the customer requirements and the customer?s existing situation
	Design a network addressing plan
	Select optimal routing protocols for the network
	Recognize network management criteria for the network
	Recognize security criteria for the network
	Design the Enterprise network in a hierarchical modular fashion
	Assess the design implications of voice transport across the network
	Plan the design implementation
	Explain the network design and its impact to the customer

Course Outline

	Design Principles
	Network Structure Concepts
	IP Addressing Design Concepts
	Basic Campus Switching Design Considerations
	Basic WAN Design Considerations
	Routing Protocols Design Considerations
	Introduction to Network Management Design Concepts
	Introduction to Security Design Concepts
	Introduction to Voice Design Concepts
	Course Summary and Overview

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for the students attending the Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) course is the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification or equivalent level of working knowledge and experience. This can be best achieved by taking the Intro to Cisco Networking Technologies and Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) courses. Practical experience with deploying and operating networks based on Cisco network devices and Cisco IOS is strongly recommended.

The students with Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent level of knowledge and experience will probably have the advantage of being able to participate more actively in classroom discussions.

Who Should Attend

	Account Managers
	System Engineers
	Channel Partner/Reseller
	Customers

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