Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to NDF

    • Resources Download

    • Introduction

    • Course Objectives

    • Design Process Overview

    • Review
  • 2

    The Design Process - Requirements Gathering

    • Gathering Requirements (Pt. 1)

    • Gathering Requirements (Pt. 2)

    • Business & Technical Requirements (RFI)

    • Application List RFI

    • Due Diligence Discussions

    • Existing Documentation

    • Existing Documentation - Example 1

    • Existing Documentation - Example 2

    • Design Process Review Questions
  • 3

    The Design Process - High Level Design

    • HLD Overview

    • HLD Structure

    • HLD Diagram Example

    • HLD Development and Download Template

    • HLD Walkthrough 1

    • HLD Existing Network

    • HLD Proposed Design

    • HLD Services & Migration

    • HLD Review Questions
  • 4

    Detailed Low Level Design

    • LLD Introduction - Part 1

    • LLD Introduction - Part 2

    • LLD Structure

    • LLD Physical Diagram Example

    • LLD Logical Diagram Overview (L2)

    • LLD Logical Diagram Overview (L3)

    • LLD Development and Download Template

    • LLD Document Example 1

    • LLD Document Example 2

    • LLD Document Example 3

    • LLD Document Example 4

    • LLD Document Example 5

    • LLD Document Example 6

    • LLD Review Questions
  • 5

    Migration & Test Plans

    • 5-1 Migration Plan Intro

    • 5-2 Migration Plan Example 1

    • 5-3 Migration Plan Walkthrough

    • 5-4 Test Plan Examples 1

    • 5-5 Test Plan Examples 2

    • Migration & Test Plan Review Questions
  • 6

    Wrap Up & Thank You

    • Wrap Up & Thank You!
  • 7

    Live Recorded Sessions

    • Live Session 8th June 2021 - HLD

Bonus material

Additional content included in this course curriculum will provide further value to your learning.

  • Quizzes, Community Assignments & Course Completion Certificate

    Quizzes are included throughout this course for you to check your knowledge based on the lessons. Community Assignments will also be provided throughout the duration of your subscription, and you will receive a certification upon completion of the course.

  • 6-Hours Video Content

    6 hours of video content is included in this course, comprised of 43 lessons where you will learn in depth about network design, gathering requirements, HLDs, LLDs, and more.

  • Network Design Professional Community Access

    Our Network Design Professional Community will be available for you to discuss course content and different design solutions with other like-minded network & security enthusiasts and professionals in a closed group forum.

Social proof: reviews

5 star rating

Very good

Ibrahim Hajiaden

Excellent explanation of practical topics.

Excellent explanation of practical topics.

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5 star rating

Brilliant Course and well followed through.

Ethan Jackson

This course is one of a kind and there is truly nothing like this on the market; throughout the course Malcolm was engaging from start to finish, following t...

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This course is one of a kind and there is truly nothing like this on the market; throughout the course Malcolm was engaging from start to finish, following through all sections in a very descriptive manner. For someone with very little to no network design experience, the course was easy to follow and very enjoyable to be learning new ways to focus on design, Malcolm takes you through a journey to make you think about the 'why' whilst providing his take on the steps to be followed. I personally can't wait for more content to be created!

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5 star rating

Network Design Fundamentals

Vignesh Sethuraman

This course is a very good starting point for an Engineer who likes to pursue a career in Networking and Network Design.

This course is a very good starting point for an Engineer who likes to pursue a career in Networking and Network Design.

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5 star rating

Excellent course covering the systems engineering process...

Luke Bibby

Malcolm has applied a top-down systems engineering process to network design and provides clear examples of real designs that he has worked on previously whi...

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Malcolm has applied a top-down systems engineering process to network design and provides clear examples of real designs that he has worked on previously which are invaluable in understanding how to be a better network designer. This course covered all the major stages of network design such as requirements gathering, high-level design and low-level design, and provides excellent documentation templates for these stages as part of the course material. I look forward to participating in the CCDE training when it is released.

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