© 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.DESGN v Enterprise Campus and Data Center Design Review Analyze organizational requirements: –Type of applications, traffic volume, and traffic pattern –Redundancy and backup needed Characterize the existing network and sites: –Technology used and location of hosts, servers, terminals, and other end nodes Develop enterprise campus and enterprise data center network designs: –Based on requirements, implement two or three hierarchical layers. –Select hardware and software components to support requirements.
© 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.DESGN v Module Summary Campus network design is influenced by application, environmental, and infrastructure device characteristics. An enterprise campus network is constructed hierarchically with building access, building distribution, and campus core layers. An enterprise data center network is constructed hierarchically, with data center access, data center aggregation, and data center core layers.
© 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.DESGN v2.03-3