Office Infrastructure
The followings are SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) network.
Server Side
graph TD
A[Network Jack] -->|Ethernet LAN Cable| B[Firewall];
B -->|Ethernet Cable| C[Ethernet Switch];
F[Socket] --> G[Power Extension Lead];
G -->|Power Cable IEC320C13 female to BS1363 male| B;
C -->|Ethernet Cable| D[Server 1];
C -->|Ethernet Cable| E[Server 2];
G -->|Power Cable| D;
G -->|Power Cable| E;
subgraph "Wall"
A;F;
end
subgraph "Endpoint"
D;E;
end
Desktop Side
graph TD
A[Network Jack] -->|Ethernet LAN Cable| B[Desktop];
C[Socket] --> D[Power Extension Lead];
D -->|Power Cable| B;
D -->|Power Cable| E[Monitor 1];
D -->|Power Cable| F[Monitor 2];
E -->|HDMI Cable| B;
F -->|VGA Cable| B;
B --> G[Keyboard];
B --> H[Mouse];
subgraph "Wall"
A;C;
end
subgraph "PC setup"
E;F;B;G;H
end
- VGA: Video Graphics Array
- HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface
Advanced
Cisco Three-Tier Network Design Model
flowchart TD
subgraph B1["Tier 3: Core Layer"]
direction LR
i1[Router]
f1[Router]
end
subgraph B3["Tier 2: Distribution Layer"]
subgraph B2["Multilayer (L3) Switch"]
direction LR
i2(Switch) --- f2(Switch)
end
end
subgraph B4["Tier 1: Access Layer"]
direction LR
i3[Switch]
f3[Switch]
g3[Switch]
end
i1 --- i2
i1 --- f2
f1 --- f2
f1 --- i2
i2 --- i3
i2 --- f3
i2 --- g3
f2 --- i3
f2 --- f3
f2 --- g3
i3 --> i4[Laptop];
f3 --> f41[PC];
f3 --> f42[Raspi];
g3 --> g4[Laptop]
Cisco Two-Tier Network Design Model
flowchart TD
subgraph B1["Tier 2: Collapsed Core Layer"]
direction LR
i1[Switch]
f1[Switch]
end
subgraph B4["Tier 1: Access Layer"]
direction LR
i3[Switch]
f3[Switch]
g3[Switch]
end
i1 --- f1
i1 --- i3
i1 --- f3
i1 --- g3
f1 --- i3
f1 --- f3
f1 --- g3
User of Campus Core Layer to Reducee Network Scaling Complexity
- Topology without Core: Connecting Tier 2 together
- Simplified Topology with Core: Connecting Tier 2 with Tier 3 Center
References
- Installing XCP-ng using a Windows PC