DESGN Training Course - Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Course + Exam

Overview

Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN) Certification

The DESGN Training Course – Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions – is designed to provide you with the skills to plan and design Cisco enterprise networks. Being a network architect today means more than just connecting devices. It’s about building systems that can handle the huge data needs of artificial intelligence and cloud-native applications. Our training helps you design the smart infrastructure that defines the modern digital world.

Our Enterprise Design training gives you the skills to turn a business idea into a high-performance reality. This training is the successor to DESGN/CCDA.

What You Will Learn

We have moved past simple layouts to focus on the advanced design principles that New Zealand businesses need right now. You will learn everything about Cisco Enterprise Network Design:

Designing for Artificial Intelligence and Automation: You will learn how to design networks that support artificial intelligence-driven operations and model-driven telemetry. Artificial intelligence and automation are key to modern networks.
SD-Access and SD-WAN Architecture: You will master the design of software-defined fabrics that automatically prioritize security and user experience. SD-Access and SD-WAN are crucial for modern network design.
Modern Wireless Design: You’ll design high-density Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 networks built to keep a mobile, hybrid workforce connected without missing a beat.
Resilient Routing and Cloud Edge: You will design routing for BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP that ensures zero downtime. Resilient routing is essential for enterprise networks.
Security-First Design: You will integrate Zero Trust and Software-Defined Security directly into your network design. Security is a top priority in any Cisco architecture.

The Logitrain Advantage

Design is a creative and technical process. We give you the tools to excel in Cisco enterprise network design.

Case-Study-Driven Labs: Our labs are design challenges. You will work through real-world scenarios. Cisco enterprise network design requires deep hands-on experience.
Expert Mentorship: You will learn from Cisco-certified architects who are currently designing the networks that keep New Zealand connected in the artificial intelligence era. Our experts have real-world experience with Cisco enterprise network design.
Path to CCNP: This course is a core concentration for the CCNP Enterprise certification. The CCNP Enterprise certification is a powerful way to advance your career.
The Full Package: One price covers your instructor-led training, official digital course materials, and your Cisco exam fee. We offer a complete, all-inclusive package.

Ready to Design the Future?

If you are an IT professional looking to move from implementation to architecture or a graduate aiming for a consultant role, this is your launchpad. In 2026, the demand for design specialists who can handle artificial intelligence and automation has never been higher in the New Zealand market.

Why

Training: get practical technical skills
Receive a certificate of course attendance
Small class size: increased instructor interaction
Authorised test centre: exams taken at our premises
More hands-on: 6 weeks remote lab access included
Expert trainers: imparting real world experience

Pre-requisties

No pre-requisites for this course

Exam

Candidates can achieve this certification by passing the following exam(s).

200-310

The certification exam can be registered and attempted within 3 months of course/module completion at Logitrain training centre on weekdays during normal business hours (excludes public holidays)

Books

Skills Gained

Design Methodologies

Design Objectives

Addressing and Routing Protocols in an Existing Network

Enterprise Network Design

Considerations for Expanding an Existing Network

This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

Audience

Outline

Describe the Cisco Design lifecycle – PBM (plan, build, manage)

Describe the information required to characterize an existing network as part of the planning for a design change

Describe the use cases and benefits of network characterization tools (SNMP, NBAR, NetFlow)

Compare and contrast the top-down and bottom-up design approaches

Describe the importance and application of modularity in a network

Describe the importance and application of hierarchy in a network

Describe the importance and application of scalability in a network

Describe the importance and application of resiliency in a network

Describe the importance and application of concept of fault domains in a network

Describe the concept of scalable addressing

Design an effective IP addressing scheme

Identify routing protocol scalability considerations

Design a routing protocol expansion

Design a basic campus

Design a basic enterprise network

Design a basic branch network

Describe design considerations for wireless network architectures

Identify integration considerations and requirements for controller-based wireless networks

Describe security controls integration considerations

Identify traffic flow implications as a result of security controls

Identify high-level considerations for collaboration (voice, streaming video, interactive video) applications

Describe the concepts of virtualization within a network design

Describe the concepts of network programmability within a network design

Describe data center components