Wide Area Application Services for System Engineers

The Wide Area Application Services for System Engineers exam (WAASSE 642-651) tests the system engineer candidate's knowledge and ability to implement a Cisco WAAS solution.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the Remote Access exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.

Describe the WAAS product set

• Describe the features of the WAAS product family
• Describe the components of a WAAS solution
• Describe the use of WCCP
• Describe the use of policy based routing
• Describe the use of the inline module for the WAE
• Describe the function and positioning of DRE
• Describe the TCP connection process
• Describe the use of TCP Flow Optimization (TFO)
• Describe how AutoDiscovery functions
• Describe the function and purpose of the Application Traffic Policy (ATP) manager
• Describe the application specific acceleration capabilities for CIFS and NFS

Describe WAAS management and monitoring capabilities

• Describe the personalities for WAAS devices
• Describe the high level capabilities of Cisco WAAS management
• Describe IOS features that provide prioritization and control in a Cisco WAAS network

Design a solution to meet customer requirements

• Identify compatibility issues between WAAS and features deployed on a customer's existing network
• Identify and describe the components of a WAAS site survey
• Design a WAAS solution to meet customer requirements
• Design a Load Balanced WAAS solution to meet customer requirements

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