400-007: Cisco Certified Design Expert

The CCDE v3.0 Written exam (400-007) will validate that candidates have the expertise to gather and clarify network functional requirements, develop network designs to meet functional specifications, develop implementation plans, convey design decisions and their rationale, and possess expert-level knowledge including:

◉ Business Strategy Design

◉ Control, data, and management plane design

◉ Network Design

◉ Service Design

◉ Security Design

400-007: Cisco Certified Design Expert

Cisco 400-007 Exam Overview:

Exam Name	Cisco Certified Design Expert
Exam Number	400-007 CCDE
Exam Number	$450 USD
Duration	120 minutes
Number of Questions	90-110
Passing Score	Variable (750-850 / 1000 Approx.)
Recommended Training	Cisco Digital Learning
Sample Questions	Cisco 400-007 Sample Questions
Practice Exam	Cisco Certified Design Expert v3.0 Practice Test

Cisco 400-007 Exam Topics:

Section	Weight	Objectives
Business Strategy Design	15%	- Impact on network design, implementation, and optimization using various customer project management methodologies (for instance waterfall and agile) - Solutions based on business continuity and operational sustainability (for instance RPO, ROI, CAPEX/OPEX cost analysis, and risk/reward)
Control, data, management plane and operational design	25%	- End-to-end IP traffic flow in a feature-rich network - Data, control, and management plane technologies - Centralized, decentralized, or hybrid control plane - Automation/orchestration design, integration, and on-going support for networks (for instance interfacing with APIs, model-driven management, controller-based technologies, evolution to CI/CD framework) - Software-defined architecture and controller-based solution design (SD-WAN, overlay, underlay, and fabric)
Network Design	30%	- Resilient, scalable, and secure modular networks, covering both traditional and software-defined architectures, considering: ◉ Technical constraints and requirements ◉ Operational constraints and requirements ◉ Application behavior and needs ◉ Business requirements ◉ Implementation plans ◉ Migration and transformation
Service Design	15%	- Resilient, scalable, and secure modular network design based on constraints (for instance technical, operational, application, and business constraints) to support applications on the IP network (for instance voice, video, backups, data center replication, IoT, and storage) - Cloud/hybrid solutions based on business-critical operations ◉ Regulatory compliance ◉ Data governance (for instance sovereignty, ownership, and locale) ◉ Service placement ◉ SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS ◉ Cloud connectivity (for instance direct connect, cloud on ramp, MPLS direct connect, and WAN integration) ◉ Security
Security Design	15%	- Network security design and integration ◉ Segmentation ◉ Network access control ◉ Visibility ◉ Policy enforcement ◉ CIA triad ◉ Regulatory compliance (if provided the regulation)