Layer 2 Network Design Agenda

Ethernet Control Plane and Data Plane

Vlan and Flow Based Load Balancing

Spanning Tree – PVSTP+, RSTP , MST and Design Options

Access Topologies and the FHRP Protocols

LAG – MC-LAG – VSS and VPC

Vlan, VTP and Trunking Best Practices

HSRP , VRRP and GLBP

HSRP , VRRP and GLBP Comparison

Layer 2 and Layer 3 Access Network Designs

Traffic Engineering and Layer 2 Traffic Engineering

Layer 2 and Layer 3 Protocol Interactions

HSRP and GLBP at the Internet Edge

STP Root Switch Placement Decision

First Hop Redundancy Protocol Damage

Port Security Comes to the Rescue

Layer 2 Looped Access Design

Network Design Tools and the Best Practices Agenda

Reliability in Networking

Scalability in the IT Systems and the Networking

OPEX , CAPEX and TCO

Flexibility and Modularity

Network Merger and Acquisition Fundementals

High Availability

Convergence in Routing Protocols

Some Routing Best Practices

Load Balancing

Redistribution Best Practices

Optimal Routing

Network Topologies – CLOS , Ring , Mesh

Security in Network Infrastructure

Simplicity and Complexity in Networking

Resiliency

Fast Convergence and Fast Reroute

OSPF Agenda

OSPF Theory and the Basics

OSPF Fast Convergence

Convergence and Microloop

OSPF Scalability and Hierarchical OSPF Design

Fast Reroute with OSPF

OSPF and GRE, mGRE, IPSEC , DMVPN , GETVPN , LISP Interaction

OSPF in the Datacenter – Traditional and CLOS Based Topologies

OSPF in the Service Provider Networks

OSPF Design Best Practices

OSPF Frequently Asked Questions

OSPF Case Study – NSSA Area at the Internet Edge

OSPF Case Study – Multi Area OSPF Adjacency

OSPF Case Study – ABR Placement

OSPF Case Study – OSPF and BGP Interaction

OSPF in the CCDE Exam

OSPF Summary

IS-IS Theory and Design Fundamentals

IS-IS Case Study – OSPF to IS-IS Migration

IS-IS Case Study – IS-IS and LDP Synchronization

IS-IS Case Study – Suboptimal Routing with IS-IS

EIGRP Theory and Design Fundamentals

EIGRP Case Studies

Real Life Financial Network Design – EIGRP – BGP – Multicast – Latency Design Considerations

BGP Design Course – Day 1

BGP Design Course – Day 2

BGP Design Course – Day 3

BGP Design Course – Day 4

BGP Design Course – Day 5

Multicast Theory and Design Fundamentals

Multicast Case Study – Automatic Multicast Tunneling – AMT

PIM Deployment Models – PIM SSM, PIM ASM , PIM Bidir

Quality of Service Theory and Design Fundamentals

VPN (Virtual Private Network) Module Agenda

VPN Theory

GRE Tunnel Design Considerations

mGRE Tunnel Design Considerations

IPSEC VPN Design

DMVPN Design

DMVPN vs. GETVPN Comparison

MPLS Theory and Design Fundamentals

MPLS Case Study – PE-CE Routing Protocols – OSPF

MPLS Case Study – RSVP Fast Reroute

MPLS Case Study – CSC and BGP as a PE-CE in MPLS L3 VPN

Inter-AS MPLS VPN Option A

Inter-AS MPLS VPN Option B

Inter-AS MPLS VPN Option C

MPLS Multicast Design and Theory 1 – MVPN Introduction , Use Cases

MPLS Multicast Design and Theory 2 – MVPN MDT Types, Underlay and Overlay Concepts and Protocols

MPLS Multicast Design and Theory 3 – Core Tree Protocols , mLDP, P2MP TE , IR and PIM

MPLS Multicast Design and Theory 4 – C-MCast Signalling Protocols

MPLS Multicast Design and Theory 5 – Overlay Signalling Protocols Comparison

IPv6 Business Drivers (Sample Video)

IPv6 Addressing Review

IPv6 Address Assignments to the Hosts

IPv6 Addresses Unicast, Multicast, Anycast

IPv6 Header and Fragmentation

Getting IPv6 Addresses and PI vs PA Discussion

IPv6 Address Planning Fundamentals

IPv6 Address Plan Example for ISP Network

IPv6 Transition Mechanisms in General Overview

IPv6 Dual Stack Overview

IPv6 Happy Eyeballs

IPv6 Dual Stack Requirements and Challanges with Dual Stack

IPv6 Transition Mechanisms – Tunnel Overview

IPv6 Transition Manual/Configured Tunnels

IPv6 Transition – Semi Automatic Tunnels – Tunnel Brokers

IPv6 Transition – Automatic Tunnels Overview

IPv6 Transition – 6to4 Automatic Tunnels

IPv6 Transition Automatic Tunnels 6RD – 6 Rapid Deployment

IPv6 Transition Automatic Tunnels – ISATAP

IPv6 Transition Automatic Tunnels – TEREDO

Network Convergence Part 1 – Convergence and Fast Convergence Basics

Network Convergence Part 2 – Trade-offs in Fast Reroute – Failure Detection in Different OSI Layers

Network Convergence Part 3 – BFD – Bidirectional Forwarding Detection Details (Sample Video)

Network Convergence Part 4 – Introduction to Fast Reroute and LFA – Loop Free Alternate

Network Convergence Part 5 – Remote LFA , P , Q, Extended P , PQ Node

Network Convergence Part 6 – TI-LFA – Topology Independent Loop Free Alternate with Segment Routing

Network Convergence Part 7 – Introduction to RSVP Protocol and Traffic Engineering with RSVP

Network Convergence Part 8 – RSVP Link Protection, Node Protection, PLR, MP and Facility Backup Concepts

CCDE Design Scenario – Ornio

Russ White and Orhan Ergun on CCDE Practical Scenario

Michael Zsiga and Orhan Ergun on CCDE Practical Scenario

Orhan Ergun and Ashraf Esmat Khalil talk about CCDE Certification

Real Life Financial Network Design – Multicast – BGP – EIGRP – Latency Design Considerations