Introduction
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Professional certifications. If you're reaching for the CCIE stars, we highly
recommend the CCNP and CCDP certifications before attempting the lab
(or attempting to advance your career).
This certification will give you the knowledge you need to design routed
LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN and ATM LANE networks.
Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
To become a CCDA, you must pass the Designing Cisco Networks (DCN)
exam (640-441). To pass this test, you must understand how to do the
following:
Design simple routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN and
ATM LANE networks.
Use Network-layer addressing.
Filter with access lists.
Use and propagate VLAN.
Size networks.
The Sybex CCDA: Cisco Certified Design Associate Study Guide (1999) is the
most cost-effective way to study for and pass your CCDA exam.
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
If you're already a CCNP and want to get your CCDP, you can simply take
the CID 640-025 test. If you're not yet a CCNP, however, you must take the
CCDA, CCNA, Routing, Switching, Remote Access, and CID exams.
CCDP certification skills include the following:
Designing complex routed LAN, routed WAN, and switched LAN
and ATM LANE networks
Building upon the base level of the CCDA technical knowledge
CCDPs must also demonstrate proficiency in the following:
Network-layer addressing in a hierarchical environment
Traffic management with access lists
Hierarchical network design
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