Authorized Self-Study Guide
Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Exam.640-863
Diane Teare Second Edition
Modern networks are both extremely complex and critical to business success. As organizational
processes continue to increase the requirements for bandwidth, reliability, and functionality from
their networks, network designers are challenged to rapidly develop and evolve networks that use
new protocols and technologies. Network designers are also challenged to stay current with the
internetworking industry’s constant and rapid changes. Designing robust, reliable, scalable
networks is a necessary skill for network operators and designers in the modern organizational
environment.
This book teaches you how to design enterprise networks. You will learn about network design in
the context of the Cisco Service Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) architectural framework
and Enterprise Architecture. Specific topics include campus and data center infrastructure, remote
connectivity, IP addressing design, routing protocol selection, designing voice networks, wireless
network design, and including security in your designs.
An ongoing case study and chapter-ending review questions illustrate and help solidify the
concepts presented in this book.
This book provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to achieve associate-level
competency in network design. It starts you down the path to attaining your CCDA certification,
because it provides in-depth information to help you prepare for the DESGN exam.
DESGN is the first step in the design curriculum that supports the Cisco network design
certification track. This book focuses on the technology and methods currently available.
