CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide

CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide

Third Edition

• Master all 640-863 exam topics with the official study guide
• Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes
• Review key concepts with foundation summaries
• Practice with hundreds of exam questions on the CD-ROM

Anthony Bruno, CCIE® No. 2738

Steve Jordan, CCIE No. 11293

CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, is a best-of-breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the topics for the DESGN exam. Senior networking consultants Anthony Bruno and Steve Jordan expertly cover the latest exam content, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your knowledge of Cisco network design. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and concise Foundation Summary information make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a topic-by-topic basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text.

Well regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCDA Official Exam Certification Guide, Third 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.

A. Anthony Bruno, CCIE® No. 2738, is a senior principal consultant with British Telecom with more than 17 years experience in the internetworking field. He has consulted for many enterprise and service-provider customers in the design, implementation, and optimization of large-scale data and IP telephony networks.

Steve Jordan, CCIE No. 11293, is a senior consultant with British Telecom with more than 11 years of experience in internetworking. He has extensive experience with large-scale data-center environments and has designed and implemented various network solutions in the manufacturing, telecommunication, and transportation industries.

This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the DESGN exam, including

• Network design methodology
• Network structure models
• Enterprise LAN design
• Wireless LAN design
• Enterprise edge module design
• WAN design

• IPv4 and IPv6
• Routing protocol selection
• RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS
• BGP, route manipulation, and IP multicast
• Security management, technologies, and design
• Voice architectures and IP telephony design
• Network management protocols

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the DESGN exam, all available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

Category: Cisco Press―Cisco Certification

Covers: CCDA® DESGN exam 640-863

Anthony Bruno, CCIE No. 2738, is a senior principal consultant with British Telecom with more than 17 years of experience in the internetworking field. Previously, he worked for International Network Services. His other network certifications include CISSP, CCDP, CCVP, and CWNA. He has consulted for many enterprise and service-provider customers in the design, implementation, and optimization of large-scale data and IP telephony networks. He completed his MSEE at the University of Missouri–Rolla in 1994 and his BSEE at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez in 1990. He is also a part-time instructor for the University of Phoenix–Online, teaching networking courses.

Steve Jordan, CCIE No. 11293, is a senior consultant with British Telecom with more than 11 years of experience in internetworking. Previously, he worked for International Network Services. His other network certifications include CCDP, CCSP, and CCVP. He specializes in security, internetworking, and voice technologies. He has extensive experience with large-scale data center environments and has designed and implemented various network solutions in the manufacturing, telecommunication, and transportation industries. Steve was also a technical reviewer for this book.