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Network Design. Jack TSAI Cisco Academy Instructor FAMU-FSU College of Engineering February 2003. Network Design. Gathering information organization's history and current status projected growth operating policies and management procedures
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Network Design Jack TSAICisco Academy InstructorFAMU-FSU College of EngineeringFebruary 2003
Network Design • Gathering information • organization's history and current status • projected growth • operating policies and management procedures • viewpoints of the people who will be using the LAN
Network Design • Analysis • make a detailed analysis and assessment of the current and projectedrequirements of those people who will be using the network
Network Design • Resources • Identify the resources and constraints of the organization • hardware resources • software resources • human resources • current and future resources
Network Design • Resources (Cont’d) • How are these resources currently linked and shared? • How many people will be using the network? • What are the computer skill levels of the network users? • What are their attitudes toward computers and computer applications? WHAT TRAINING IS NECESSARY?
Network Design • Preliminary Design • Service requirements • LAN topology (tree, ring, etc.) • POP, MDF, IDF (location) • Media selection (type, range) • Devices consideration (switch, etc.) WITHIN BUDGET CONSTRAINT?
Network Design • Detailed Design • VLAN • Access control • Routing protocols • Default routes • WAN connections • Individualized applications (proxy, etc.)
Network Design • Verification • Bandwidth estimation • Access control result • Reachability test • ISP negotiation (price and technology) • Operating Systems identification