Summary

Learn CCDP ARCH 642-871 concepts with the Cisco authorized self-study book for CCDP foundation learning Learn ARCH 642-871 exam topics with the Cisco authorized self-study guide Follow case studies and tutorials to further understand key concepts and technologies The only book available exclusively on the CCDP 642-871 course and exam Master the topics with guidance from certified Cisco Systems instructors with over twenty years of experience in the IT industry CCDP Self-Study: Designing Cisco Network Architectures (ARCH) is based on the current version of the Cisco Systems ARCH course. It presents a structured format for the conceptual and intermediate design of AVVID network infrastructures and enables readers to design solutions scaling from small to large enterprise networks incorporating the latest technologies from virtual private networks, wireless, IP telephony, content networking, and storage networks. How the Book will differ from the previous edition: The CCDP Self-Study Guide: Designing Cisco Network Service Architectures (ARCH) updates and enhances the coverage of network design presented in the Cisco Internetwork Design (CID). Enterprise Composite Network Model. Also, to keep pace with Cisco's technological developments and new product offerings, this Self-Study Guide adds coverage of wireless networking, the SAFE Blueprint, content networking, storage networking, Quality of Service (QoS), IP Telephony, IP Multicasting, network management, and high availability networks. Token Ring, FDDI, desktop protocol design (for Apple systems, Windows, and IPX), and SNA are omitted from this updated edition. Amir Ranjbar, CCIE No. 8669, is a Senior Network Architect at Global Knowledge and is a certified Cisco Systems instructor. Amir has a B.S. degree in Computer Science as well as a M.S. degree in Expert Systems/Artificial Intelligence. Amir is author of CCNP CIT Exam Certification Guide. Keith T. Hutton is a certified Cisco Systems instructor with Global Knowledge Canada. He is a graduate of Queen's University, and spent a decade with the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves, as a Communications and Electronics Engineering Officer. Keith holds both the CCNP and CCDP Cisco certifications.