Top-Down Network Design (Networking Technology)

The book is sure a good buy, sumamrizes many important steps of network design approach, recaps on important technical topics in clear way, and provides a companion website with useful checklist.Some things I would have liked to see in the book but were not there:- migration/upgrade techniques: it might have been beneficial to lokk at situations where the basis is an existing network, though the approach may be similar- more examples of IP networks design: only 2 were reported to illustrate a campus and a enterprise edge design.To this regard I suggest the older but still good Large-scale IP networks, which include 3-4 large scale network designs.Overall anyway is definitely a very good book.

I was making the mistake of jumping straight into the fun of topology drawings and selecting devices, without even analyzing the business goals in-depth to begin with."Top-Down Network Design" taught me why it is important to start the design process from layer 8 (user) down, while constantly reminding that design is an iterative process.Most importantly, the book includes what you need to know on how to effectively communicate your design to higher executives.

Completely missing Chapter 6!!! It goes from page 168 and then to page 201. Unfortunately I didn’t notice it until it was too late to return it. I’m also missing the first 2 pages of chapter 7.

great book, good price

Required for one of my classes. Was boring as sh!t but aced my class.

If you are designing networks for your company or customers this book is an excellent resource. I highly recommend it and the Network Warrior as excellent and complementary resources in network design and configuration.

Pretty dry to read, but the info is all here.I recommend taking notes as you read. It helps with content absorption.

good toolthis item met my expectation. I would recommend whoever to buy it for future need. No doubt, this what people should be looking for

A very will written book containing a step by step process for network design. I particularly liked the useful bullet point lists for ensuring you have successfully completed each stage of the process. Well structured and mainly aimed at communicating the design process, rather than excruciating technical details.I would recommend it for network managers, designers, senior engineers, consultants, and sales staff

It's been a blessing to me. Well written book. Just the right book that I needed. Every Cisco book is like that.

Covers foundation and methodologies as expected.Still relevant; supplemented it by product details of the latest products on the market and through project work gets you there.

Bought this textbook as a mandatory reading for university class. While the class was boring, no issues with the book itself. :)

Nice read, useful ideas.

Well written lots of useful information.

Thank you