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352-001 CCDE Design Expert Written Exam, v2.1. Everything you need to prepare, practice, and pass.
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Certification Overview
The exam tests expert-level network design across three layers: foundational (requirements gathering, infrastructure design), intermediate (Layer 2/3 control planes, network services, virtualization), and advanced (security design, operational excellence, emerging technologies). Success requires balancing design constraints across reliability, scalability, security, and operational complexity.
What This Certification Proves
The CCDE Written Exam validates expert-level knowledge in enterprise network design across infrastructure, security, services, and emerging technologies. This certification proves you can architect scalable, secure, and operationally sound network solutions for complex enterprise environments.
Who Should Take This Exam
Senior network engineers (7+ years experience), network architects, and design-focused professionals with CCNP-level or equivalent expertise seeking expert-level validation and leadership positions in network design.
Study Plans
Choose a study plan that matches your schedule and experience level
30 Days
Intensive Sprint
Week 1-2
- Master fundamentals: Core concepts
- Read Cisco official documentation
- Complete 27 practice questions daily
Week 3
- Deep dive: Advanced topics
- Review weak areas from practice results
- Take 2 full-length practice tests
Week 4
- Review all flagged questions
- Timed practice exams to build stamina
- Final revision of key concepts
60 Days
Balanced Approach
Week 1-2
- Survey all exam domains
- Set up study environment
- Begin with foundational topics
Week 3-4
- Focus: Primary domain
- Focus: Secondary domain
- 14 practice questions daily
Week 5-6
- Focus: Remaining domains
- Hands-on labs if applicable
- Review explanations for wrong answers
Week 7-8
- Complete all 781 practice questions
- Identify and eliminate weak areas
- Take 3 full-length timed tests
90 Days
Comprehensive Study
Month 1
- Learn all exam domains at a comfortable pace
- Build strong foundational knowledge
- 9 practice questions daily
Month 2
- Deep dive into each domain
- Hands-on practice and labs
- Take weekly practice tests
Month 3
- Work through all 781 questions
- Identify and eliminate weak areas
- Take 3 full-length timed exams
352-001-Specific Tips
- Focus on design trade-offs: Study how each domain (L2/L3 control plane, virtualization, security) impacts overall design decisions—this exam tests synthesis, not just knowledge
- Practice requirement clarification: The exam emphasizes gathering requirements before design; work through mock scenarios translating business needs to technical specifications
- Master control plane architectures: Layer 2 and Layer 3 control plane questions likely test your understanding of spanning-tree alternatives, BGP design patterns, and convergence implications
- Design for scale and operations: Network Services and Management/Operations domains test how you design for automation, monitoring, and operational simplicity—not just feature selection
- Bridge traditional and emerging tech: Virtualization and Evolving Technologies domains expect you to understand how SDN, network overlays, and new architectures fit into legacy designs
- Use the domain distribution strategically: With equal questions per domain (10%), ensure you don't skip any area; weak spots in any domain directly hurt your score
- Practice design decision documentation: This exam values your ability to justify choices; study real design scenarios and document your reasoning across security, reliability, and cost
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Sample Questions
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Your design client has requested that you ensure that the client devices are not dynamically configured with incorrect DNS information. When finalizing the network design, which security option must be configured on the switches?
Which statement describes the main difference between the Layer 2 loop-free inverted U design and the Layer 2 loop-free U design?
Refer to the exhibit. Router A must reach Router X. Which option describes how router A decides which interface to use to forward packets?
Which interconnectivity method offers the fastest convergence in the event of a unidirectional issue between three Layer 2 switches connected together with trunk links?
Which Designated Intermediate System selection option is valid when deploying IS-IS in a broadcast medium that connects two networking devices as a point-to-point network type?
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