course objectives

This course is designed specifically to prepare students who wish to pass the CCDE Written Exam.  Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE™) validates advanced network infrastructure design principles and fundamentals for large networks. With a CCDE certification, a network professional demonstrates an ability to develop solutions which address planning, design, integration, optimization, operations, security and ongoing support focused at the infrastructure level for customer networks.

prerequisites

Although there are no formal prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that delegates attending this Boot Camp are certified to CCDP, and preferably CCNP, level in order to achieve the most out of this class.

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe how networks function, identifying major components, function of network components, and the OSI reference model
• Describe issues related to increasing traffic on an Ethernet LAN and expand the switched network from a small LAN to a medium-sized LAN with multiple switches supporting VLANs, trunking, and spanning tree
• Describe the reasons for extending the reach of a LAN and the methods that can be used, with a focus on RF wireless access
• Describe the reasons for connecting networks and connecting multiple IP subnets with routers
• Configure and verify a Cisco router for WAN connections with HDLC and PPP encapsulation, PAT, static routing, and describe the components that make up a VPN solution
• Use the command-line interface to discover neighbors on the network and manage the router startup and configuration
• Describe routing concepts as they apply to a medium-sized network, discuss dynamic routing with distance vector and link-state routing protocols, and configure RIP
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot single-area OSPF
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot EIGRP
• Determine how to apply ACLs based on network requirements, and to configure, verify, and troubleshoot ACLs
• Describe when to use NAT and PAT on a medium-sized network, how to configure NAT and PAT, and explain IPv6 addressing and configuration on a Cisco router
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot Frame Relay

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic Microsoft Windows navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills

course objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe a Cisco TelePresence solution and the technology that makes it work
• Perform an Room Readiness Assessment on a chosen Cisco TelePresence room to validate its acceptability
• Assemble the Cisco TelePresence Systems 3000 and 3200 structure and perform
• verification testing and component configuration
• Describe and configure a Cisco TelePresence system triple-screen immersive endpoint
• Describe the Cisco TelePresence architecture
• Describe the breadth of the Cisco Collaboration Solutions
• Describe the new features of Cisco’s MediaNet MXE Solutions

prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Basic computer literacy
• Basic Windows navigation skills
• Basic Internet usage skills
• Basic email usage skills
• Knowledge and skills equivalent to those learned in Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1
• Knowledge and skills equivalent to those learned in Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2
• Knowledge and skills equivalent to those learned in Implementing Cisco Quality of Service
• Knowledge and skills equivalent to those learned in Implementing Cisco Unified Communications Manager Part 1

course objectives

After completing this course delegates will be able to:

• Demonstrate an overall understanding of the Cisco Unified CCE system, the Intelligent Contact Management (ICM) routing application and its environment
• Describe ICM users and  feature control sets, various ICM configuration utilities, ICM variables and create routing options using an external SQL database
• Understand administrative scripting, translation routing concepts, and how translation routing operates
• Understand the Cisco Outbound Option components and how  to configure an outbound dialer, import rule, query rule, and a campaign
• Describe basic reporting characteristics of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center
• Install and configure a Cisco Unified CCE system that routes from Cisco Unified IP IVR or Cisco Unified Communications Manager
• Create routing options using an external SQL database and an Application Gateway
• Install and configure Cisco Outbound Options
• Install and utilize Cisco Support Tools, Cisco Analysis Manager, and Cisco Unified Intelligence Center

prerequisites

Familiarity with the following:

• Call Center operations
• Microsoft Active Directory
• Microsoft Windows 2003
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005

course objectives

After completing this course, the delegate will be able to:

• Describe the Cisco Data Center 3.0 architecture
• Identify Cisco Unified Computing System components and architecture
• Describe the Cisco UCS server deployment and implementation model
• Identify key performance characteristics and reconnaissance and analysis tools
• Explain Cisco UCS solution design from the network, server and storage perspective
• Identify UCS hardware components and options
• Perform the key operational tasks required to deploy a Cisco Unified Computing System
• Configure physical and logical Unified Fabric connectivity
• Define and implement the Basic Opt-In and Logical Server management models
• Configure system-level fault tolerance
• Implement a multi-tenant management model using Role-Based Access Control configurations

prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required for Cisco UCS Design Specialist certification:

• VMware VCDX or VCP
• CCDA
• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Design Specialist

The following prerequisites are required for the Cisco UCS Support Specialist certification:

• VMware VCP certification
• CCNP
• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Support Specialist