Network design refers to the planning of the implementation of a computer

network infrastructure.
Network design is generally performed by network designers, engineers,
IT administrators and other related staff. It is done before the implementation of
a network infrastructure.

For designing a network against any requirements you can use the following eight steps
design methodology. Which have a complete detail and procedure for designing any network.

Network designing process starts from information gathering from customer, to obtain customer requirements,
you need to communicate with network engineers, business unit personnel and company managers.

Characterizing the existing network is second step of the network design methodology.
In this step, you need to identify a network’s existing infrastructure and services that are currently running.

In this step or section of eight step design methodology you have to select the network topology
and need to prepare the network solution for organization.

The 4th step is plan the network implementation which involves the good degree of documentation,
diagram and other related material.

During the network designing and implementation when you finish a new module of network
or deploy the design to small site, before the full implementation, it is a best practice to test the new solution.

Documenting the project is the best practice and has a number of advantages and future benefits.
The design document describes the business requirements, also including the old network architecture,
network requirements, design, plan, and configuration information for the new network.

In implementation phase network engineer implement the network’s designer design.

In this phase network engineer implement the documented steps, network diagram into real network.

Once your network is fully implemented then your job to run and operate the network properly,
you have to monitor the network devices, traffic and other security aspects.

Azam, W. (2013). How to design network/ Eight step design methodology.

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