Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of network infrastructure planning, introduces to planning strategies, and how to use planning tools. Precise network planning is important for an organization. It helps maximize the efficiency of its computer operations, lower costs, and enhances overall business processes. The chapter also reviews the fundamentals of network design, including analysis of organizational needs. This includes factors such as information flow, management model and organizational structure, and centralization vs. decentralization issues. The chapter also discusses management priorities, including availability and fault tolerance, security, scalability, performance and cost. Next, it addresses user priorities, which include email communications, scheduling and task management, project collaboration, data storage and retrieval, Internet research, application services, print services, and graphics/audio/video services. This chapter also looks at legal and regulatory considerations. It illustrates how to calculate total cost of ownership (TCO) and how to plan for future growth. Furthermore, the chapter discusses how to develop a test network environment, and how to document the planning and network design process.
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