Cisco CCDP® Certification

Course Length: 80 days
Certifications: CCDP
Number of Exams:3

• Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
• Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
• Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH)

Cisco CCDP®

Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI 642-901)

The Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI 642-901) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP®, Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP®, and Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional CCIP™ certifications. The BSCI 642-901 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco ISR routers connected to LANs and WANs. The exam covers topics on Advanced IP Addressing, Routing Principles, Multicast Routing, IPv6, Manipulating Routing Updates, Configuring basic BGP, Configuring EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS.

Course Outline:
Implement EIGRP operations.

• Explain the functions and operations of EIGRP (e.g., DUAL).
• Configure EIGRP routing. (e.g., Stub Routing, authentication, etc.)
• Verify or troubleshoot EIGRP routing configurations.

Implement multi-area OSPF operations.

• Explain the functions and operations of multi-area OSPF.
• Configure multi-area OSPF routing. (e.g., Stub, NSSA, authentication, etc.)
• Verify or troubleshoot multi-area OSPF routing configurations.
• Describe integrated IS-IS.
• Describe the features and benefits of integrated IS-IS.
• Configure and verify integrated IS-IS.

Implement Cisco IOS routing features.

• Describe, configure or verify route redistribution between IP routing IGPs. (e.g., route-maps, default routes, etc.)
• Describe, configure or verify route filtering (i.e., distribute-lists and passive interfaces).
• Describe and configure DHCP services (e.g., Server, Client, IP helper address, etc.).

Implement BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity

• Describe the functions and operations of BGP.
• Configure or verify BGP operation in a non-transit AS (e.g., authentication).
• Configure BGP path selection. (i.e., Local Preference, AS Path, Weight or MED attributes).

Implement multicast forwarding.

• Describe IP Multicast (e.g., Layer-3 to Layer-2 mapping, IGMP, etc.).
• Describe, configure, or verify IP multicast routing (i.e., PIM Sparse-Dense Mode).

Implement IPv6.

• Describe IPv6 addressing operations.
• Describe IPv6 interoperation with IPv4.
• Describe, configure or verify OSPF routing with IPv6 addressing.

Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN 642-812)
The Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN 642-812) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP® and the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP® certifications. The BCMSN 642-812 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to implement scalable multilayer switched networks. The exam includes topics on Campus Networks, describing and implementing advanced Spanning Tree concepts, VLANs and Inter-VLAN routing, High Availability, Wireless Client Access, Access Layer Voice concepts, and minimizing service Loss and Data Theft in a Campus Network.

Course Outline:
Implement VLANs.

• Explain the functions of VLANs in a hierarchical network.
• Configure VLANs (e.g., Native, Default, Static and Access).
• Explain and configure VLAN trunking (i.e., IEEE 802.1Q and ISL).
• Explain and configure VTP.
• Verify or troubleshoot VLAN configurations.

Conduct the operation of Spanning Tree protocols in a hierarchical network.

• Explain the functions and operations of the Spanning Tree protocols (i.e., RSTP, PVRST, MISTP).
• Configure RSTP (PVRST) and MISTP.
• Describe and configure STP security mechanisms (i.e., BPDU Guard, BPDU Filtering, Root Guard).
• Configure and Verify UDLD and Loop Guard.
• Verify or troubleshoot Spanning Tree protocol operations.
• Configure and verify link aggregation using PAgP or LACP.

Implement Inter-VLAN routing.

• Explain and configure Inter-VLAN routing (i.e., SVI and routed ports).
• Explain and enable CEF operation.
• Verify or troubleshoot InterVLAN routing configurations.

Implement gateway redundancy technologies.

• Explain the functions and operations of gateway redundancy protocols (i.e., HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP).
• Configure HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP.
• Verify High Availability configurations.

Describe and configure wireless client access.

• Describe the components and operations of WLAN topologies (i.e., AP and Bridge).
• Describe the features of Client Devices, Network Unification, and Mobility Platforms (i.e., CCX, LWAPP).
• Configure a wireless client (i.e., ADU).

Describe and configure security features in a switched network.

• Describe common Layer 2 network attacks (e.g., MAC Flooding, Rogue Devices, VLAN Hopping, DHCP Spoofing, etc.)
• Explain and configure Port Security,802.1x, VACLs, Private VLANs, DHCP Snooping, and DAI.
• Verify Catalyst switch (IOS-based) security configurations (i.e., Port Security, 802.1x, VACLs, Private VLANs, DHCP Snooping, and DAI).

Configure support for voice.

• Describe the characteristics of voice in the campus network.
• Describe the functions of Voice VLANs and trust boundaries.
• Configure and verify basic IP Phone support (i.e. Voice VLAN, Trust and CoS options, AutoQoS for voice).

Designing Cisco Network Service Architecture (ARCH)
Given enterprise business and technical requirements and constraints, the student will learn how to perform the conceptual and intermediate design of a network infrastructure that supports the desired network solutions over intelligent network services, to achieve effective performance, scalability, and availability. The student will learn the fundamental aspects of the network design addressing QoS, Security, Network Management, fine-tuning Routing Protocols, Switching Structures and IP Multicast. In addition, the student will leave with Solution Models for solutions and aspects of the network that are strategic to today's Cisco's Customers: Voice over IP and IP Telephony, Content and Storage Networking, Wireless Networking.

Course Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Present the Cisco AVVID framework, its segmentation of the network infrastructure, as well as intelligent network services to support key enterprise network applications and network solutions
• Design enterprise campus and enterprise edge network infrastructures for effective functionality, performance, scalability, and availability, given specified enterprise network needs
• Design security, network management, QoS, high availability, and IP multicast intelligent network services for performance, scalability, and availability, given enterprise network needs
• Design enterprise solutions for virtual private networks, wireless networks, IP telephony, content networking, storage networking, given enterprise network needs
• Present enterprise network designs for small, medium, and large enterprises, showing how the design meets enterprise needs for effective performance, scalability, and availability

Course Outline:

• Module 1: Introducing Cisco Network Service Architectures
• Module 2: Designing Enterprise Campus Networks
• Module 3: Designing Enterprise Edge Connectivity
• Module 4: Designing Network Management Solutions
• Module 5: Designing High Availability Solutions
• Module 6: Designing Security Solutions
• Module 7: Designing QOS Solutions
• Module 8: Designing IP Multicast Solutions
• Module 9: Designing Virtual Private Networks
• Module 10: Designing Enterprise Wireless Networks
• Module 11: Designing IP Telephony Solutions
• Module 12: Designing Content Networking Solutions
• Module 13: Designing Storage Networking Solutions
  

The CCDP (Cisco Certified Design Professional) certification indicates advanced or journeyman knowledge of network design. With a CCDP, a network professional can design routed and switched networks involving LAN, WAN, and dial access services, applying modular design practices and making sure the whole solution responds optimally to the business and technical needs and is designed to be highly available