Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE 400-007) Official Cert Guide

Chapter 3

What’s the Purpose of the Network?

This chapter covers the following topics:

• Business Applications: This section covers business applications and the associated network design elements for them.

• Service Models: This section covers the different service models, how to leverage them, and what the network design characteristics are for each model.

• The Cloud: This section covers the cloud in all its forms and the associated network design elements.

• Data Management: This section covers data and the data management methodologies that will help every network designer make better design decisions.

What’s the purpose of the network? Why do we need a network? Why is a network there in the first place? These questions should always be at the ...