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Campus Networking Best Practices Session 2: Layer 3: Dale Smith University of Oregon & NSRC Dsmith@uoregon - Edu

The document discusses best practices for campus networking, focusing on layer 3 and core network design. It recommends routing rather than switching at the core, as routing provides more isolation between devices and can make more efficient use of the network. The core network should have reliable power and cooling and use dual power supplies for redundancy. Servers and border routers should connect to the core router, which separates subnets and gives isolation. The core network design may use one or more core routers and switches connected by fiber optic links.

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Campus Networking Best Practices Session 2: Layer 3: Dale Smith University of Oregon & NSRC Dsmith@uoregon - Edu

The document discusses best practices for campus networking, focusing on layer 3 and core network design. It recommends routing rather than switching at the core, as routing provides more isolation between devices and can make more efficient use of the network. The core network should have reliable power and cooling and use dual power supplies for redundancy. Servers and border routers should connect to the core router, which separates subnets and gives isolation. The core network design may use one or more core routers and switches connected by fiber optic links.

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Campus Networking

Best Practices

Session 2: Layer 3
Dale Smith
University of Oregon & NSRC
[email protected]
Routing versus Switching
Layer 2 versus Layer 3
•  Routers provide more isolation between
devices (they stop broadcasts)
•  Routing is more complicated, but also
more sophisticated and can make more
efficient use of the network, particularly if
there are redundancy elements such as
loops
Switching versus Routing
These links must be routed, not switched
Core Network
•  Reliability is the key
–  remember many users and possibly your whole network relies on the core
•  May have one or more network core locations
•  Core location must have reliable power
–  UPS battery backup (redundant UPS as your network evolves)
–  Generator
•  Core location must have reliable air conditioning
•  As your network evolves, core equipment should be equipped with
dual power supplies, each powered from separate UPS
•  Border routers separate from Core
•  Firewalls and Traffic Shaping Devices
•  Intrusion Detection
•  Intrusion Prevention
•  Network Address Translation
Core Network
•  At the core of your network should be routers – you must
route, not switch.
•  Routers give isolation between subnets
•  A simple core:
Firewall/
Border Router Core Router All router
Traffic Shaper
interfaces on a
separate subnet

Fiber optic links to remote buildings

Central
Servers for
campus
Where to put Servers?
•  Servers should be on a high speed interface off of your
core router
•  Servers should be at your core location where there is
good power and air conditioning
Firewall/
Border Router Core Router All router
Traffic Shaper
interfaces on a
separate subnet

Fiber optic links to remote buildings

Servers
in core
Border Router
•  Connects to outside world
•  RENs and Peering are the reason you need
them
•  Must get Provider Independent IP address space
to really make this work right
Internet
Exchange REN

Campus
Network
Putting it all Together
Firewall/
Border Traffic Shaper
Router

REN switch
Core
Router

Core Servers

Fiber Optic Links Fiber Optic Links


Notes on IP Addressing
•  Get your own Public IP address space (get
your V6 block when you get your V4 one)
•  Make subnet IP space large enough for
growth
•  Use DHCP to assign addresses to
individual PCs
•  Use static addressing for switches,
printers, and servers
More Complex Core Designs
•  One Armed Router for Core
VLAN Trunk
carrying all
subnets

Core Core
Router Switch

Core Servers

Fiber Optic Links Fiber Optic Links


Complex Core Designs
•  Multiple Core Routers
Border Router Firewall/
Traffic Shaper

Core Switch
Local Internet
exchange switch
Core Router Fiber Links to remote buildings Core Router
Alternative Core Designs
•  Wireless Links versus Fiber
Firewall/
Traffic Shaper
Border
Router

REN switch
Core
Router

Core Servers

Fiber Optic Links

Wireless Links
Layer 2 and 3 Summary
•  Build star networks – don’t daisy chain
•  Use managed switches – re-purpose your
old unmanaged switches for labs
•  Route in the core – don’t switch
Thanks

Questions?
Symbols to use for diagrams

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