After completing Windows 2000 MCSE 70-221: Infrastructure Design, the user should be able to:

	Modify and design a network topology
	Understand the OSI and TCP/IP networking models
	Understand IP addressing
	Design a multiprotocol strategy
	Understand Distributed File System

Network Topologies

	Infrastructure versus topology
	Backbone-based networks
	Ring networks
	Switched networks
	Windows 2000 and ATM
	Windows 2000 Quality of Service
	Hybrid networks

OSI and TCP/IP Models

	The OSI reference model
	The TCP/IP protocol suite
	The TCP/IP architectural model
	The TCP/IP core protocols
	TCP and UDP ports

IP Addressing and Subnetting

	IP addressing
	IP subnet masks
	IP classes
	Calculating hosts and networks
	Nonstandard subnetting

Planning IP Networks

	IP routing infrastructure
	Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
	Open Shortest Path First Networks (OSPF)

Designing Multiprotocol Networks

	Multiprotocol networks
	Windows 2000 network protocols
	NetWare connectivity products
	SNA server
	Macintosh connectivity products
	Windows Services for UNIX 2.0

Distributed File System

	Defining Distributed File System (Dfs)
	Dfs from the user's point of view
	Dfs roots and volumes
	Dfs junctions and special volume types
	PKTs and referrals
	Dfs and Active Directory
	Dfs resource limits

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to explore how a course topic applies to infrastructure design
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to apply course concepts in an interactive environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Windows 2000 Network Design MCSE 70-221: Analyzing Business Needs (W22101)
	Windows 2000 Network Design MCSE 70-221: Analyzing Technical Needs (W22102)

	Windows 2000 Network Design MCSE 70-221: DHCP and Name Services (W22104)
	Windows 2000 Network Design MCSE 70-221: Designing for the Internet (W22105)
	Windows 2000 Network Design MCSE 70-221: Designing a WAN (W22106)
	Windows 2000 MCSE 70-221: Management and Services (w22107)

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