The new CCDA course is very different. I haven't taken the test but I bet it's very different also. Here is a synopsis of the syllabus for the new course:
The first module is on design methodologies. It teaches top-down network design. The recommended reading is "Top-Down Network Design." :-) Seriously, that's what the course suggests. The second module is on structuring and modularizing the network. Although it teaches the classic 3-layer hierarchical model (core, distribution, and access), it also focuses on Cisco's new SAFE architecture. See here for a SAFE study guide: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/largeent/issues/security/safe.html The third module is on campus design. If you've taken any of Cisco's other tests, you should be OK, with this. It covers STP, VLANs, VTP, ISL, 802.1Q. The fourth module is on WANs. Same stuff you've heard before probably. The fifth module is IP addressing. Only new thing is a new focus on IPv6. The sixth module is on routing protocols. Top-Down Network Design would meet your needs there with a couple exceptions. The new course covers IS-IS and On Demand Routing (ODR). (Does anyone really use ODR, I wonder??) The seventh module is on security. SAFE should help there. The eight module is on Voice Transport in gory details. Get some voice books or read up on voice stuff and Cisco's AVVID here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/netwarch/ns19/net_solution_home.html http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/access/sc/rel9/soln/voip20/impl/scigdesn.htm http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/788/pkt-voice-general/7.html The ninth module is on network management. Andy Barkl wrote an article about the new CCDA for TCP Magazine. See here: http://tcpmag.com/Exams/article.asp?EditorialsID=71 Good luck! Priscilla MCMORDIE Shane (BMB) wrote: > > Hi, > > I did CCDA in mid-2000 and would like to recertify in the next > month. > > Can anyone point me to a summary of the syllabus changes > between the old > CCDA (640-441 exam) and the current CCDA (640-861)? > > In other words, what new stuff do I need to focus on? Is > the new > edition of the Todd Lammle CCDA book a "must" to buy, or can I > get > through with my older edition? > > Thanks, > > Shane > > > **** DISCLAIMER **** > > "This e-mail and any attachment thereto may contain information > which is > confidential and/or protected by intellectual property rights > and are intended > for the sole use of the recipient(s) named above. > Any use of the information contained herein (including, but not > limited to, > total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution in > any form) by > other persons than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. > If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender either by > telephone or by e-mail and delete the material from any > computer". > > Thank you for your cooperation. > > For further information about Proximus mobile phone services > please see our > website at http://www.proximus.be or refer to any Proximus agent. > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72415&t=72380 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
