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Author Notes

Anthony Sequeira is a certified Cisco Systems instructor, currently teaching Cisco internetworking for KnowledgeNet
Kevin Wallace, CCIE No. 7945, is senior technical instructor for KnowledgeNet

Foreword	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvi
Part I CCDA-DESGN	p. 3
Section 1 Network Design Methodologies	p. 4
Section 2 Evaluating Organizational Policies and Procedures	p. 12
Section 3 Examining Customer Requirements	p. 18
Section 4 Characterizing the Existing Network	p. 30
Section 5 Implementing the Design Methodology	p. 40
Section 6 Network Hierarchies	p. 46
Section 7 Modular Network Designs	p. 56
Section 8 Switching Design Considerations	p. 66
Section 9 Campus Design Details	p. 76
Section 10 Enterprise WAN Solutions	p. 90
Section 11 IP Addressing	p. 104
Section 12 Routing Protocols	p. 120
Section 13 Security	p. 142
Section 14 Voice	p. 156
Section 15 Network Management	p. 176
CCDA-DESGN Quick Reference Sheets	p. 190
Network Design Methodologies	p. 190
PDIOO	p. 190
Design Methodology	p. 190
ROI	p. 190
Top-Down Design Approach	p. 190
Bottom-Up Design Approach	p. 190
Decision Tables	p. 190
Evaluating Organizational Policies and Procedures	p. 191
Network Organization Models	p. 191
Network Organizational Architecture Components	p. 191
Organizational Policies	p. 191
Organizational Procedures	p. 191
Examining Customer Requirements	p. 191
Scope	p. 191
Design Data-Gathering Steps	p. 191
Characterizing the Existing Network	p. 191
Network Auditing	p. 192
Network Auditing Recommendations	p. 192
Manual Network Auditing Tools	p. 192
Automated Network Auditing Tools	p. 192
Network Traffic Analysis	p. 192
Summary Report	p. 192
Implementing the Design Methodology	p. 192
Pilot Versus Prototype	p. 192
Documenting the Design	p. 193
Network Hierarchies	p. 193
Modular Network Designs	p. 193
Enterprise Composite Network Model	p. 193
Switching Design Considerations	p. 195
Shared Versus Switched	p. 195
Network Application Comparison Criteria	p. 195
L2 and L3 Design Considerations	p. 195
Spanning Tree Protocol	p. 195
Campus Design Details	p. 196
80/20 Rule	p. 196
20/80 Rule	p. 196
Multicast	p. 196
QoS	p. 196
Access Layer Considerations	p. 196
Distribution Layer Considerations	p. 197
Core Layer Considerations	p. 197
Single L2 VLAN Core Design	p. 197
Split L2 Core Design	p. 197
L3 Core Design	p. 197
Dual-Path L3 Core Design	p. 197
Server Farm Module	p. 197
Edge Distribution Module	p. 197
Enterprise WAN Solutions	p. 197
Traditional WAN Technologies	p. 197
Emerging Technologies	p. 198
Application Drivers for WAN Selection	p. 198
Bandwidth Optimization Techniques	p. 198
Window Size	p. 198
Queuing Services	p. 198
WAN Backup Technologies	p. 198
MPLS	p. 199
IP Addressing	p. 199
Address Classes	p. 199
Conversion Table	p. 199
Defining Subnets	p. 199
Design Questions to Answer	p. 199
Private IPv4 Addresses	p. 199
Network Address Translation	p. 199
Route Summarization	p. 199
Fixed Length Subnet Masking	p. 199
Variable Length Subnet Masking	p. 199
Classful Versus Classless Routing Protocols	p. 199
Assigning Addresses	p. 200
Name Resolution	p. 200
IPv6	p. 200
IPv6 Address Formats	p. 200
IPv6 Header	p. 200
IPv6 Address Types	p. 200
IPv6 Routing Protocols	p. 200
IPv6 Address Assignment	p. 200
IPv4 to IPv6 Deployment	p. 200
Routing Protocols	p. 201
Static Versus Dynamic	p. 201
Distance Vector Versus Link-State	p. 201
Interior Versus Exterior	p. 201
Hierarchical Versus Flat	p. 201
ODR Routing	p. 201
RIP v2	p. 202
EIGRP	p. 202
OSPF	p. 202
Integrated IS-IS	p. 202
BGP	p. 202
Security	p. 202
Denial of Service Attacks	p. 202
Reconnaissance Attacks	p. 202
Traffic Attacks	p. 202
Network Security Practices	p. 202
Physical Security	p. 202
AAA	p. 202
SAFE Blueprint	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the Internet Connectivity Module	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the E-Commerce Module	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the Remote Access and VPN Module	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the WAN Module	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the Network Management Module	p. 203
SAFE Guidelines for Securing the Server Farm Module	p. 203
Voice	p. 203
PBX	p. 203
PSTN Switch	p. 204
Telephone Infrastructure	p. 204
Telephony Signaling	p. 204
Analog Signaling	p. 204
Analog and Digital Trunk Signaling	p. 204
PSTN Numbering Plans	p. 205
PSTN Services	p. 205
VoIP	p. 205
H.323	p. 205
Single-Site Design	p. 205
Centralized IP Telephony Design	p. 205
Internet IP Telephony Design	p. 206
Dial Plans	p. 206
Voice Issues	p. 206
Coding and Compression Algorithms	p. 206
Voice-Coding Standards	p. 206
Mean Opinion Score	p. 206
Call Control Functions	p. 206
VoFR	p. 206
VoATM	p. 206
QoS for Voice	p. 206
Congestion Management QoS Mechanisms	p. 206
On-Net and Off-Net Calling	p. 207
Grade of Service	p. 207
Erlang Tables	p. 207
DSP	p. 207
Calculating Capacity for the WAN	p. 207
