Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE 400-007) Official Cert Guide

Chapter 1

Network Design

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Network Design Fundamentals: This section covers the foundation network design elements that all network designers should know.

• Network Design Principles: This section covers the short list of network design principles that will help every network designer make better design decisions.

• Network Design Techniques: This section covers the network design techniques and provides real-world examples of how they should be leveraged.

• Network Design Pitfalls: This section covers the most common design mistakes that a network designer can make and provides recommendations on how to ensure that they don’t happen.

Before we jump into designing the different technologies, protocols, architectures—what ...