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

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

Quality of Service Theory and Design Fundamentals

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

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