Reding Health Group Enterprise Design Summary

Kimberly Davis

Introduction

In week one, I created an annotated high-level enterprise network diagram for Redding health group. The diagram below shows a detailed design LAN, WAN, and edge network diagram for the organization

Figure 1: LAN, WAN, and Edge Design Diagram

The diagram (figure one) above is a multi-campus design. The LAN component consists of the network foundations technologies and LAN framework which provides baseline switching and routing guidelines. The LAN design interconnects other components like data center, WAN and endpoints so as to provide a foundation on which security, unified communications (UC), and mobility can be integrated into the overall design.

The design meets customer requirements by reducing fault domains at every tier. Additionally, the design allows the network to grow on demand basis. Also, the design meets resiliency i.e. by satisfying customer expectations by keeping the organization network always on.

The edge network provides an entry point into enterprise or service provider core networks. Examples include routers, routing switches, integrated access devices(IADs), multiplexers, and a variety of metropolitan area network (MAN) and wide area network (WAN) access devices. Edge devices also provide connections into carrier and service provider networks. Our edge has connections to two service providers as you can see on the diagram. As we grow, our edge network will also be able to support more data centers as needed.