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Introduction xx
Chapter 1LAN Design 1
Objectives 1
Key Terms 1
Introduction (1.0.1.1) 3
Campus Wired LAN Designs (1.1) 4
Cisco Validated Designs (1.1.1) 4
The Need to Scale the Network (1.1.1.1) 4
Hierarchical Design Model (1.1.1.2) 6
Expanding the Network (1.1.2) 8
Design for Scalability (1.1.2.1) 8
Planning for Redundancy (1.1.2.2) 10
Failure Domains (1.1.2.3) 11
Increasing Bandwidth (1.1.2.4) 13
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