Complex Networks

Cisco Catalyst and Configuration

Cisco Catalyst Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

Voice and Unified Communications

Wireless

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series Switches

Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series Switches

CISCO VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol

VoIP and IP Telephony is tremendous benchmark in the Network Technology. It has many advantages for the small and wide range business partners that covering important communication requirements. For many business people, Internet Protocol (IP) is just way to transport data, it’s also a tool that simplifies and streamlines a wide range of business application including Web and video conferencing that can transforms the way you do business.


What is VoIP : Useful Terms need to learn

Voip - refer to way to carry phone calls over an IP data network, whether on the internet or your own internal network. A primary attraction of VoIP is its ability to help reduce expenses because telephone calls travel over the data network rather than the phone provider’s network.

VoIP helps cut costs
Spend less money on travel by online conferencing, easy-to-use video calls, and other tools for better collaboration

It is easy to add extra phone lines, because VoIP lets you send multiple phone calls across your IP network.

IP telephony encompasses the full suite of VoIP enabled services including the interconnection of phones for communications; related services such as billing and dialing plans; and basic features such as video conferencing, transfer, and hold. These services might previously have been provided by a PABX

IP Communication includes business applications that enhance communication to enable features such as unified messaging, integrated contact centers, and rich-media conferencing with voice, data and video.

Unified communication takes IP communications a step further by using such technology as Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and presence along with mobility solutions to unify and simply all forms of communications, independent of location, time or device. Example: US telephone no can operate from Sri Lanka over Voip router.

Cisco Discovery

Cisco Discovery

The new exploration has been updated by the CISCO the formal curriculum provides general networking theory, practical experience, and opportunities for career exploration and soft-skills development. The curriculum explain networking base on application, covering networking concept within the context of network environments students may encounter in their daily lives –from small office and home office networking to more complex commercial enterprise and theoretical networking models later in the curriculum.

The course is designed for students with basic PC skills and foundational math and problem solving skills. The curriculum offers an engaging learning experience for more visual and kinetic learners. Many interactive activities are embedded in the entire course to break up the text and help reinforce student comprehensive. In addition, a large number of labs encourage additional hands-on practice.

It is ideal package can be delivered as an independent curriculum or integrated into a boundary course of study, like network technology or continuing education programs. The curriculum is appropriate for beginners at many education levels and types of institutes, high schools, secondary schools, universities, colleges, career and technical college, community organizations, and other non traditional learning environments.

Students can go through CCNA discovery helps prepare for entry-level career opportunities, continuing education, and globally-recognized Cisco certification like CCNA, CCEN.

Cisco Security Intelligence Operations

Cisco Security Intelligence Operations is latest hierarchy formed by Cisco service to capture and identify world network threaten. Online criminals are continuing to develop user’s trust, application and devices and increasing risk to the organization and employees. Standard security which depends on layering product and use of multiple filters is not enough to control the latest spreading malware which communicate quickly many precautions to propagate.

Cisco SIO, cloud base-base service, uses three components that enhanced the filters already available in Cisco devices.

-----Cisco Sensor Base

A global team of security analysts and automated systems that extract actionable intelligence. Additionally, Cisco “White Hat” engineers provide services such as penetration testing, botnet infiltration, and malware reverse engineering.

-----Cisco Treat Operations Center

The world largest threat-monitoring network, Cisco Sensor Base captures global threat telemetry data from an exhaustive footprint of Cisco devices and services- this includes more than 1 terabyte of data per day and 30 percent of the world’s email traffic

-----Dynamic updates
Real-time updates are automatically delivered to security devices, along with effective practice recommendations and other content dedicated to helping customer track threats, analyze intelligence, and, ultimately, improve their overall enterprise security posture.

Courses and Certifications

CISCO Products

1. Router---2. Switches--3. CISCO Access Server--4. CISCO IP Phone--5. CISCO Wireless

6. CISCO Security and VPN--7. CISCO Optical Networking

1. Router

1000 Series, 1000 Series ,1700 Series,2800 Series,4000 Series,7100 Series,7500 Series , SB100 Series ,SB100 Series, 10000 Series, 1800 Series ,3600 Series ,600 Series ,7200 Series, 7600 Series,UBR7100 Series,12000 Series,2500 Series,3700 Series,6400 Series, 7300 Series,800 Series ,UBR7200 Series ,1600 Series,2600 Series ,3800 Series, 700 Series,7400 Series , Other Cisco Router,UBR900 Series

2. Switches

Blade Switches,Catalyst 2900,3500,4500,5500, Catalyst Express 500, MDS900 series, BPX8600 Series,Catalyst 2950, Catalyst 3560, Catalyst 4900, Catalyst 6000, CSS11000Series , MGX8200 Series, Catalyst 1900, Catalyst 2960, Catalyst 3750, Catalyst 4948 , Catalyst 6500 , CSS11500 Series , MGX8800 Series , Catalyst 2800, Catalyst 2970, Catalyst 4000, Catalyst 5000,Catalyst 8500 , IGX8400 Series ,MGX8900 Series

