Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) Training
This course also helps you prepare to take the 300-420 Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) exam which is part of the CCNP© Enterprise and Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Design certifications. This course also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.
Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD)
Course Overview
This course gives you the knowledge and skills you need to design an enterprise network. It serves as a deep dive into enterprise network design and expands on the topics covered in the Implementing and Operating Cisco© Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.0 course.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Design Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) internal routing for the enterprise network.
- Design Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) internal routing for the enterprise network.
- Design Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) internal routing for the enterprise network.
- Design a network based on customer requirements.
- Design Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing for the enterprise network.
- Describe the different types and uses of Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) address families.
- Describe BGP load sharing.
- Design a BGP network based on customer requirements.
- Decide where the L2/L3 boundary will be in your Campus network and make design decisions.
- Describe Layer 2 design considerations for Enterprise Campus networks.
- Design a LAN network based on customer requirements.
- Describe Layer 3 design considerations in an Enterprise Campus network.
- Examine Cisco SD-Access fundamental concepts.
- Describe Cisco SD-Access Fabric Design.
- Design a Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) Campus Fabric based on customer requirements.
- Design service provider-managed VPNs.
- Design enterprise-managed VPNs.
- Design a resilient WAN.
- Design a resilient WAN network based on customer requirements.
- Examine the Cisco SD-WAN architecture.
- Describe Cisco SD-WAN deployment options.
- Design Cisco SD-WAN redundancy.
- Explain the basic principles of QoS.
- Design Quality of Service (QoS) for the WAN.
- Design QoS for enterprise network based on customer requirements.
- Explain the basic principles of multicast.
- Designing rendezvous point distribution solutions.
- Describe high-level considerations when doing IP addressing design.
- Create an IPv6 addressing plan.
- Plan an IPv6 deployment in an existing enterprise IPv4 network.
Course Outline
- Designing EIGRP Routing
- Designing OSPF Routing
- Designing IS-IS Routing
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing Enterprise Connectivity
- Designing BGP Routing and Redundancy
- Understanding BGP Address Families and Attributes
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise Network with BGP Internet Connectivity
- Designing the Enterprise Campus LAN
- Designing Layer 2 Campus
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise Campus LAN
- Designing Layer 3 Campus
- Discovering the Cisco SD-Access Architecture
- Exploring Cisco SD-Access Fabric Design
- Exploring Cisco SD-Access Site Design Strategy and Considerations
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing Cisco SD-Access in the Enterprise
- Designing Service Provider-Managed VPNs
- Designing Enterprise-Managed VPNs
- Designing WAN Resiliency
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing Resilient Enterprise WAN
- Examining Cisco SD-WAN Architectures
- Examining Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Design Considerations
- Designing Cisco SD-WAN Routing and High Availability
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing Resilient Enterprise Cisco SD-WAN
- Understanding QoS
- Designing LAN and WAN QoS
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing QoS in an Enterprise Network
- Exploring Multicast with Protocol-Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
- Designing Rendezvous Point Distribution Solutions
- Designing an IPv4 Address Plan
- Exploring IPv6
- Deploying IPv6
- Design Case Study Activity: Designing an Enterprise IPv6 Network
- Introducing Network APIs and Protocols
- Exploring YANG, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and Model-Driven Telemetry
- Lab Outline
- Designing Enterprise Connectivity
- Designing an Enterprise Network with BGP Internet Connectivity
- Designing an Enterprise Campus LAN
- Designing Resilient Enterprise WAN
- Designing QoS in an Enterprise Network
- Designing an Enterprise IPv6 Network
Intended Audience
- Network design engineers
- Network engineers
- System administrators
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have earned CCNA©_ certification or be able to:
- Understand network fundamentals.
- Implement LANs
- Implement Internet connectivity.
The following Cisco courses can help you build the recommended skills and knowledge:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)
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Course Description
This course also helps you prepare to take the 300-420 Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) exam which is part of the CCNP© Enterprise and Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Design certifications. This course also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification. Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners; the course is hands-on with virtual labs and a learn-by-doing methodology.
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