Overview

Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) v3.0 course will discuss design of internal routing, BGP routing, WAN, data center connectivity, security, QoS, transition to IPv6, and multicast.

Audience Profile

The target audience for the ARCH course consists of individuals seeking the Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) certification. The course is also targeted at pre-sales and post-sales network engineers involved in the Enterprise network design, planning and implementation. (The post-sales network engineers involved in the implementation will be involved in providing feedback to the pre-sales network engineers and correct possible design flaws).

Prerequisite(s) Recommended

CCNA certification is highly recommended. Familiarity with basic internetworking technologies such as LAN, WAN, bridging, switching, protocols, and network management

Learning Objectives

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

• Good understanding of the underlying technical principles for advanced network designs
• CCDA and CCNA certifications are recommended
• Familiarity with internetworking technologies, Cisco products, and Cisco IOS features

Course Outline

Module 1: Enterprise Connectivity and high-Availability
Lessons
• EIGRP Design Considerations
• OSPF Design Considerations
• IS-IS Design Considerations

Module 2: BGP Design
Lessons
• Designing IBGP Sessions
• Designing BGP Communities
• Load Sharing

Module 3: Wide Area Networks Design
Lessons
• Service Provider Managed VPNs
• Enterprise Managed VPNs
• WAN Resiliency Design
• Campus Edge and Connectivity to Partners
• SDN and APIC-EM

Module 4: Enterprise Data Center Integration
Lessons
• Modular and Scalable Data Center Network
• Multi-Tenant Data Center
• Data Center Interconnections
• Data Center Traffic Flows
• SDN and APIC-DC

Module 5: Design Security Services
Lessons
• Security Services Overview
• Designing Infrastructure Protection
• Designing Firewall and IPS Solutions
• Designing Network Access Control Solutions

Module 6: Design QoS For Optimized User Experience
Lessons
• QoS Overview
• Recommended QoS Design principles
• Campus QoS Design
• Data Center QoS Design
• WAN QoS Design
• MPLS VPN QoS Design
• IPsec VPN QoS Design

Module 7: Transition to IPv6
Lessons
• Deploying IPv6
• Challenges with Transition IPv6

Module 8: IP Multicast Design
Lessons
• Defining Multicast Distribution Trees and Forwarding
• Introducing PIM-SM Protocol and PIM-SM Enhancements
• Rendezvous Point Distribution Solutions
• IP Multicast Security