Ccdp Cisco Internet Design: Exams Notes

by Ciccarelli, Patrick; Padjen, Robert; Lammle, Todd

• ISBN13: 9780782126402
• ISBN10: 0782126405
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

Padjen offers the most concise, least expensive coverage of the Cisco Internetwork exam, and includes complete coverage of objectives and is the perfect companion text to the study guide.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
Demonstrate an understanding of the steps for designing internetwork solutions	2	(5)
Analyze a client's business and technical requirements and select appropriate internetwork technologies and topologies	7	(3)
Construct an internetwork design that meets a client's objectives for internetwork performance, functionality, and cost	10	(6)
Define the goals of internetwork design	16	(5)
Define the issues facing designers	21	(6)
List resources for further information	27	(3)
Identify the origin of design models used in the course	30	(6)
Define the hierarchical model	36	(5)
List common reasons that customers invest in a campus LAN design project	41	(4)
Examine statements made by a client and distinguish the relevant issues that will affect the choice of campus LAN design solutions	45	(5)
Define switches, virtual LANs, and LAN emulation	50	(6)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate switched campus LAN solution	56	(4)
Define routing functions and benefits	60	(3)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate campus LAN design solution that includes switches and routers	63	(6)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate ATM design solution	69	(4)
Construct designs using ATM technology for high-performance workgroups and high-performance backbones	73	(3)
Upgrade internetwork designs as the role of ATM evolves	76	(5)
Choose the appropriate IP addressing scheme based on technical requirements	81	(6)
Identify IP addressing issues and how to work around them	87	(7)
Choose the appropriate IP routing protocol and features based on convergence, overhead, and topology	94	(6)
Identify IP routing pathologies and issues and how to avoid them	100	(3)
Use modular design and summarization features to design scalable Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) internetworks	103	(4)
Allocate IP addresses in contiguous blocks so that OSPF summarization can be used	107	(3)
Determine IGRP convergence time for various internetwork configurations	110	(4)
Use IGRP for path determination in IP internetworks	114	(4)
Use Enhanced IGRP for path determination in internetworks that support IP, IPX, and AppleTalk	118	(6)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate AppleTalk design solution	124	(6)
Choose addressing and naming conventions to build manageable and scalable AppleTalk internetworks	130	(4)
Use Cisco IOS™ features to design scalable AppleTalk internetworks	134	(4)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate IPX design solution	138	(4)
Choose the appropriate routing protocol for an IPX internetwork	142	(5)
Design scalable and manageable IPX internetworks by controlling RIP and SAP traffic	147	(4)
Examine a client's requirements and construct an appropriate NetBIOS design solution	151	(5)
Design a source-route-bridged internetwork that provides connectivity for NetBIOS applications and controls NetBIOS explorer traffic	156	(5)
List common concerns that customers have about WAN designs	161	(2)
Examine statements made by a customer and distinguish issues that affect the choice of WAN designs	163	(3)
Design core WAN connectivity to maximize availability and optimize utilization of resources	166	(6)
Design a full or partial mesh Frame Relay non-broadcast multi-access (NBMA) core for full or partial connectivity	172	(5)
Choose a scalable topology for NBMA Frame Relay	177	(3)
Use subinterface Frame Relay configurations to design robust core WANs	180	(3)
Design scalable internetwork WAN non-broadcast multi-access X.25	183	(2)
Design scalable, robust internetwork WANs with an X.25 subinterface configuration	185	(2)
Use X.25 switching to provide X.25 service over an integrated IP backbone	187	(2)
Explain ISDN services	189	(2)
Examine a customer's requirements and recommend appropriate ISDN solutions	191	(4)
Construct an ISDN design that conserves bandwidth and is cost-effective	195	(4)
Examine a client's requirements and recommend appropriate point-to-point and asynchronous WAN solutions	199	(4)
Choose appropriate link encapsulation for point-to-point circuits	203	(3)
Discuss the hierarchical and connection-oriented nature of SNA	206	(4)
Describe the use of gateways to attach Token Ring devices to an SNA network	210	(2)
Explain how LLC2 and SDLC sessions are established	212	(4)
Describe reasons for integrating SNA technology with internetworking technology	216	(2)
Examine a client's requirements and recommend SNA internetworking solutions	218	(7)
Construct SNA designs that replace legacy communications equipment with multiprotocol routers	225	(3)
Build redundancy into SNA internetworks	228	(4)
Design remote source-route bridged SNA internetworks in full and partial mesh configurations	232	(3)
Choose the appropriate place to do priority queuing or custom queuing for SNA	235	(5)
Examine a client's security requirements and recommend firewalls and gateways	240	(4)
Design a firewall system using packet-filtered routers and bastion hosts	244	(5)
Choose protocols to be filtered on routers in the firewall	249	(3)
Summarize the major concepts covered in this class	252	(2)
Recall the steps for internetwork design	254	(3)
Describe methods for monitoring your internetwork design	257	(3)
Return to your environment with fresh ideas and plans for internetwork designs	260	(2)
Index	262