Datasheet

Design Hierarchy
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Slide 2:
Graphic 2
Student or Group Notes as to why this graphic was chosen:
 Access layer shows PCs, access switches, VPN gateways, printers, teleworker, home office, and wireless
router. Also shown in this layer are redundant links to the distribution layer.
 The distribution layer shows several multilayer switches and link connections to the core layer.
 The core layer shows multilayer switches and connections to the distribution layer and the cloud.
Slide 3:
 Basic equipment types are located in the access layer, closest to the user and work with the distribution layer
above it. Most of the network devices are located at this level on both images.
 The distribution layer equipment interfaces with both core and access layers in both images. This hierarchical
level seems to contain the most sophisticated and multifunctional equipment. Redundancy is clearly apparent
to both core and access layers as shown in the first model. It would seem that high-powered multifunction