Cisco Network Design Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses

Putting It All Together

Having gone through all of the steps of producing a design document, you are perhaps beginning to wonder what one would look like. No two will be identical, but Table 1-1 provides an outline of a typical design document that you could expect to see emerge from the design process.

Table 1-1. Sample Design Document Components

Design Document Component	Description
Networking Solution Design Objective	A paragraph or two defining what the solution will accomplish for the business. Incorporates the solution's capabilities and expectations from the stakeholders, mostly at the strategic business level.
Overview of the Current System	Describes the current system to be integrated with the proposed solution in the framework of system availability, ...