Official Cisco Systems training materials for CCDP certification.
- Prepare for CCDP certification while mastering the intricacies of internetwork design
- Build your campus LAN design skills with information on the technical, business, hardware, topology, VLAN, LANE, and design issues affiliated with campus LANs
- Master the skills needed for effective TCP/IP network design, including addressing and routing decisions, OSPF, IGRP, and EIGRP
- Learn to construct effective IPX, AppleTalk, and Windows Networking-based internetworks
- Understand how to create effective WANs using Frame Relay, X.25, and ATM, as well as how to contend with design using dedicated lines and remote access
- Refine your knowledge of complex SNA internetworking concepts
- Apply your internetworking knowledge by redesigning networks presented in six exhaustive case studies
Based on the Cisco Systems instructor-led course available worldwide, Cisco Internetwork Design teaches you how to plan and design a network using various internetworking technologies. Created for those seeking to attain CCDP certification, this book presents the fundamental, technical, and design issues associated with campus LANs; TCP/IP networks; IPX, AppleTalk, and Windows-based networks; WANs; and SNA networks.
By using this book, you will be able to identify internetwork requirements, determine appropriate infrastructure and routing issues within an internetwork, and construct a viable plan to deploy or upgrade to a more effective network topology.
Cisco Systems, Inc., is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco solutions, which include industry-leading publications from Cisco Press, educate and provide competitive advantage to customers through more efficient and timely exchange of information, leading to cost savings, process efficiencies, and closer business relationships. These solutions form the networking foundation for many organizations worldwide.Matthew H. Birkner is a network consulting engineer and works for Cisco Systems in the NSA (Network Supported Accounts) Program. Currently, he supports and designs enterprise networks. He has been a network design engineer, network operations center engineer, and technical support specialist. Matt holds a B.S. degree from Tufts University, where he majored in electrical engineering. He is a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE), Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Certified Netware Engineer (CNE), and Bay Networks Certified Specialist (BNCS).
