Book 3

Planning a Network

Contents at a Glance

1. Chapter 1: Local Area Networks
   1. Making a Network Plan
   2. Being Purposeful
   3. Taking Stock
   4. Considering Cable
   5. Surmising Switches
   6. Planning the Network Topology
   7. Planning the TCP/IP Implementation
   8. Drawing Diagrams
   9. More Questions Your Network Plan Should Address
2. Chapter 2: Wide Area Networks
   1. Connecting to the Internet
   2. Choosing a Router
   3. Securing Your Connection with a Firewall
   4. Providing Redundancy for Your Internet Connection
   5. Securing Connections to Remote Locations and Users
3. Chapter 3: Server Architecture
   1. Deciding How Many Servers You Need
   2. Deciding Which Servers You Need
   3. Connecting Your Servers
4. Chapter 4: Virtualization Architecture
   1. Understanding Virtualization
   2. Understanding Hypervisors
   3. Understanding Virtual Disks
   4. Understanding Network Virtualization
   5. Considering the Benefits of Virtualization
   6. Choosing Virtualization Hosts
   7. Understanding Windows Server 2016 Licensing
5. Chapter 5: Storage Architecture
   1. Considering Disk Space
   2. Considering Disk Drive Types
   3. Considering Drive Interfaces
   4. Considering RAID
   5. Considering Attachment Types