Cisco - CCDA

A Firebrand Training
3
Day Course

Cisco - CCDA  - Overview

Cisco Certified Design Associate

This course is designed to give delegates a foundation knowledge of network design using Cisco's SONA (Service Oriented Network Architecture) methodology. Students will gain information that will assist them in designing routed and switched network infrastructures and services involving LANs and WANs. The course will prepare students for the Cisco CCDA (Cisco Certified Design Associate) exam.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the attendee will be

  • Aware of the Cisco SONA network design methodology
  • Able to Identify all of the components of the Enterprise Campus design model
  • Aware of the considerations required for wireless networks
  • Able to understand the concepts behind Cisco IP telephony
  • Able to identify suitable addressing schemes and routing protocols for use in enterprise networks

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Cisco - CCDA  - Benefits

Reasons for Cisco certification include career advancement, personal improvement, skills enhancement, higher earnings, and increased on-the-job productivity.

Why Cisco Certifications?

  • Cisco Certified Professionals are among the highest paid in the world.
  • Cisco Certification gives you respect in IT Industry by allowing you to provide great value and service to any organisation you work for.
  • Cisco Certification validates an individual's achievement, thereby increasing the holder's professional credibility by ensuring high standards of technical expertise.
  • Industry trend shows that with each certification there is an increase in salary of the certificate holders. Additionally, multiple certifications directly correlate to further increases.

Cisco certifications also afford you special membership benefits:

  • A certificate of accomplishment.
  • A wallet card, logo and designation for your personal promotion to clients or potential employers.
  • Access to the secure Cisco on-line tracking system so you can download logos, and track your Cisco certification progress throughout your career.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Other training providers rely heavily on lecture, self-testing and self-study.

Our approach is highly varied and interactive to keep your attention, promote teamwork, and reinforce knowledge gained through hands-on learning.

You will:

Be Immersed into a distraction-free environment - escaping your normal routine and focusing purely on learning.

Experience Accelerated Learning methods – designed to help you learn much more quickly, spend less time out of the office, and see returns from your investment straight away.

Be Measured through on-site exam testing - creating a complete feedback loop that ensures you understand the subject thoroughly.

With Firebrand Training, you will learn more.

This information has been provided as a helpful tool for candidates considering certification. Benefits of certification determined through studies do not guarantee any particular personal successes. Firebrand Training provides a guarantee of obtaining certification at the camp, but does not make any guarantees about personal successes or benefits of obtaining certification.

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Cisco - CCDA  - Curriculum

Network Design Methodology

  • Cisco Service Oriented Network Architecture (SONA)
  • Identifying network requirements
  • Characterising the existing network
  • Top-down network design
  • Network management protocols

Network Structure

  • The network hierarchy
  • Modular approach in network design
  • Cisco Enterprise architecture

Campus Networks

  • Campus design considerations
  • The Enterprise campus network
  • Enterprise data centre
  • Branch and teleworker design characteristics
  • Campus WAN connectivity
  • Branch office WAN solutions
  • WAN redundancy methodologies

IP addressing & Routing Protocols

  • Describe IPv4 addressing
  • Describe IPv6 addressing
  • Routing protocol considerations
  • Routing protocol deployment

Designing Security services

  • Designing the security life cycle
  • Mitigating vulnerabilities using Cisco technologies
  • Deploying Cisco security solutions

Voice Considerations

  • Traditional voice architecture
  • Cisco IP telephony
  • Design considerations for voice services

Wireless Networks

  • Cisco unified wireless network architecture
  • Wireless network design using controllers
  • Wireless networks using roaming

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Cisco - CCDA  - Exam Track

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions Exam

640-863 DESGN

This exam indicates a foundation or apprentice knowledge of network design for the Cisco converged networks based on SONA (Cisco's Service-Oriented Network Architecture). CCDA certified professionals can design routed and switched network infrastructures and services involving LAN, WAN, and broadband access for businesses and organizations. Exam topics

The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Designing Cisco Internetworking exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.

Describe the Methodology used to design a network

  • Describe the Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture
  • Identify Network Requirements to Support the Organization
  • Characterize an existing network
  • Describe the top down approach to network design
  • Describe Network Management Protocols and Features

Describe network structure and modularity

  • Describe the Network Hierarchy
  • Describe the Modular Approach in Network Design
  • Describe the Cisco Enterprise Architecture

Design Basic Enterprise Campus Networks

  • Describe Campus Design considerations
  • Design the Enterprise Campus Network
  • Design the enterprise data center

