Chapter 9. Phase Three: Design, Deploy, and Extend

All the hard work and effort will finally bring forth fruit with this phase. At this stage the network and enterprise are prepared for an Intent-Based Network and all aspects necessary for the transformation. Phase three will actually design, implement, and extend the campus network to an Intent-Based Network.

Because IBN is a philosophy, a number of design choices can be made upon which the transformation will actually occur. The transformation to an Intent-Based Network can be achieved via either a Software-Defined Access or a classic VLAN approach. Both journeys are valid, and each has advantages and disadvantages.

This chapter describes what steps to take in the transformation for each journey ...

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