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The CCDE Written Exam Topics

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Here they are – the official CCDE Written Exam topics in all their glory! So many of these topics are so near and dear to my heart that I am very excited to prep for this certification step!

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1.0 Business Strategy Design

1.1 Impact on network design, implementation, and optimization using various customer project management methodologies (for instance waterfall and agile)

1.2 Solutions based on business continuity and operational sustainability (for instance RPO, ROI, CAPEX/OPEX cost analysis, and risk/reward)

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2.0 Control, data, management plane and operational design

2.1 End-to-end IP traffic flow in a feature-rich network

2.2 Data, control, and management plane technologies

2.3 Centralized, decentralized, or hybrid control plane

2.4 Automation/orchestration design, integration, and on-going support for networks (for instance interfacing with APIs, model-driven management, controller-based technologies, evolution to CI/CD framework)

2.5 Software-defined architecture and controller-based solution design (SD-WAN, overlay, underlay, and fabric)

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3.0 Network Design

3.1 Resilient, scalable, and secure modular networks, covering both traditional and software defined architectures, considering:

3.1.a Technical constraints and requirements

3.1.b Operational constraints and requirements

3.1.c Application behavior and needs

3.1.d Business requirements

3.1.e Implementation plans

3.1.f Migration and transformation

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4.0 Service Design

4.1 Resilient, scalable, and secure modular network design based on constraints (for instance technical, operational, application, and business constraints) to support applications on the IP network (for instance voice, video, backups, data center replication, IoT, and storage)

4.2 Cloud/hybrid solutions based on business-critical operations

4.2.a Regulatory compliance

4.2.b Data governance (for instance sovereignty, ownership, and locale)

4.2.c Service placement

4.2.d SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS

4.2.e Cloud connectivity (for instance direct connect, cloud on ramp, MPLS direct connect, and WAN integration)

4.2.f Security

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5.0 Security Design

5.1 Network security design and integration

5.1.a Segmentation

5.1.b Network access control

5.1.c Visibility

5.1.d Policy enforcement

5.1.e CIA triad

5.1.f Regulatory compliance (if provided the regulation)

Study for the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) Written Along with Me!

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It’s time to recertify! It seems like every time I turn around, it is time to recertify my CCIE. This year – I am going to opt for the CCDE Written as the path for the recert.

This might sound absolutely “bonkers” for most of you to read. Let’s face it – Cisco has made it VERY easy to recert by doing a variety of things these days. Stuff like passing any two tech concentration exams – or even just doing an associate cert followed by a professional cert. Sorry – don’t quote me on any of that – just going from memory after reading a bunch of options that did not really appeal to me.

I have always been really interested in the design side of the house when compared to implementation. This exam sounds great to me really.

If you are interested in studying along with me – I will be posting free stuff here throughout the journey – and I will be sharing EVERYTHING over at my IEprep.com site for my subscribers.

Thanks for reading and I hope your studies go as smoothly as I hope mine do 🙂

Yours,

Anthony J. Sequeira