Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)

Tuition: $1,995.00

Course Description

Course Length: 40 Hours of Instructor-led, classroom training.

The CCDA certification (Cisco Certified Design Associate) shows a foundational or apprentice-level knowledge of network design for the Cisco-based network. CCDA certified professionals competently design routed and switched networks and services involving LAN, WAN, and broadband access for businesses and other organizations.

Prerequisites

To be successful in the CCDA Certification Training program, students should possess the knowledge and ability for:

• Network plan and design
• Implementation and operation of said network
• Troubleshooting
• Conducting operation of Spanning Tree protocols
• Implementing inter-VLAN routing
• Implementing gateway redundancy
• Describing and configuring wireless clients
• Describing and configuring security in a switched network
• Configuring support for [digital] voice

CESD, Inc., is an intense training environment. You must have an attitude aimed for success. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through CESD, Inc.

Course Outline

• Describing network design principles
• Presenting guidelines for building a network design solution
• How the Enterprise Composite Network model simplifies network complexity
• Designing the Enterprise Campus in a hierarchical and modular fashion
• Designing the Enterprise WAN network
• Designing a network addressing plan
• Selecting optimal routing protocols for the network
• Evaluating security solutions for the network
• Designing voice over IP
• Selecting the appropriate Network Management solution
  

Certification Exam: 640-863

Cost: $150.00

Passing Score: Subject to Change

Number of Questions: 65

Exam Duration: 90 minutes

Exam Description:

This exam gives a foundational (apprentice) knowledge of network design for the Cisco type of networks based on SONA (Cisco's Service-Oriented Network Architecture). CCDA certified professionals can design routed and switched network infrastructures and services involving LAN, WAN, and broadband access for businesses and organizations.

Exam Topics:

The following topics are just guidelines for the content most likely included on the Cisco Certified Network Associate test. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice:

• Describing the Methodology used to design a network
• Describe the Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture
• Identify Network Requirements to Support the Organization
• Characterize an existing network
• Describe the top down approach to network design
• Describe Network Management Protocols and Features
• Describing network structure and modularity
• Describe the Network Hierarchy
• Describe the Modular Approach in Network Design
• Describe the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
• Designing Basic Enterprise Campus Networks
• Describe Campus Design considerations
• Design the Enterprise Campus Network
• Design the enterprise data center
• Designing Enterprise Edge and Remote Network Modules
• Describe the Enterprise Edge, branch, and Teleworker design characteristics
• Describe the functional components of the central site Enterprise Edge
• Describe WAN connectivity between two campuses
• Design the branch office WAN solutions
• Describe Access Network solutions for a Teleworker
• Design the WAN to support selected redundancy methodology
• Identify Design Considerations for a Remote Data Center
• Designing IP Addressing and Routing Protocols
• Describing IPv4 & IPv6 Addressing
• Identifying Routing Protocol Considerations in an Enterprise Network
• Designing a Routing Protocol Deployment
• Designing a Routing Protocol Deployment--merged with 5.3
• Designing security services
• Describing the security lifecycle
• Identifying Cisco technologies to mitigate security vulnerabilities
• Selecting appropriate Cisco security solutions and deployment placement
• Identifying voice networking considerations
• Describing Traditional Voice Architectures and Features
• Describing Cisco IP Telephony
• Identifying the design considerations for voice services
• Identifying wireless networking considerations
• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architectures and Features
• Designing wireless network with controllers
• Designing wireless network using roaming

Recommended Training:

640-863 DESGN Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN)

Recertification:

CCDA certifications are good for three years. To recertify, pass either the current CCDA exam, or any 642 professional level or Cisco Specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist exams), or else pass a valid CCIE written exam.