Cisco Advanced Services: Service Oriented Network Architecture

CCNA equivalent experience as taught in the Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND) course. Skills include the ability to:

• Configure a Cisco IOS router and switch from the CLI, including navigating, interfaces, VLANs, and routing.
• Configure and enable static and dynamic routing, including Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), on a Cisco IOS router.
• Troubleshoot a Cisco IOS device using the appropriate show and debug commands.
• Configure standard and extended access control lists (ACLs) to manage traffic access.

Hands-on field experience in one or more of the following technologies:

• Configuring Cisco VPNs and firewalls. This is taught in the Cisco Networking Academy publication, Fundamentals of Network Security Companion Guide, available at Cisco Press.
• VoIP protocol knowledge. This is discussed in the Cisco Press publication Voice over IP Fundamentals by Jonathan Davidson, James Peters, and Brian Gracely.
• Configuring a Cisco content engine as a proxy-caching and transparent proxy-caching server.

After completing this course the student should be able to:

• Select the proper support platform and network modules to provide specified services.
• Establish security protection for branch offices using the Cisco IOS Firewall.
• Set up a site-to-site IP Security (IPSec) VPN and DMVPN to provide connectivity to all enterprise locations, including headquarters and branches.
• Configure Cisco CallManager Express using the Cisco IOS Software command-line interface (CLI) and the CallManager Express GUI to provide call-processing capabilities.
• Configure IP phones so that they register with Cisco CallManager Express.
• Configure the dial plan and gateways to expand the voice-over-IP (VoIP) network.
• Configure the Cisco Unity Express Network Module with users and mailboxes using the Cisco Unity Express CLI and GUI.
• Configure all branches to register with Cisco CallManager and implement Survivable Remote Site Telephony (SRST) at all branches, in the event that a branch loses connectivity with the headquarters Cisco CallManager.
• Configure the Cisco Content Engine Module.

The Advanced Services Boot Camp from Cisco Systems is a solutions-oriented course series that offers a practical branch implementation using branch-focused advanced technologies. The course teaches students how to build a secure VPN network and then extend enterprise services such as IP telephony and content networking over the network to the branch. Extensive practical labs use the new Cisco 3800 Series Integrated Services Router with selected network integration modules and software.

• Course Overview
• Enterprise Branch Architecture Overview
• Deploying Advanced Technologies with Cisco Integrated Services Routers
• Restricting Access to the Branch with Cisco IOS Firewall
• Extending the Corporate Network with VPNs
• Scaling Your Corporate Network with DMVPNs
• Implementing Telephony Services in the Branch with Cisco CallManager Express
• Registering IP Phones with Cisco CallManager Express Using the Cisco IOS Software CLI
• Connecting to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) with Analog and Digital Interfaces
• Placing VoIP and PSTN Calls
• Enhancing Telephony Services with Cisco CallManager Express
• Accessing Cisco CallManager Express with the CallManager Express GUI
• Restricting Telephony Access with Class of Restriction
• Implementing Voice Messaging in the Branch with Cisco Unity Express
• Centralizing Call Processing with Cisco CallManager and Ensuring Call Survivability at the Branch with SRST
• Accelerating Web Services at the Branch Office with Caching