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Course Management
Overview
Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) v2.0 is an instructor-led course presented
by Cisco Systems, Inc. training partners. This five-day course will enable learners to gather
customer internetworking requirements, identify solutions, and design the network
infrastructure and elements to ensure the basic functionality of the proposed solutions. The
purpose of this course is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to achieve associate-
level competency in network design. The DESGN course is the first course in a design
curriculum that supports the design certification track. The course focuses on the technology
and methods currently available.
Outline
The Course Management section of the Course Administration Guide includes these topics:
Overview
Course Instruction Details
Course Evaluations
Course Version
This course updates Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) v1.2.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
Discuss methodology in network design
Describe how to structure and modularize the network design using the Cisco Enterprise
Architecture
Design the enterprise campus and enterprise data center modules
Design the remote connectivity modules as needed
Design a network addressing plan and select a suitable routing protocol for a given network
design
Evaluate security solutions for the network
Discuss the design implications of voice transport across the network
Discuss the design implications of wireless networking
Describe additional resources that support configuring and implementing the network
design
Target Audience
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
Individuals seeking the Cisco CCDA certification
Individuals seeking the Cisco CCDP certification
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Course Instruction Details
This topic provides the information that you need to prepare the course materials and set up the
classroom environment.
Instructor Requirements
To teach this course, instructors must have attended the following training or completed the
following requirements:
Be certified as Certified Cisco Systems Instructors (CCSIs)
Attended a DESGN Train-the-Trainer event or attended a DESGN instructor-led training
(ILT) course and passed the DESGN exam at an instructor level
Obtained practical experience from successful design projects and possess a working
knowledge of all network technologies, including practical experience with Cisco network
devices and Cisco IOS Software
The CCDP certification or equivalent knowledge and experience is highly recommended.
Class Environment
This information describes recommended class size and classroom setup:
Each class will have up to 24 learners.
The classroom should provide at least one work surface for every two learners with
appropriate seating.
Learners will work with one or more partners to complete the case studies exercises.
The instructor workstation should include a PC with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 installed
on it.
10:3010:40 Break
(10401040)
10:1510:30 Break
(10151030)
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10:3011:00 Lesson 3: Describing Enterprise Data Center
(10301100) Considerations
3:003:15 Break
(15001515)
10:1510:30 Break
(10151030)
10:3011:00 Lesson 3: Designing a Routing Protocol Deployment
(10301130)
12:001:00 Lunch
(12001300)
3:003:15 Break
(14451500)
10:1510:30 Break
(10151030)
3:003:15 Break
(15001515)
Day 5: Implementing and Operating the Network and Final Case Study
12:001:00 Lunch
(12001300)
01:002:00 Case Study 9-1: Connecting More Hospitals to
(13001500) the ACMC Hospital Network (Cont.)
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High-Level Course Outline
This subtopic provides an overview of how the course is organized. The course contains these
components:
Course Introduction
Module 1: Applying a Methodology to Network Design
Module 2: Structuring and Modularizing the Network
Module 3: Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks
Module 4: Designing Remote Connectivity
Module 5: Designing IP Addressing and Selecting Routing Protocols
Module 6: Evaluating Security Solutions for the Network
Module 7: Identifying Voice Networking Considerations
Module 8: Identifying Wireless Networking Considerations
Module 9: Implementing and Operating the Network
Course Introduction
The Course Introduction provides learners with the course objectives and prerequisite learner
skills and knowledge. The Course Introduction presents the course flow diagram and the icons
that are used in the course illustrations and figures. This course component also describes the
curriculum for this course, providing learners with the information that they need to make
decisions regarding their specific learning path.
Overview
Learner Skills and Knowledge
Course Goals and Objectives
Course Flow
Additional References
Cisco Glossary of Terms
Your Training Curriculum
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Lesson 3: Characterizing the Existing Network and Sites
This lesson defines how to characterize an existing network and the associated sites. Upon
completing this lesson, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
Describe the steps needed to characterize the existing network infrastructure and sites
Identify major features of the existing network
Assess the existing network
List the tools that help in assessing the existing network
Analyze the existing network traffic and applications
List the tools for monitoring and analyzing network traffic
Analyze the health of the existing network based on audit and traffic measurements
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Lesson 2: Using a Modular Approach in Network Design
This lesson defines how to use a modular approach in network design. Upon completing this
lesson, the learner will be able to meet these objectives:
Describe the modules and benefits of the Cisco Enterprise Architecture
Describe the functions of the enterprise campus infrastructure modules
Describe the functions of the enterprise edge infrastructure modules
Describe the functions of the enterprise remote modules, including the enterprise branch
infrastructure module, enterprise data center infrastructure module, and enterprise
teleworker infrastructure module
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Module 3: Designing Basic Campus and Data Center Networks
The availability of multi-gigabit campus switches enables organizations to build high-
performance, highly reliable networks. When you follow a systematic network design
approach, performance, reliability, and manageability are achievable. This module describes a
hierarchical campus network design approach called multilayer design.
