5.1 Describe design considerations for wireless network architectures
- 5.1.a Physical and virtual controllers
- 5.1.b Centralized and decentralized designs
5.2 Identify integration considerations and requirements for controller-based wireless networks
- 5.2.a Traffic flows
- 5.2.b Bandwidth consumption
- 5.2.c AP and controller connectivity
- 5.2.d QoS
5.3 Describe security controls integration considerations
- 5.3.a Traffic filtering and inspection
- 5.3.b Firewall and IPS placement and functionality
5.4 Identify traffic flow implications as a result of security controls
- 5.4.a Client access methods
- 5.4.b Network access control
5.5 Identify high-level considerations for collaboration (voice, streaming video, interactive video) applications
- 5.5.a QoS (shaping vs. policing, trust boundaries, jitter, delay, loss)
- 5.5.b Capacity
- 5.5.c Convergence time
- 5.5.d Service placement
5.6 Describe the concepts of virtualization within a network design
5.7 Identify network elements that can be virtualized
- 5.7.a Physical elements (chassis, VSS, VDC, contexts)
- 5.7.b Logical elements (routing elements, tunneling, VRFs, VLANs)
5.8 Describe the concepts of network programmability within a network design
- 5.8.a APIs
- 5.8.b Controllers
- 5.8.c Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
5.9 Describe data center components
- 5.9.a Server load balancing basics
- 5.9.b Blocking vs. non-blocking Layer 2
- 5.9.c Layer 2 extension