Chapter 2. Designing Enterprise Campus Networks

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

• Use the Enterprise Network Design Methodology to design campus networks and server farms

• Plan an effective Campus Infrastructure module design, given specific enterprise network requirements

• Plan an effective Server Farm module design, given specific enterprise network requirements

Enterprise sites, whether small or large, need a solid network infrastructure to support emerging solutions, such as IP Telephony, storage networking, broadband solutions, content networking, and the applications that surround them. The network foundation hosting these technologies for an emerging enterprise should be efficient, highly available, scalable, and manageable. The Cisco Architecture for Voice, Video, and Integrated Data (AVVID) network infrastructure is designed to run a converged voice, video, and data network over IP with due consideration for quality of service (QoS), bandwidth, latency, and high performance demanded by network solutions.