Call Admission Control	p. 207
Campus IP Telephony Capacity Planning	p. 207
Network Management	p. 207
SNMP	p. 207
RMON	p. 208
CDP	p. 208
Syslog	p. 208
FCAPS	p. 208
Service Level Agreements	p. 208
Service Level Management	p. 208
CiscoWorks	p. 208
Service Assurance Agent	p. 209
Internetwork Performance Monitor	p. 209
Part II CCDP-ARCH	p. 211
Section 1 Network Architectures	p. 212
Section 2 The Enterprise Edge	p. 244
Section 3 Network Management	p. 266
Section 4 High Availability	p. 278
Section 5 Network Security	p. 292
Section 6 Quality of Service	p. 308
Section 7 IP Multicasting	p. 324
Section 8 VPNs	p. 344
Section 9 Wireless LANs	p. 366
Section 10 IP Telephony	p. 386
Section 11 Content Networking	p. 408
Section 12 Storage Networking	p. 422
CCDP-ARCH Quick Reference Sheets	p. 436
Network Architectures	p. 436
AVVID	p. 436
Network Deployment Concerns	p. 436
Enterprise Composite Network Model	p. 436
Enterprise Campus Components	p. 436
Enterprise Edge Components	p. 437
Service Provider Edge Components	p. 438
Steps to Campus Design	p. 438
Campus Design: Step 1	p. 438
Campus Design: Step 2	p. 438
Campus Design: Step 3	p. 439
Campus Design: Step 4	p. 440
Campus Design: Step 5	p. 440
Campus Design: Step 6	p. 440
Campus Design: Step 7	p. 441
Server Farm Design	p. 441
The Enterprise Edge	p. 441
Steps to Enterprise Edge Design	p. 441
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 1	p. 441
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 2	p. 441
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 3	p. 442
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 4	p. 442
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 5	p. 442
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 6	p. 442
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 7	p. 443
Enterprise Edge Design: Step 8	p. 443
Remote Access and VPN Module	p. 443
Internet Connectivity Module	p. 444
Network Management	p. 444
Network Management Goals	p. 444
Policies and Procedures	p. 445
Functions of the Network Management Module	p. 445
CiscoWorks	p. 445
Network Management Infrastructure	p. 446
Network Management Data Collection	p. 447
Sizing Recommendations	p. 447
High Availability	p. 447
High Availability Measurement	p. 447
High Availability Design	p. 447
Fault-Tolerant Campus Design	p. 447
Hardware Redundancy	p. 448
Layer 3 Redundancy	p. 448
Spanning Tree Protocol Redundancy	p. 448
Design Considerations for High Availability Networks	p. 449
High Availability Best Practices	p. 449
Server Farm High Availability Design	p. 449
Enterprise Edge High Availability Design	p. 449
Network Security	p. 449
Security Risks	p. 449
Security Policy	p. 449
Security Process	p. 450
Security Keys	p. 450
Security Attacks and Mitigations	p. 450
Firewall Considerations	p. 451
Intrusion Detection System Considerations	p. 451
AAA	p. 451
IPSec	p. 451
Securing Network Components	p. 452
SAFE	p. 452
Quality of Service	p. 452
QoS Design Requirements	p. 452
IntServ and DiffServ	p. 453
Classification and Marking	p. 453
Congestion Avoidance	p. 453
Congestion Management	p. 454
Traffic Conditioning	p. 454
Signaling	p. 454
Link Efficiency Mechanisms	p. 454
QoS Design	p. 455
IP Multicasting	p. 455
Importance of IP Multicast	p. 455
Multicast Forwarding	p. 456
Group Membership/Distribution Trees	p. 456
PIM	p. 457
Control Mechanisms	p. 457
IP Multicast Networks	p. 458
VPNs	p. 458
The Need for VPNs	p. 458
VPN Tunneling	p. 458
VPN Security	p. 458
Site-to-Site Designs	p. 459
Challenge of Fragmentation	p. 460
IPSec VPN Modes	p. 460
Remote Access Designs	p. 460
Remote Access Provisioning	p. 461
Remote Access NAT Considerations	p. 461
Split-Tunneling	p. 461
Wireless LANs	p. 461
Need for Wireless Networks	p. 461
802.11 Standards	p. 461
Cisco Wireless Products	p. 461
WLAN Design and Planning	p. 462
WLAN Redundancy	p. 463
Mobility, Multicast, and QoS WLAN Support	p. 463
Designing WLAN Security	p. 463
Small Office WLAN Design	p. 463
Enterprise WLAN Design	p. 463
WLAN Design for SOHO Environments	p. 463
WLAN Design for Enterprise Enviroments	p. 464
IP Telephony	p. 464
Components of an IP Telephony Network	p. 464
Cisco CallManager Platform	p. 464
CCM Scalability (for CCM Version 3.1)	p. 464
CCM Design Models	p. 464
Gateway Selection	p. 464
Transcoding, MTP, and Conferencing	p. 465
Add-On Applications	p. 465
CCM Clusters	p. 465
CCM Design Guidelines	p. 465
IP Telephony Infrastructure Design	p. 467
Management, Availability, Security, and QoS Considerations	p. 468
Content Networking	p. 468
Components of Content Networking	p. 468
Content Caching	p. 469
Content Switching	p. 469
Content Routing	p. 469
Content Distribution and Management	p. 469
Services	p. 469
Designing Content Networks	p. 469
Designing Content Networking Solutions	p. 470
Storage Networking	p. 470
Need for Storage Networking	p. 470
Network Storage Models	p. 471
Underlying Technology	p. 471
Storage Network Services	p. 471
Designing Storage Networks	p. 471

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