Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition

Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition

by Priscilla Oppenheimer
Released May 2004
Publisher(s): Cisco Press
ISBN: 9781587051524

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Book description

A systems analysis approach to enterprise network design

  • Master techniques for checking the health of an existing network to develop a baseline for measuring performance of a new network design

  • Explore solutions for meeting QoS requirements, including ATM traffic management, IETF controlled-load and guaranteed services, IP multicast, and advanced switching, queuing, and routing algorithms

  • Develop network designs that provide the high bandwidth and low delay required for real-time applications such as multimedia, distance learning, and videoconferencing

  • Identify the advantages and disadvantages of various switching and routing protocols, including transparent bridging, Inter-Switch Link (ISL), IEEE 802.1Q, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP4

  • Effectively incorporate new technologies into enterprise network designs, including VPNs, wireless networking, and IP Telephony

    • Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition, is a practical and comprehensive guide to designing enterprise networks that are reliable, secure, and manageable. Using illustrations and real-world examples, it teaches a systematic method for network design that can be applied to campus LANs, remote-access networks, WAN links, and large-scale internetworks.

    You will learn to analyze business and technical requirements, examine traffic flow and QoS requirements, and select protocols and technologies based on performance goals. You will also develop an understanding of network performance factors such as network utilization, throughput, accuracy, efficiency, delay, and jitter. Several charts and job aids will help you apply a top-down approach to network design.

    This Second Edition has been revised to include new and updated material on wireless networks, virtual private networks (VPNs), network security, network redundancy, modularity in network designs, dynamic addressing for IPv4 and IPv6, new network design and management tools, Ethernet scalability options (including 10-Gbps Ethernet, Metro Ethernet, and Long-Reach Ethernet), and networks that carry voice and data traffic.

    Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition, has a companion website at http://www.topdownbook.com, which includes updates to the book, links to white papers, and supplemental information about design resources.

    This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press¿ which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

