Network Planning and Design Guide (Paperback)

by Shaun Hummel (Author) "It is almost certain that your company information systems will change by some variable rate, depending on the company and the industry, during your employment..." (more)
Key Phrases: American Financial Corporation, Denver Internet, San Francisco (more...)

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Product Description
Network Planning and Design Guide teaches an effective methodology for planning and designing enterprise networks with relevant new technologies. It is a reference guide that efficiently explains principles, methodologies, technologies and case studies while remaining focused on the audience information needs. That is accomplished using a real-world design case study as the framework along with a structured methodology that teaches all phases of a design project. The case study is of a fictitious financial services company that is acquiring a smaller securities company and consolidating some offices. Methodology is presented that is used as a framework for planning, designing and implementing the acquisition and consolidations. In the case study of the financial company, real-world issues and strategies are addressed. Using a structured methodology, readers learn to review client requirements, assess the current network, specify infrastructure, recommend appropriate security and develop a management strategy. Readers will develop a proof of concept strategy, make any modifications, and build a design proposal. There is a discussion of how to implement the design with a structured implementation methodology. Table of Contents Chapter 1 Network Planning and Design Methodology Chapter 2 Case Study Requirements and Network Assessment Chapter 3 Infrastructure Selection Chapter 4 Security and Network Management Chapter 5 Proof of Concept and Design Review Chapter 6 Implementation Plan Chapter 7 Access VPN Case Study Chapter 8 Extranet VPN Case Study Chapter 9 E-Commerce Case Study Chapter 10 Voice over Frame Relay Case Study Appendix A Design Proposal Appendix B Tech Notes

About the Author
Shaun Hummel, CCNP, is a Senior Design Engineer with 11 years experience in enterprise network planning, design, and implementation. He has worked for various private and public companies in Canada and the United States improving infrastructure, security, and management. He has written Networking Technical Concepts and Network Assessment Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 718 pages
• Publisher: Shaun Lloyd Hummel (May 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0973379804
• ISBN-13: 978-0973379808
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #712,644 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars design strategies, November 10, 2007

By	W Boudville (Terra, Sol 3) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The book might be useful to a system administrator with little prior experience in designing a network. Perhaps your background is more at the level of running a few machines and of dealing with issues at the operating system level. This might be for unix/linux or Microsoft. While both have utilities for networking access [of course], network design and administration is another expertise, which is addressed here.

Why you should have a firewall, and how to set it up, are key ideas. Gives you control over external attacks. And it lets you largely isolate your machines that typically have most of your data. The decisions as to what machines, and what runs on those machines, should be in the DMZ helps reduce your exposure. Nowadays, this often also maps naturally into a multi-tier web system.

The narrative is technically detailed enough to be useful at the design level.