LAN Switching first-step

General Network Design Principles

For network design, there is no one “good network design,” and there is certainly no “one size fits all.” A good network design is based on many concepts, some of which are summarized by the following key general principles:

• Examine for single points of failure carefully— There should be redundancy in your network, so that a single link or hardware failure does not isolate any portion of the network resulting in those users losing access to network resources. The amount of redundancy required varies from network to network. Some networks might require a backup link between two sites, and some networks might require redundant links, routers, and switches. The amount of redundancy depends on how much money you ...