    Table of contents

    1. Table of Contents (1/4)
    2. Table of Contents (2/4)
    3. Table of Contents (3/4)
    4. Table of Contents (4/4)
    5. Introduction
    6. Part I: Identifying Your Customer’s Needs and Goals
      1. Chapter 1 Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints
        1. Using a Top-Down Network Design Methodology
        2. Analyzing Business Goals (1/3)
        3. Analyzing Business Goals (2/3)
        4. Analyzing Business Goals (3/3)
        5. Analyzing Business Constraints
        6. Business Goals Checklist
        7. Summary
      2. Chapter 2 Analyzing Technical Goals and Tradeoffs
        1. Scalability
        2. Availability (1/2)
        3. Availability (2/2)
        4. Network Performance (1/3)
        5. Network Performance (2/3)
        6. Network Performance (3/3)
        7. Security
        8. Manageability
        9. Usability
        10. Adaptability
        11. Affordability
        12. Making Network Design Tradeoffs
        13. Technical Goals Checklist
        14. Summary
      3. Chapter 3 Characterizing the Existing Internetwork
        1. Characterizing the Network Infrastructure
        2. Checking the Health of the Existing Internetwork (1/3)
        3. Checking the Health of the Existing Internetwork (2/3)
        4. Checking the Health of the Existing Internetwork (3/3)
        5. Tools for Characterizing the Existing Internetwork
        6. Network Health Checklist
        7. Summary
      4. Chapter 4 Characterizing Network Traffic
        1. Characterizing Traffic Flow
        2. Characterizing Traffic Load (1/2)
        3. Characterizing Traffic Load (2/2)
        4. Characterizing Traffic Behavior (1/2)
        5. Characterizing Traffic Behavior (2/2)
        6. Characterizing Quality of Service Requirements (1/2)
        7. Characterizing Quality of Service Requirements (2/2)
        8. Network Traffic Checklist
        9. Summary
        10. Summary for Part I
    7. Part II: Logical Network Design
      1. Chapter 5 Designing a Network Topology
        1. Hierarchical Network Design
        2. Redundant Network Design Topologies
        3. Modular Network Design
        4. Designing a Campus Network Design Topology (1/4)
        5. Designing a Campus Network Design Topology (2/4)
        6. Designing a Campus Network Design Topology (3/4)
        7. Designing a Campus Network Design Topology (4/4)
        8. Designing the Enterprise Edge Topology (1/2)
        9. Designing the Enterprise Edge Topology (2/2)
        10. Secure Network Design Topologies
        11. Summary
      2. Chapter 6 Designing Models for Addressing and Naming
        1. Guidelines for Assigning Network Layer Addresses (1/3)
        2. Guidelines for Assigning Network Layer Addresses (2/3)
        3. Guidelines for Assigning Network Layer Addresses (3/3)
        4. Using a Hierarchical Model for Assigning Addresses (1/3)
        5. Using a Hierarchical Model for Assigning Addresses (2/3)
        6. Using a Hierarchical Model for Assigning Addresses (3/3)
        7. Designing a Model for Naming (1/2)
        8. Designing a Model for Naming (2/2)
        9. Summary
      3. Chapter 7 Selecting Switching and Routing Protocols
        1. Making Decisions as Part of the Top-Down Network Design Process
        2. Selecting Bridging and Switching Protocols (1/3)
        3. Selecting Bridging and Switching Protocols (2/3)
        4. Selecting Bridging and Switching Protocols (3/3)
        5. Selecting Routing Protocols (1/6)
        6. Selecting Routing Protocols (2/6)
        7. Selecting Routing Protocols (3/6)
        8. Selecting Routing Protocols (4/6)
        9. Selecting Routing Protocols (5/6)
        10. Selecting Routing Protocols (6/6)
        11. A Summary of IP, AppleTalk, and IPX Routing Protocols
        12. Summary
      4. Chapter 8 Developing Network Security Strategies
        1. Network Security Design
        2. Security Mechanisms (1/2)
        3. Security Mechanisms (2/2)
        4. Modularizing Security Design (1/4)
        5. Modularizing Security Design (2/4)
        6. Modularizing Security Design (3/4)
        7. Modularizing Security Design (4/4)
        8. Summary
      5. Chapter 9 Developing Network Management Strategies
        1. Network Management Design
        2. Network Management Processes
        3. Network Management Architectures
        4. Selecting Protocols for Network Management
        5. Selecting Tools for Network Management
        6. Summary
        7. Summary for Part II
    8. Part III: Physical Network Design
      1. Chapter 10 Selecting Technologies and Devices for Campus Networks
        1. LAN Cabling Plant Design
        2. LAN Technologies (1/4)
        3. LAN Technologies (2/4)
        4. LAN Technologies (3/4)
        5. LAN Technologies (4/4)
        6. Selecting Internetworking Devices for a Campus Network Design
        7. An Example of a Campus Network Design (1/4)
        8. An Example of a Campus Network Design (2/4)
        9. An Example of a Campus Network Design (3/4)
        10. An Example of a Campus Network Design (4/4)
        11. Summary
      2. Chapter 11 Selecting Technologies and Devices for Enterprise Networks
        1. Remote-Access Technologies (1/2)
        2. Remote-Access Technologies (2/2)
        3. Selecting Remote-Access Devices for an Enterprise Network Design
        4. WAN Technologies (1/3)
        5. WAN Technologies (2/3)
        6. WAN Technologies (3/3)
        7. An Example of a WAN Design (1/2)
        8. An Example of a WAN Design (2/2)
        9. Summary
        10. Summary for Part III
    9. Part IV: Testing, Optimizing, and Documenting Your Network Design
      1. Chapter 12 Testing Your Network Design
        1. Using Industry Tests
        2. Building and Testing a Prototype Network System (1/2)
        3. Building and Testing a Prototype Network System (2/2)
        4. Tools for Testing a Network Design
        5. An Example of a Network Design Testing Scenario (1/3)
        6. An Example of a Network Design Testing Scenario (2/3)
        7. An Example of a Network Design Testing Scenario (3/3)
        8. Summary
      2. Chapter 13 Optimizing Your Network Design
        1. Optimizing Bandwidth Usage with IP Multicast Technologies
        2. Reducing Serialization Delay
        3. Optimizing Network Performance to Meet Quality of Service Requirements (1/2)
        4. Optimizing Network Performance to Meet Quality of Service Requirements (2/2)
        5. Cisco Internetwork Operating System Features for Optimizing Network Performance (1/3)
        6. Cisco Internetwork Operating System Features for Optimizing Network Performance (2/3)
        7. Cisco Internetwork Operating System Features for Optimizing Network Performance (3/3)
        8. Summary
      3. Chapter 14 Documenting Your Network Design
        1. Responding to a Customer’s Request for Proposal
        2. Contents of a Network Design Document (1/2)
        3. Contents of a Network Design Document (2/2)
        4. Summary
    10. Appendix A: Characterizing Network Traffic When Workstations Boot (1/2)
    11. Appendix A: Characterizing Network Traffic When Workstations Boot (2/2)
    12. Appendix B: References and Recommended Reading
    13. Glossary
      1. A
      2. B
      3. C
      4. D
      5. E
      6. F
      7. G - H
      8. I
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      11. N
      12. O - P
      13. Q - R
      14. S
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      18. W
      19. X - Z
    14. Index
      1. A
      2. B
      3. C
      4. D
      5. E
      6. F
      7. G
      8. H
      9. I
      10. J-K
      11. L
      12. M
      13. N
      14. O
      15. P
      16. Q
      17. R
      18. S
      19. T
      20. U
      21. V
      22. W
      23. X-Y-Z (1/2)
      24. X-Y-Z (2/2)

    Product information

    • Title: Top-Down Network Design, Second Edition
    • Author(s): Priscilla Oppenheimer
    • Release date: May 2004
    • Publisher(s): Cisco Press
    • ISBN: 9781587051524