Design Enterprise Edge and Remote Network Modules

  • Describe the Enterprise Edge, branch, and Teleworker design characteristics
  • Describe the functional components of the central site Enterprise Edge
  • Describe WAN connectivity between two campuses
  • Design the branch office WAN solutions
  • Describe Access Network solutions for a Teleworker
  • Design the WAN to support selected redundancy methodology
  • Identify Design Considerations for a Remote Data Center

Design IP Addressing and Routing Protocols

  • Describe IPv4 & IPv6 Addressing
  • Identify Routing Protocol Considerations in an Enterprise Network
  • Design a Routing Protocol Deployment
  • Design a Routing Protocol Deployment--merged with 5.3

Design security services

  • Describe the security lifecycle
  • Identify Cisco technologies to mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Select appropriate Cisco security solutions and deployment placement

Identify voice networking considerations

  • Describe Traditional Voice Architectures and Features
  • Describe Cisco IP Telephony
  • Identify the design considerations for voice services

Identify wireless networking considerations

  • Describe Cisco Unified Wireless Network Architectures and Features
  • Design wireless network using controllers
  • Design wireless network using roaming

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Cisco - CCDA  - What's Included

With Firebrand, you benefit from top-quality education in an all-inclusive course package specifically designed for the needs and ease of our students. We attend to every detail so you can focus solely on your studies and certification goals.

You’ll get a robust set of course materials that cater to each of our three key individual learning styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactile) - critical for a successful learning experience.

Our Certification Programs include*

  • Daily lectures, exercises, and review sessions
  • Intensive Hands-on Training Utilising our (Lecture | Lab | Review)TM Delivery
  • Comprehensive study materials and courseware - we adapt official curriculum to address the demands of accelerated learners
  • Self-testing software and/or mock exam papers
  • Fully instructor-led program with 24 hour lab access
  • Exam vouchers
  • On site testing
  • Accommodation, all meals, drinks and snacks
  • Our Certification Guarantee - because we're sure you'll pass first time, if don’t pass your exams, come back to the course within a year and you only pay for accommodation and exam vouchers - everything else is free

* Please note:

  • Our ISC(2) Cissp CBK Review program differs from normal course delivery. For more details, speak to us on 080 80 800 888.
  • Exam vouchers for our (ISC)2 certifications need to be purchased directly from (ISC)2
  • On site testing is not included in our Scrum, ISACA or PMI certifications

Our instructors teach to accommodate every student's learning needs through individualised instruction, hands-on labs, lab partner and group exercises, independent study, self-testing, and question/answer drills.

Firebrand Training has dedicated, well-equipped educational facilities where you will attend instruction and labs and have access to comfortable study and lounging rooms. Our students consistently say our facilities are second-to-none.

Examination Passing Policy

Should a student complete a Firebrand Training Program without having successfully passed all vendor examinations, the student may re-attend that program for a period of one year.  Students will only be responsible for accommodation and vendor exam fees.

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Cisco - CCDA  - Prerequisites

It is recommended that students have CCNA level experience prior to taking this course.

We interview all applicants for the course on their technical background, degrees and certifications held, and general suitability. If you get through this screening process, it means you stand a great chance of passing.

Firebrand Training is an immersive training environment. You must be committed to the course. The above prerequisites are guidelines, but many students with less experience have other background or traits that have enabled their success in accelerated training through Firebrand Training.

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CCDA - Testimonials

"Helpful staff. Clean training center"
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"I wasn't prepared for how intense the course was going to be. I had read the previous testimonials from other people and felt that because I was used to working long hours I would be prepared for how hardcore the learning environment was going to be... but I wasn't. You need to be prepared to be cut off from the rest of the world for the whole week!!"
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"The course was very hard but very well managed. Microsoft recommend 42 weeks of training for the MCSE. Firebrand has managed to fit that into 2 weeks without missing a step."
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"Be ready to work harder than you expect to. "
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"This course was intense and fast paced. But gave me the opportunity to focus on passing my certification with all the resources I needed to succeed."
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"Damn hard work, cant wait to see daylight again.... but I now have two MCTS qualifications. In short - a hard slog but well worth the effort."
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IV, MOD.

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""Excellent CCVP course, well paced and professionally delivered". Would recommend it to anyone looking to achieve a useful and rewarding Cisco certification. Firebrand Training has excellent reputation for high standards of training "
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Wayne Love, SITA.

"The CCNA course is very intensive. The amount you can learn in such a small time is incredible. Pre-reading is a must though, some of the concepts are difficult to grasp with the pace of the curriculum making it difficult to catch up. The instructors are always staying behind and coming in early to help, so any problems and questions can be quickly resolved. Although I didnt recieve the full CCNA at the end of this course, it was more down to my lack of experience with Cisco equiptment that than anything at all to do with the training."
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CCDA - Course Dates

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21/2/2010

23/2/2010

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16/5/2010

18/5/2010

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