LAN Design

LAN Switching and Wireless Chapter 1

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Heirarchical Network Model

1. Access Layer Layer interfaces with end devices.
ex. PC, printers, IP Phones
Includes routers, switches, bridges, hubs
Controls which devices are allowed to communicate on
the network.

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2. Distribution Layer
Controls the flow of network traffic
Use of VLANs allows segmentation of traffic
3. Core Layer
High sped backbone
Critical
Highly available and redundant
Capable of forwarding large amounts of data quickly.

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Benefits of the hierarchical network model

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Principles of Heirarchical Design

Network Diameter - Number of devices that a packet
has to cross before it reaches its destination.
Bandwidth Aggregation - Practice of considering the
specific bandwidth requirements of each part of the
hierarchy.
Redundancy - Creating a highly available network.

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Convergence
Process of combining voice and video communication
on a data network.
Needs QOS

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Convergence
Legacy Equipments
Advance Technology
New Options

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Legacy equipments

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Advance Technology

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New Options

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Voice, Video and Data Network

Voice Network

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Video network

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Data Network

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Traffic Flow Analysis

- Process of measuring the bandwidth usage on a
network .

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User Community Analysis

- Process of identifying various groupings of users and
their impact to network.

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Switch Form Factors

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Switch Features
Port Density Number of ports available on a single
switch.
Forwarding rates - Define the processing capabilities of
a switch by rating how much data the switch can
process per second.
Link Aggregation - helps to reduce these bottlenecks of
traffic by allowing up to eight switch ports to be bound
together for data communications

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POE(Power Over Ethernet)

Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows the switch to deliver
power to a device over the existing Ethernet cabling.

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Describe how a Hierarchical Network Supports

the Needs of a Small & Medium-Sized Business
Describe the role of a converged network in supporting
small and medium-sized (SMB) business voice, video,
and data needs

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Match the Appropriate Cisco Switch to each

Layer in the Hierarchical Network Design Model
Identify the considerations used to select a switch for a
hierarchical network

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Match the Appropriate Cisco Switch to each

Layer in the Hierarchical Network Design Model
Identify the key features of switches that are used in
hierarchical networks

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Match the Appropriate Cisco Switch to each

Layer in the Hierarchical Network Design Model
Identify the switch features found in each level in a
hierarchical network

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Match the Appropriate Cisco Switch to each

Layer in the Hierarchical Network Design Model
Identify the Cisco switches used in SMB applications

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Summary
Hierarchical Design model addresses performance,
scalability, maintainability & manageability issues.
Traffic Analysis is used to monitor network
performance.
Hierarchical Design Model is composed of 3 layers:
Access
Distribution
Core

Switches selected for each layer must meet the needs

of each hierarchical layer as well as the needs of the
business.
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