3. CISCO Access Server

AS5200 Series ,AS5800 Series, AS5300 Series, AS5850 Series, AS5350 Series, AS5400 Series,

4. CISCO IP Phone/Communication
ATA , CP- MCS

5. CISCO Wireless
Aironet

6. CISCO Security and VPN

ASA 5500 Series, PIX-1 GE, PIX-506E, PIX-525, CVPN3000 Series, PIX-4FE, PIX-515, PIX-535, IDS Series, PIX-501, PIX-515E, PIX-VPN ,PIX-1FE, PIX-506, PIX-520

7. CISCO Optical Networking

ONS15200 Series ,ONS15600 Series ,ONS15300 Series,ONS15400 Series,ONS15500 Series,ONS15600 Series

What is next to CCNP? CCIE

What is next to CCNP? CCIE

Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert is the highest level Network certificate offered by CISCO. Your CISCO knowledge and working experience come together achieve your CCIE certification and accelerate your career path.

It has introduced in many ways the program update and revises its testing tools methodologies to ensure unparallel program quality relevance value. Through the rigorous written exam and performance base on lab, the CCIE program sets standard internetworking expert.

- CCIE path in standard environment by specific course branches that,
- IE Voice written exam
- CISCO 360 Learning program for CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE voice new value program

The CISCO 360 learning methods is smart way for Network Professional to acquire the knowledge and skills required to difficult networks. The program offered comprehensive, blended-learning curriculum designed speed ability and build the skills needed to achieve CISCO CCIE certificate. Learn about the ways CISCO has increase the professional level learning program and additional things and secure to help you on your way to CCIE exam.

- CISCO service provider operation task

Built on the growing demand for dedicated professionals who can manage, maintain and troubleshoot complex service provider IP NGN core network infrastructures, Cisco is introducing a new Service Provider (SP) Operations track.

Cisco Certified Architect

Cisco Certified Architect

This is brief description about Cisco Certified Architect followed information given by Cisco release note. I suppose every student can come to this stage when covered formal courses with experience. Network Architect is core business requirement in the world translate business requirement and objectives into actual requirement.

Cisco Certified Architect is the highest level of accreditation achievable within the Cisco Career Certification program. It is the pinnacle for individuals wishing to show their formal validation of Cisco technology and infrastructure architecture.

Defining the Cisco Certified Architect

A Cisco Certified Architect gathers the business requirements and objectives necessary to produce a blueprint for an integrated, large-scale, complex, global network. They can translate business parameters and objectives into functional requirements for a network design. In addition, Cisco Certified Architect can clearly communicate and advocate proposed Cisco network architectures.

Responsibilities of the Cisco Certified Architect
- Lead creation and evolution of architecture
- Analyze technology and industry market trends
- Establish governing principles for networks
- Selection of technology and products
- Identification of organization resource needs
- Lead the development of communication and education plan for network architecture

Recommended Training and Experience

There are no formal training programs available for the Cisco Certified Architect certification. However, candidates wishing to attain their Cisco Certified Architect certification must meet before an in-person board made of Cisco-appointed exam committee members during which the candidate defends their proposed network solution.

Candidates wishing to apply become a Cisco Certified Architect must also hold valid Cisco Certified Design (CCDE) certification, validating their expert level design and business level skill set.

Difference between CCNA and CCNP

Cisco is the major brand in the world producing switches and routers that are use reliable and efficient Network. To help their clients in selecting personnel that are capable of working with their hardware, Cisco has defined a set of exams to those who pass their tests. CCNA (Cisco certified Network Associate) and CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Personnel) are only two of the possible certificate that you cat select. The main differences of these two exams would need to qualify CCNA certification before you can even qualify CCNA certification.

The CCNA certification assures employers hat the qualified person is capable of installing, operate, and configure commercial level Network peripherals like switches and routers. They can eligible to implement connection to remote sites like WAN while ensuring the network is secure from malicious attacks from other web sites. They are also capable of figuring out and fixing the common issues that can raise from site.

From the CCNA followed that one can master in few branches. The specialization area is security, voice and wireless networking. These courses go deeper into the subject in order to enhance the person’s capabilities.

CCNP is another certification that you can get from Cisco but in relation to CCNA, it is a step above. You would need to have acquired the CCNA certification before can apply for a CCNP certification. As a consequence, you can say that acquiring a CCNP certification is harder, as you would need to pass four more exams. A CCNP certification means that the holder is capable of doing the tasks of CCNA personnel on a bigger scale. They have the proven ability to work on networks that have nodes between 100 and 500 and even beyond. This is a much bigger task as you would need to connect the networks in a way that maximizes the data speed and preventing the appearance of choke points.

Choosing between CCNA and CCNP is only possible if you are setting your goal. But if you are trying to decide on which one to apply for, it isn’t really applicable as you would still need to pass and acquire the CCNA certification regardless of your goal

Summary of above:

1. CCNA and CCNP are two certifications issued by Cisco

2. You would need to have CCNA before you can apply for CCNP

3. CCNA certified personnel can work with the routers and switched networks while CCNP certified personnel can do this at a much larger scale