Lecture Notes on Network Design

NETW-410 Network Design

A Review of the Elements of a Network

The Basics of Building LANs, CANs. MANs, and WANs

How to Build a LAN

How to Build a CAN

How to Build a MAN

How to Build a WAN

Methods Used to Connect Point A to Point B in LANs, CANs, MANs, and WANs

A Summary of All of the Possible Ways to Connect Point A to Point B

SONET

Analog

DDS

Switched 56K

ISDN

T Carrier

Dark Fiber

Packet Over SONET

Cable

DSL

ATM

Frame Relay

SMDS

HDLC

PPP

PPPoE

VLAN

FDDI

Ethernet

Satellite

Radio Frequency CAN

Free Space Optics CAN

Radio Frequency MAN

X.25

VPN

MPLS

FTTP

Powerline Distribution

Network Addressing

Introduction to Classless Routing and Variable Length Subnet Masking

VLSM Procedure

Diagram to use with the VLSM Procedure

Routing Protocols

Network Design

Network Design Methodology

General Approach to Network Design

LAN Design Specifics

CAN Design Specifics

MAN Design Specifics

WAN Design Specifics

Wireless Network Design Specifics

High Availability Design Specifics