Cisco Certified Design Expert CCDE: Program Overview

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Cisco Certified Design Expert CCDE Program
Overview
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Career Certifications Path
Career
Specialty

• Security
• IP Communications
• Wireless
• Storage Networking
• Optical
• Advanced Routing and Switching
• Foundation

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Cisco Certified Design ExpertExpanding the
Certification Portfolio

• Cisco recognizes the critical importance of the
  network infrastructure designer
• The CCDE certification enables these highly
  experienced Network Infrastructure Designers to
  be identified in the marketplace

The CCDE certification is a certification that
identifies those with expert-level knowledge and
skills in Infrastructure Design. CCDE is parallel
to CCIE in terms of difficulty, and expertise. It
emphasizes network design principles at the
routing layer and recognizes expertise of
designers that have the knowledge to assess
network business requirements and can translate
them into technical specifications to be
incorporated into successful designs.
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Cisco Design Certification Portfolio
Expert Level Network Designer Experience 7 yrs
Networking experience Prerequisites
NONE Requirements (2) exams Qualification and
Practical Exam Roles Sr. Network Designer
Architect, Network Lead for Enterprise IT
Infrastructure Team, Network Contributor for
Enterprise Architecture team
CCDE
Description Professional Level Network
Designer Experience 5-7 yrs Networking
experience Prerequisites CCNA,
CCDA Requirements (3) exams ARCH, BCMSN,
BSCI Roles Network Design Task Leader, SMB Lead
Architect, Journeyman Contributor on Large
Infrastructure Design
CCDP
CCDE
Description Entry Level Network
Designer Experience 3-5 yrs Networking
experience Prerequisites CCNA Requirements 1
exam (DESIGN) Roles Network Design Individual
Contributor, Network Design Lead in SMB,
Operations
CCDP
CCDA
CCDA
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Network Complexity New Challenges in IT
Role of the Network Grows
Web 2.0 Apps

• Converged Solutions
• 50 of Security is secure routers.
• 35 of Voice is router-embedded.
• Wireless 15

IP Video, TelePresence
Unified Communications
Knowledge Gap
Storage
Enhanced Security
Evolution of the Network
Wireless
Voice Transport
Telecommuting / VPN

• Architects (branch, data center, campus)
• Designing for servicesSLAs
• Securing services (wireless, voice, data)
• Guest services for networks
• Planners, troubleshooters, and operators of
  complex networks

Switching
Routing
Time
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Evolving RoleThe Network Infrastructure Designer
Career path of the network Designer
Infrastructure Architect
Enterprise strategy
Network Ops Mgr
Performance security strategy
Network Designer
Network engineering
LAN, WAN, and Datacenter support
Network operations L1 L3
Router and switch support

• Key takeaway about the network
  Designer
• Predominantly proactive only 25 reactionary
  vs. 75 for network ops
• Care about both network performance and security

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Source Forrester Research
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What is a CCDE?
CCDEs work with given functional specifications
to produce a detailed network design for
large-scale, complex, global network that is
extensible, resilient, secure, and supportable.

• They have design expertise that crosses silos
  (voice, video, data, storage).
• They have the ability to design a vendor
  transparent network architecture which is
  adaptable, scalable, application ready,
  optimized, and cost appropriate.
• They have the ability to use broad and deep
  advanced technical networking knowledge with
  applied focus to solve business problems, and
  bring more business value from the network
• They have the ability to design elegant
  solutions, including design tradeoffs,
  troubleshooting of architectural design flaws,
  and the knowledge of where aggregate
  routes/filters need to be applied and which types
  of routing protocols be used.

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CCDE sample tasks and deliverables
CCDE Example Deliverables

• Gather and clarify network functional
  specifications.
• Develop network designs to meet functional
  specifications.
• Develop an implementation plan.
• Convey design decisions and the rationale for the
  design decisions.

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Requirements for obtaining CCDE
CCDE is an expert level credential with expert
level rules of engagement and benefits.
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General Info

• Availability of CCDE Exams
• Qualification Exam Jan 22, 2008
• CCDE Practical Exam Target Availability Late
  2008
• Advisory Groups
• CCIEs
• Cisco Partner community
• Cisco SE community
• Infrastructure Design Consultant community
• Select Cisco Learning Partners
• Program information
• www.cisco.com/go/designexpert
• www.cisco.com/go/ccde
• Preparation Information
• www.cisco.com/go/ccde

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