Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

Identifying the physical computer network structure

Once we've identified the organizational structure and security boundaries, the next thing is to identify the physical computer network structure. It's important to identify how many branch networks there are, how they are connected together, and what kind of bandwidth is available between sites. This information helps us design the domain structure. Also, as part of this exercise, it's important to identify potential issues and bottlenecks between physically separated networks. In network diagrams, it may look nice to have links connected between sites, but if these connections have reliability and bandwidth issues, that's also going to impact your design. To overcome this, gather utilization ...