Description

The Introduction explains the basic philosophy of top-down network design: a network should be designed to meet the business goals and technical requirements of its users, rather than starting with particular devices or technologies.

1. What is network design?

Network design is the process of planning a computer network so that it provides the required:

• Functionality
• Performance
• Availability
• Scalability
• Security
• Manageability
• Affordability

The book focuses particularly on medium- to large-sized enterprise networks