TCP/IP foundation for engineers

Network design
A 5 day Hands on training course

Description Key outcomes

This course provides you with the knowledge needed to By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
perform the design of a network infrastructure that
 Create HA enterprise network designs.
supports desired network solutions to achieve effective
performance, scalability, and availability. We recognise  Develop optimum Layer 3 designs.
that the role of design does not normally require hands
 Design effective modern WAN and data center
on skills but hands on sessions are used to reinforce the
networks.
theory not to teach configuration or troubleshooting.
 Develop effective migration approaches to IPv6.

 Create effective network security designs.

Training approach Details

This structured course uses Instructor Led Training to Who will benefit?
provide the best possible learning experience. Small Anyone involved with network design.
class sizes ensure students benefit from our engaging
Prerequisites
and interactive style of teaching with delegates
TCP/IP foundation for engineers.
encouraged to ask questions throughout the course.
Quizzes follow each major section allowing checking of Duration: 5 days
learning. Hands on sessions are used throughout to
allow delegates to consolidate their new skills.

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specific courses covering often we have less than sessions to reinforce does not just consist of customised to meet your
the complete picture of this. This ensures optimal the theory. slides and our slides are specific requirements.
all relevant devices interactivity between diagrams not bullet point Have the course your
including the protocols delegates and instructor. text. way.
“on the wire”.
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with expert teaching that small class size was a have practice added to materials that made the the combination of
teaches the why before great benefit...” it. Normally just the course easy to follow practical and theory.
the how.” M.B. IBM theoretical stuff is and will be used as a Very informative.
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Course content

Part I Reliable, resilient enterprise L2/3 network design Data Center Connections: Data Center Traffic Flows, The
Optimal Enterprise Campus Design: Enterprise campus Need for DCI, IP Address Mobility, Case Study: Dark Fiber
design principles, hierarchy, modularity, flexibility, resiliency. DCI, Pseudowire DCI.
EIGRP design: EIGRP Design, Should you use EIGRP? Part V Design QoS for Optimized User Experience
OSPF design: OSPF scalability designs, OSPF area design, QoS Overview: QoS Overview, IntServ versus DiffServ,
OSPF Full-Mesh Design, OSPF Hub-and-Spoke Design, Classification and Marking, Policers and Shapers, Policing
OSPF convergence design and optimization techniques. Tools: Single-Rate Three-Color Marker, Policing Tools: Two-
IS-IS Design: The protocol, IS-IS hierarchical architecture, Rate Three-Color Marker, Queuing Tools, Dropping Tools.
IS-IS vs OSPF, IS-IS Deep Dive, IS-IS Design Considerations. QoS design principles and best practices: QoS overview,
BGP design: BGP overview, Designing Scalable iBGP classification and marking design principles, policing and
Networks, BGP Route Reflector Design, Enhancing the Design remarking design principles, queuing design principles,
of BGP Policies with BGP Communities, Case Study: dropping design principles, Per-Hop behavior queue design
Designing Enterprise wide BGP Policies Using BGP principles, RFC 4594 QoS Recommendation, QoS Strategy
Communities, BGP Load-Sharing Design. Models. Campus QoS, WAN QoS, Data Center QoS.
Part II Enterprise IPv6 Design Considerations MPLS VPN QoS Design: The Need for QoS in MPLS VPN,
IPv6 Design Considerations in the Enterprise: IPv6 Layer 2 Private WAN QoS Administration, Fully Meshed
Deployment and Design Considerations, Considerations for MPLS VPN QoS Administration, MPLS DiffServ Tunneling
Migration to IPv6 Design, IPv6 Transition Mechanisms, Final Modes, Sample MPLS VPN QoS Roles.
Thoughts on IPv6 Transition Mechanisms. IPsec VPN QoS Design: The Need for QoS in IPsec VPN,
Challenges of the Transition to IPv6: IPv6 Services, Link VPN Use Cases and Their QoS Models, IPsec Refresher,
Layer Security Considerations. Encryption and Classification: Order of Operations, MTU
Part III Modern Enterprise Wide-Area Networks Design Considerations, DMVPN QoS Considerations.
Service Provider—Managed VPNs: Choosing Your WAN Part VI IP Multicast Design
Connection, Layer 3 MPLS VPNs, Case Study: MPLS VPN Enterprise IP Multicast Design: How Does IP Multicast
Routing Propagation, Layer 2 MPLS VPN Services. Work? Multicast Protocols, Multicast Forwarding and RPF
Enterprise-Managed WANs: Enterprise-Managed VPNs, Check, Multicast Protocol Basics, PIM-SM Overview, Multicast
GRE, Multipoint GRE, Point-to-Point and Multipoint GRE, Routing Table, Basic SSM Concepts, Bidirectional PIM. RP
IPsec, IPsec and dynamic VTI, DMVPN, Case Study: EIGRP discovery, Anycast RP Features, MSDP.
DMVPN, DMVPN and Redundancy, Case Study: MPLS/VPN Part VII Designing Optimum Enterprise Network Security
over GRE/DMVPN, SSL VPN. Designing Security Services and Infrastructure Protection
Enterprise WAN Resiliency Design: WAN Remote-Site Network Security Zoning, Designing Infrastructure Protection.
Overview, MPLS L3 WAN Design Models, Common L2 WAN Designing firewall & IPS solutions: Firewall architectures,
Design Models, Common VPN WAN Design Models, 3G/4G virtualized firewalls. Case Study: Application Tier separation,
VPN Design Models, Remote Site Using Local Internet, Case Study: Firewalls in a Data Center, Case Study: Firewall
Remote-Site LAN, Case Study: Redundancy and Connectivity, High Availability, IPS Architectures, Case Study: Secure
NGWAN, SDWAN, and IWAN Solution Overview, IWAN Campus Edge Design (Internet and Extranet Connectivity).
Design Overview, Enterprise WAN and Access Management. IP Multicast Security: Multicast Security Challenges,
Part IV Enterprise Data Center Designs Multicast Network Security Considerations.
Multitier Data Center Designs: Case Study: Small Data Designing Network Access Control Solutions: IEEE
Centers (Connecting Servers to an Enterprise LAN), Case 802.1X, EAP, 802.1X supplicants, 802.1X phased
Study: Two-Tier Data Center Network Architecture, Case deployment, Case Study: Authorization Options.
Study: Three-Tier Data Center Network Architecture. Part VIII Design scenarios
Trends and Techniques to Design Modern Data Centers: Design Case Studies: 1: Enterprise Connectivity, 2:
The Need for a New Network Architecture, Limitations of Enterprise BGP with Internet Connectivity, 3: IPv6, 4: Data
Current Networking Technology, Modern Data Center Design Center Connectivity, 5: Resilient Enterprise WAN, 6: Secure
Techniques and Architectures, Multitenant Data Center. Enterprise Network, 7: QoS in the Enterprise Network.
SDN: SDN characteristics, How SDN addresses current
Networking Limitations, SDN Architecture Components, SDN
Network Virtualization overlays.

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