CCDA 200-310 CAP-04 Remote Connectivity Design

CCDA 200-310 CAP-04 Remote Connectivity Design

1. Considering WAN Technology Options

   • network characteristics
     • Service level agreement (SLA)
     • Cost and usage
   • Primary goals of WAN design
     • Achieve the goals, meet the characteristics, and support the policies of the customer.
     • Use a technology to meet present requirements, in addition to requirements for the near future.
     • The expense of the WAN
   • WAN technologies
     • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
     • Metro Ethernet
     • Digital subscriber line (DSL)
     • Cable
     • Wireless
     • Time-division multiplexing (TDM)
     • Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)
     • Frame Relay
     • Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH)
     • Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM
   • Enterprise edge design uses the PPDIOO
     • Determine network requirements
     • Evaluate existing network technology
     • Design the network topology
   • QoS mechanisms
     • Compression
     • Link aggregation
     • Window size
     • Queuing
     • Traffic conditioning

2. Performing the Enterprise WAN Design

   • WAN design categories
     • Traditional WAN design
       • Leased Lines
       • Circuit switched
       • Packet/cell switched
     • Remote-access network design
     • Virtual private network (VPN) design
     • WAN backup design
       • Dial Backup Routing
       • Redundant WAN link
       • Shadow PVC
       • IPsec tunnel
     • Design considerations for the enterprise WAN architecture
       • Network growth
       • Availability
       • Recurring expenses
       • Network complexity
       • Multimedia support
       • Migration expense
       • Network segmentation
     • Selection of hardware and software components
       • Hardware selection
         • Port density
         • Throughput
         • Enhanced capabilities
         • redundancy
       • Software selection
         • T Train
         • S Train
         • XR Train

3. Performing the Enterprise Branch Design

   • Branch offices can be categorized
     • Small branch office
     • Medium branch office
     • Large branch office