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Authorized Self-Study Guide
Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN)
Second Edition
Foundation learning for CCDA exam 640-863
Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN), Second Edition, is a Cisco®-authorized, self-paced learning tool for CCDA® foundation learning. This book provides you with the knowledge needed to design enterprise networks. By reading this book, you will gain a thorough understanding of designing routed and switched network infrastructures and services within a modular architecture.
In Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN), Second Edition, you will study a broad range of network design principles and guidelines. You will learn about network design in the context of the Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) framework and the Cisco Enterprise Architecture. Specific topics include campus and data center infrastructure, remote connectivity, IP addressing design, routing protocol selection, voice network design, wireless network design, and including security in your designs. An ongoing case study plus chapter-ending review questions illustrate and help solidify the concepts presented in the book.
Whether you are preparing for CCDA certification or simply want to gain a better understanding of network design principles, you will benefit from the foundation information presented in this book.
Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN), Second Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, please visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.
Diane Teare is a professional in the networking, training, and e-learning fields. She has more than 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting network hardware and software and has also been involved in teaching, course design, and project management. She has extensive knowledge of network design and routing technologies and is an instructor with one of the largest authorized Cisco Learning Partners.
This volume is in the Certification Self-Study Series offered by Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed self-study solutions to help networking professionals understand technology implementations and prepare for the Cisco Career Certifications examinations.
Category: Cisco Press—Network Design
Covers: CCDA Exam 640-863
Structuring and Modularizing the Network with Cisco Enterprise Architecture
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1 Network Fundamentals Review
Introduction to Networks
Protocols and the OSI Model
The OSI Model
Protocols
The OSI Layers
Physical Layer—Layer 1
Data Link Layer—Layer 2
Network Layer—Layer 3
Transport Layer—Layer 4
Upper Layers—Layers 5 Through 7
Communication Among OSI Layers
LANs and WANs
Network Devices
Terminology: Domains, Bandwidth, Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast
Hubs
Switches
Routers
Introduction to the TCP/IP Suite
TCP/IP Transport Layer Protocols
Port Numbers
TCP Sequencing, Acknowledgment, and Windowing
TCP/IP Internet Layer Protocols
Protocols
IP Datagrams
TCP/IP-Related Data Link Layer Protocol
Routing
Routers Work at the Lower Three OSI Layers
Routing Tables
Routing Protocols
Addressing
Physical Addresses
Logical Addresses
Routing and Network Layer Addresses
IP Addresses
IP Address Classes
Private and Public IP Addresses
Subnets
Switching Types
Layer 2 Switching
Layer 3 Switching
Spanning Tree Protocol
Redundancy in Layer 2 Switched Networks
STP Terminology and Operation
STP Terminology
STP States
Rapid STP
Virtual LANs
VLAN Membership
Trunks
STP and VLANs
Inter-VLAN Routing
Comprehensive Example
Summary
Chapter 2 Applying a Methodo