Course Details
CCDA Boot Camp
  • Course Length: 5 days
  • Course Price: $0
  • Code: CCDA
  • Course Mode: ILT
Prerequisite
To fully benefit from this course, students should have the following prerequisite skills and knowledge:
  • CCNA Certification or equivalent working knowledge
  • Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) is recommended
Audience
  • Design engineers
  • Network administrators and systems engineers responsible for implementing and managing small and medium business networks
  • Network support staff that will perform a help desk role in a medium or enterprise-sized company that has an integral network support escalation staff
  • Network support staff that will act as network device installer and first-line support in a small business environment
  • Customers or account managers who are new to Cisco products or just entering the internetworking industry
  • Channel Partners looking to achieve certifications for specific Specialization requirements
  • Cisco Channel Specializations that require a valid CCDA: Express Foundation, Express Unified Communications, Advanced Unified Communications, Advanced Security, Advanced Wireless, Advanced Routing & Switching and Advanced Data Center Networking
Related Courses

In this fast-paced 5 day Boot camp, students will receive the training and practice needed to design an efficient and well-built network, while also preparing for the CCDA exam 640-863. This course includes the material from the Designing Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) course, various case studies and an exam voucher for the CCDA exam. All Cisco Channel Specializations, except the SMB, require a valid CCDA as a part of the Sales Engineer role.

Lesson 1: Applying a Methodology to Network design

  • Course Introduction
  • Introducing the Cisco Service Oriented Network Architecture
  • Identifying Design Requirements
  • Characterizing the Existing Network and Sites
  • Using the Top-Down Approach to Network Design
Lesson 2: Structuring and Modularizing the Network
  • Designing the Network Hierarchy
  • Using a Modular Approach in Network Design
  • Using Infrastructure Services
  • Identifying Network Management Protocols and Features
Lesson 3: Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks
  • Describing Campus Design Considerations
  • Describing Enterprise Data Center Considerations
  • Designing the Campus Infrastructure Module
Lesson 4: Designing Remote Connectivity
  • Identifying WAN Technology Considerations
  • Designing the Enterprise Branch
  • Designing the Enterprise WAN

After completing this course the student should be able to:

  • Describe the principles of network design for building a network design solution
  • Describe how the Enterprise Composite Network Model simplifies the complexity of modern networks
  • Design the enterprise campus in a hierarchical modular fashion
  • Design the enterprise WAN network
  • Design a network-addressing plan
  • Select optimal routing protocols for the network
  • Evaluate security solutions for the network
  • Assess the design implications of voice transport across the network
  • Recognize the network management criteria for the network