This section covers designs for high availability network services in the access layer. Redundancy Models When designing a network topology...
Enterprise Campus LANs
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is a router redundancy protocol defined in RFC 3768. VRRPv2 supports only IPv4. RFC 5798...
For the access layer of a campus LAN, you can classify and mark frames or packets to apply quality-of-service (QoS)...
WANs provide network connectivity for the enterprise core and remote branch locations. The enterprise edge, on the other hand, securely...
Enterprises can have multiple WAN interconnections. WAN connectivity between an organization’s headquarters and remote sites is generally across a service...
Several factors should be considered when selecting a WAN transport technology. Some WAN options are public Internet based, and some...
Layer 3 VPN service provides routed Layer 3 connections between sites. With Layer 3 VPNs, you exchange routes with the...
Because VPLS provides a Layer 2 switched segment between sites, you can choose to control the Layer 3 routing between...
Cisco developed Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) to encapsulate a variety of protocols inside IP tunnels. This approach consists of minimal...
WAN design methodologies should be used when designing enterprise edge networks. Some keys to WAN design are the following processes:...