CCNP Routing and Switching ROUTE 300-101 Official Cert Guide

The Role of Routing in an Enterprise Network

Lesson 1: Overview of an Enterprise Network

An enterprise network typically interconnects multiple buildings, has connectivity to one or more remote offices, and has one or more connections to the Internet. Figure 1-1 identifies some of the architectural layers often found in an enterprise network design:

Building Access: This layer is part of the Campus network and is used to provide user access to the network. Security (especially authentication) is important at this layer, to verify that a user should ...