1. Network Design
Jack TSAI Cisco Academy Instructor FAMU-FSU College of Engineering February 2003

2. 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

3. Network Design Analysis
make a detailed analysis and assessment of the current and projected requirements of those people who will be using the network

4. Network Design Resources
Identify the resources and constraints of the organization
hardware resources
software resources
human resources
current and future resources

5. Network Design Resources (Cont’d) WHAT TRAINING IS NECESSARY?
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?

6. 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?

7. Network Design Detailed Design VLAN Access control Routing protocols
Default routes
WAN connections
Individualized applications (proxy, etc.)

8. Network Design Verification Bandwidth estimation Access control result
Reachability test
ISP negotiation (price and technology)
Operating Systems identification