This module will look at network infrastructure design for two places in the network that use
the multilayer campus design: the enterprise campus and the enterprise data center. The module
first introduces general campus switching design considerations. In addition, the module
describes the switching modularity and scalability options appropriate for situations ranging
from building-sized networks to large campus networks, and design considerations for the
enterprise data center.
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Module 4: Designing Remote Connectivity
This module addresses connectivity to remote branch and teleworker locations. It presents the
methodology of selecting WAN technology and explains the WAN transport media options.
The module discusses the general considerations of the WAN including the ownership,
reliability, and backup. It also discusses the details of WAN choices including technologies
such as wireless, cable, and DSL. The module concludes with a lesson discussing enterprise
branch architectures and components.
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Module 5: Designing IP Addressing and Selecting Routing Protocols
This module discusses the design of IP addressing and gives the learner the necessary
guidelines for building an efficient IP addressing solution and implementing an appropriate
routing protocol.
The module begins with a review of IP addressing and discusses planning the IP addressing of
a network. It continues with an overview of IPv6. The module reviews considerations for
selecting the most appropriate routing protocol for the enterprise network.
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Module 6: Evaluating Security Solutions for the Network
Network security is an essential network service that spans the entire network. The Cisco
Enterprise Architecture modularity helps you focus on a security problem within a particular
network module and integrate a solution into a global network design. A modular approach
simplifies the design and ensures that a security breach in one network module will remain
isolated and not affect the entire network.
This module introduces the Cisco Self-Defending Network strategy for designing network
security. This module evaluates security from the physical perspective up to individual
application security. Logging and monitoring are described as integral parts of any security
solution and as preventive mechanisms to detect attacks before serious consequences.
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Module 7: Identifying Voice Networking Considerations
Many enterprises are integrating their voice and data networks into a single, unified
communications network. Unified communications networks can run the same applications as
telephony networks but in a more cost-effective and scalable manner. To design a network, you
need to consider both voice and data traffic.
This module reviews traditional voice architectures and features and explains the reasons for
migrating from a traditional architecture to integrated architectures. You will learn about voice
traffic engineering on both the PSTN and the VoIP network. The module concludes with useful
guidelines for preparing the IP infrastructure for voice transport.
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The lesson includes these topics:
Overview
Minimizing Delay, Jitter, and Loss
Preventing Echo
Voice Coding and Compression
Bandwidth Considerations
Using QoS for Voice
Voice Traffic Engineering Overview
Summary
Module Summary
Module Self-Check.
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Mobility in the Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Controller Redundancy Design
Radio Management and RF Groups
Summary
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Post-Course Evaluations
Cisco uses a post-course evaluation system, Metrics That Matter (MTM), for its instructor-led
courses. The instructor must ensure that each student is aware of the confidential evaluation
process and that all students submit an evaluation for each course. There are two options for
students to complete the evaluation.
Note Sixty days following a learning event, students will receive a brief follow-up evaluation, and,
again, responses will be kept confidential. E-mail addresses will not be used for marketing
purposes. (If students do not have e-mail addresses, they may type in a dummy address.)
3. Instruct the students to select the appropriate course from the drop-down list.
4. Instruct the students to complete the course evaluation and click Submit one time only.
5. Advise the students to wait for Thank you to appear on the screen before leaving.
Overview
This topic provides the information that you need to prepare for case study activities.
Required Resources
These are the resources and equipment required to complete the case study activities:
Case study guidelines, presented in the Lab Guide
Individual ACMC Hospital case study scenarios, presented in the Lab Guide
A workgroup of two to four learners
Blank sheets of paper and a pencil
Equipment List
One PC for instructor presentations
System requirements
Microsoft Windows XP
256 MB of RAM
450 MB of system and working file space
256-color display
Regional Options settings
Laboratory Environment
No lab equipment is required.
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Case Study Process
Time should be given for the student groups to read through and discuss each case study. The
instructor should role-play the customer as needed. The instructor should also provide a
wrap-up discussion of every case study.