Campus Networking Design Masters

Campus Design Basics

Technical Sales
 Learning objectives

This course has been designed to help you:

– Describe a common campus network architecture
– Recognize technical challenges created in wired and wireless spaces
– Identify requirements of campus customers
– Write questions to use in customer conversations
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 Discussion

What are some differences between data center and campus networking?

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 Campus
design and
devices

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 A common campus networking topology

Remote site Teleworker

Dell EMC Campus Networking

Main campus
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 Campus networking components

Remote
Security
WLAN

Applications
Aggregation

Access

Access points

End users
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 General sizing categories

Small-to-medium Mid-market Enterprise

business (SMB)

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 Activity: Draw a campus network
Using either paper and pencil or a computer
drawing program, create a diagram detailing this
customer scenario:
• A restaurant chain with 5 restaurants located
within a 50-mile radius wants to network the
stores together, connecting them all to the
main office that has a staff of five. They also
want to start offering guest WiFi for
customers.
• Existing equipment includes a DSL phone line
and two point-of-sale (POS) computers at
each of the stores. The main office has a
broadband connection to an ISP, two servers,
five desktops and two laptops.
• The chain will be installing a new POS system
with handheld devices for the wait staff.
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 Campus
challenges

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 Common campus traffic patterns

Business
Business Cloud Personal
and personal UC&C Social media
applications storage mail
apps

N
W E
Network core
S

Server/cloud- E-mail/file Data

App/workflow Web browsing VoIP
based apps sharing backups

Users

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 Applications tied to campus networking

UC&C VDI WAN BYOD Converged Connected

optimization branch security

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 Current network challenges

Network administrator End user

BYOD, cloud, security and compliance, Access from anywhere, to any app, at any
more devices, more users, converged time on any device, wired or wireless
wired/wireless management

Current network

Multiple tiers
Management Ubiquitous access
L2/L3 protocols

Policy/security Disparate features Personal devices

enforcement and policies

Software upgrades
Agility within
and configuration Seamless mobility
decreasing budgets
management
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Higher CapEx and OpEx
 The traditional network has grown in complexity
Admin User
challenges requirements
• Multiple tiers • BYOD
• Policies • Mobility
• Configurations • Multi-media
• Costs and • Security
budget • Services and
applications

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 Campus VRTX

networking SoHo Remote

use cases WAN
Branch office

Dell EMC Campus Internet

Networking
Remote
data
Dell EMC Data Storage centers
Campus Center Networking network
Dell EMC
Servers
Dell EMC Public cloud
network Dell EMC
controllers Storage
and security
Data center

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 Dell EMC One Network vision

Smart-managed networks Fully managed networks Directed networks

X-Series N-Series, S-Series C-Series

SonicWALL
Aerohive SonicWALL NSA
and Ruckus TZ and SP Aerohive Aerohive SonicWALL
and Ruckus and Ruckus SuperMassive
• Simple, intelligent setup • Cloud-managed wired • Simplified central control
wizards and wireless • Scalability up to large
• Remote management • Central or locally deployments
managed, CLI or GUI

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 General guidelines for sizing

SMB Mid-market Enterprise

• Small, fanless, instant-on, • Lower CapEx, ReadyRails • MLAG, NSF, graceful

PoE-powered and USB restarts, common OS
• Lower CapEx • Consistent, industry-standard • Interoperates at every level,
CLI and simplified GUI LLDP, L2, including
• Web-managed, step-by-
step wizards RPVST+, L3

X-Series N1100, N1500 N-Series (2000, 3000, 4000)

IT Functions N-Series, S-Series, C-Series

When might you be able to place X-Series in mid-market or enterprise?

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 Unmanaged/ VRTX

web-managed SoHo Remote

switch WAN
Branch office

positioning
Dell EMC Campus Internet
Networking
Remote
data
Dell EMC Data Storage centers
Campus Center Networking network
Dell EMC
Servers
Dell EMC Public cloud
network Dell EMC
controllers Storage
and security
Data center

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 Use cases

1 Power a remote switch over RJ45 cable option

2 Power a few devices and maintain network connectivity

3 Affordably power and connect offices

4 Maintain density as your customer scales and grows

5 Upgrade small-site server connectivity to 10GbE

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 Power a remote switch over RJ45 cable option

Use
case 1 X1052P or other PoE/PoE+ switch

X1008

Conference room, break room, or Host switch with Power over Ethernet (PoE)
other locations needing ports available to downstream locations
connectivity, but with limited or no
power available

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 Power a few devices … plus maintain network connectivity

Use
case 2 X1008P

Small, isolated office

Power wireless access points,
X
IP phones, surveillance
cameras, and more devices
TZ from a single PoE switch with
1–8 available ports
Internet

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 Affordably power and connect offices

Use
case 3 Small, isolated office 2
X

TZ
Internet

X1018/X1018P
Small, isolated office 1
X Connect multiple network
offices over longer distances
TZ (up to 550m, 10km, or 80km
Internet
reach) using GE SFP optical
transceivers
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 Maintain density as your customer scales and grows

Use
case 4 22 U

Grow with the business,

maintaining density for
in-rack switch
deployments
Medium office
X

TZ X1026/X1026P
Internet
Maintain distance connections, grow
devices supported, and expand
supported powered devices with more
robust PoE+ capabilities

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 Upgrade small-site server connectivity to 10GbE

