Characterizing an Existing Network

Overview/Description
To describe tools and procedures that can be used for characterizing small to medium-sized business networks

Target Audience
Network engineers, network system analysts, and maintenance personnel responsible for designing small to medium-sized networks; anyone working toward the Cisco Certified Design Associate qualification

Prerequisites
The Cisco: Internetworking Technologies Multimedia (ITM) learning path or the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) and CCNA Basics learning paths; a good foundation in the principles and concepts of networks and computers; familiarity with internetworking technologies

Expected Duration
145 Minutes

Objectives:

Characterizing an Existing Network

  • explain the structure of the Designing Cisco Networks learning path.
  • discuss the four companies used for case study material throughout the DCN learning path.
  • describe a framework that can be used to identify and analyze customer problems and design solutions, and characterize a customer's existing network by gathering corporate data for use in the internetwork design.
  • identify tools that can be used to characterize a customer's existing network.
  • discuss the first six steps of a structured methodology that can be used to characterize a customer's network.
  • discuss the final six steps of a structured methodology that can be used to characterize a customer's network.
  • demonstrate how to characterize the existing network of a client seeking to update its healthcare network to incorporate an automated referral system linking a hospital with local community physicians.
  • demonstrate how to characterize the existing network of a client operating across several locations that is seeking to implement a solution that will enable its staff to collaborate as if in a single office.
  • demonstrate how to characterize the existing network of a client seeking to build and integrate a new network.
  • demonstrate how to characterize the existing network of a client seeking to switch from mainframe technology to intranet/Internet technology using an Oracle software-based system.


    • Course Number: 68303_eng