CST240 Routing Technologies

Chapter 5 - Creating the Network Design   
Determining how to design the network to meet the business goals is a multistep process. For each business goal, the designer must determine what network changes are necessary to meet the goal. Each change has technical requirements that can be addressed by elements of the network design.   After the design elements have been determined, the designer takes into account any constraints applied by the customer and makes compromises or trade-offs as necessary. All design decisions are evaluated on how well they meet the four primary technical requirements of scalability, availability, security, and manageability

Reading Assignment:
Use the link on this page to Cisco Networking Academy and read Chapter 5 - Creating the Network Design. 

Homework:
Download the Chapter 5 Case Study PDF and the Chapter 5 Packet Tracer file from the case study folder in the documents section of the portal. Send your results before the next meeting and be prepared to discuss your answers in class.

Labs Assignment:
Complete all the activities  in Chapter 5

Interactive Activities online:
Activity 5-1: Identify Which Business Goals and Technical Requirements Impact the Network Design
Decisions (5.1.1)
Activity 5-2: Identify How Many Wireless Devices Are Supported (5.1.2)
Activity 5-3: Identify How Various Strategies Improve Reliability and Limit the Effects of Failures (5.1.3)
Activity 5-4: Select the Higher-Priority Design Options (5.1.6)
Activity 5-5: Identify the Design Differences (5.4.1)
Activity 5-6: Addressing for Wireless (5.4.4)
Activity 5-7: Determine the Appropriate Place to Provide Security Services (5.5.1)

Packet Tracer Activity:
Connecting Access and Distribution Layer Switches (5.2.2)
Examining WAN Connections (5.3.2)
Observing Static and Dynamic Routing (5.3.4)
Implementing Access Control Lists (5.5.3)