Use
case 5 Distribution
layer
2x X4012

Storage Servers

X1052/X1052P

TZ

Remote data center Internet

Connect multiple devices at remote data center locations

complete with servers, storage, and complete networking
infrastructure

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 Fully managed
switch
VRTX

SoHo Remote
positioning Branch office
WAN

Dell EMC Campus Internet

Networking
Remote
data
Dell EMC Data Storage centers
Campus Center Networking network
Dell EMC
Servers
Dell EMC Public cloud
network Dell EMC
controllers Storage
and security
Data center

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 N-Series and S3100 positioning
Where to place
• Wiring closet switch Wiring closets
• PoE end-point switch PoE
• Campus access N-Series C-Series
• Connectivity to access point
• Connectivity to VoIP phones
• S3100 differentiator:
Campus
Federal government certification Aggregation core
Design considerations (N-Series)
N-Series
• MLAG VLANs and L3 not compatible
• Better functionality as a Layer 2
device than as Layer 3
• Some models are Open Networking
capable
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 Dell EMC and video surveillance use case
Surveillance client
software for viewing
and management
Access point
Data center Dell
clients
VMS software

Power+data Management server

Data
Internet
PoE switch
Recording servers
Power+data
PoE switch FC: S4100
iSCSI:
Power+data N4000
S4000
PoE switch S5000
N3000, S3000,
Power+data N1100, N1500, N4000, S4000 PowerEdge Servers Dell EMC Isilon,
N2000, N3000, VNX-VSS Storage
IP cameras S3000, X-Series Dell EMC MD, SCv,
for SMB SC, FS Storage

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 LED lighting and enterprise IoT use cases

N1100, N1500,
N2000, N3000, Monitoring and management
Power+data Data center
S3000, X-Series
for SMB Tracking, analytics and control Dell
N3000, S3000, clients
PoE switch
N4000, S4000
PoE switch
LED Troffers

Power+data Internet

PoE switch
PowerEdge Servers
Data Power+data
Locations
Access • Office spaces
WiFi, point Systems • Parking spaces
Sensors BLE, • HVAC • Retail
• Daylight ZigBee • Access control
• Motion • Hospitals
• Temperature
• Surveillance • Hotels

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 Core switch VRTX

positioning SoHo Remote

Branch office
WAN

Dell EMC Campus Internet

Networking
Remote
data
Dell EMC Data Storage centers
Campus Center Networking network
Dell EMC
Servers
Dell EMC Public cloud
network Dell EMC
controllers Storage
and security
Data center

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 S-Series core deployment

S4xxx-ON S4xxx-ON

Nxxxx/S3xxx

Nxxxx/S3xxx
Nxxxx/S3xxx

Nxxxx/S3xxx

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 Unified deployment Medium-to-large
enterprise campus
network/mid-market
data center greenfield
deployments
• C9010s connected
via VLT
• C1048P, N2000, N3000
C9010 C9010 active-active uplinks
to peer C9010s for
resiliency
• C1048P/N-Series
stacked (wiring
C1048P/N2k/N3k C1048P/N2k/N3k closet) or standalone
(ToR)
C1048P/N2k/N3k • Centrally managed,
and configured
architecture

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 Traditional deployment Medium to large
enterprise campus
network/mid-market
data center upgrades
• C9010s connected via
VLT
• C1048P
• Legacy edge
C9010 C9010 switches connected
via LACP active-
active uplinks to peer
C9010s for resiliency
• Traditionally
N3048P N3048P
managed and
configured
N3048P
architecture

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 Hybrid deployment Medium-to-large enterprise campus
network / mid-market data center edge
migration
• C9010s connected via VLT
• C1048P active-active uplinks to peer
C9010s for resiliency (centrally
managed architecture)
• Legacy edge switches connected via
C9010 C9010 LACP active-active uplinks to peer
C9010s for resiliency (traditionally
managed architecture)

C1048P N3048P

C1048P

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 Collapsed core deployment Mid-market campus
collapsed core
• C9010s connected via
VLT
• C1048P active-active
uplinks to peer
C9010 C9010s for resiliency
• C1048P stacked
(wiring closet for user
connectivity) and
C1048P
standalone as ToR
C1048P (for server and
storage connectivity)
C1048P • Centrally managed,
and configured
architecture
C9010 C1048P

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 Campus customer conversations

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 Activity: Top five questions
1. What do you see as your business needs?
2. Would you be willing to share an overview of your current
network?
3. What is the business purpose of your network?
4. What devices are being used on your network?
5. Will you be deploying any 802.11ac Wave 2 or 802.11ax
wireless access points?
6. What types of services, such as VoIP, is your network
supporting?
7. What challenges are you looking to overcome?
8. Do you currently have any initiatives around things like
security, BYOD, or network access control?
9. Are you looking to deploy any additional applications or
technology in your campus in the next few years?

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 Review

1. Acme Limited has 500 employees and one site. The employees
use tablets and laptops. What would be their networking needs?

Wired and wireless solutions, and security measures for

each solution
2. What best describes the most common campus networking traffic pattern?

North-south

3. After forming a picture of your customer’s current network state,

what would be an effective question to ask next?
Do you currently have any initiatives around things like security, BYOD,
or network access control?
Will you be deploying any 802.11ac Wave 2 or 802.11ax wireless
access points?
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 Summary

• In this module, we covered:

– Common campus network architectures
– Technical challenges created in wired and wireless spaces
– Requirements of campus customers
– How to write questions to use in customer conversations
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