Check the starting point
Review sites, equipment, addressing, links and application dependencies. Existing diagrams need checking against the working network; an undocumented change can alter what a replacement design needs to do.
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Cisco and Meraki network design
Before investing in a new network, you should be able to explain why the design fits your business. We help connect your requirements with the Cisco or Meraki choices, the operating work and the tests that will show whether the result is right.
How it works
A design that explains the choices
Models and licences come after the requirements. Start with how the network will be used, what failures it must handle and who will look after it.
Show the trade-offs
Explain routing, separation and resilience in terms of the business requirement. Where more than one approach works, make differences in management, support, deployment and cost understandable.
Know what acceptance means
Agree the application paths, wireless use and failure scenarios to test before installation begins. Include the records and access the support team will need when the project is finished.
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Review the network before the money is committed
A useful design can range from a focused review to a documented architecture. We work through sites, application paths, wireless requirements and connections to other organisations. Cisco and Meraki choices should follow those requirements and the way you intend to manage the result.
The plan should make assumptions visible. An unconfirmed circuit, a building constraint or an application dependency can change the design, so it needs an owner and a way to resolve it before delivery relies on it.
For the next stage, see Cisco and Meraki installation. Keeping the design and delivery responsibilities distinct gives you a clear handover, whether one team does both or an existing supplier is involved. It also prevents an equipment schedule from being mistaken for a complete implementation plan.
Planning a Cisco and Meraki network layout · Illustrative image
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What a useful design records
Agree the outputs around the decisions you need to make, not just the number of pages in the design document.
Requirements and constraints
The services, sites, existing connections and failure scenarios the network needs to address, including assumptions that still require checking.
Architecture and trade-offs
The reasons for routing, segmentation and resilience choices, alongside management, support and licensing considerations.
Acceptance and handover
The service paths and failure checks used to accept the installation, plus the records and access needed to operate it afterwards.
Before you decide
Your questions, answered
Should we choose Cisco or Meraki?
That depends on the technical and operational requirements. Compare the management model, relevant capabilities and constraints for your environment before choosing equipment or subscriptions. The design should explain the reason for the recommendation rather than treat a preferred brand as the starting point.
Does a design engagement include installation?
Only when that work is explicitly included. Design outputs, purchasing, installation and continuing support can be separate pieces of work. Agree who owns each stage and the information needed at handover so there is no gap between an approved document and a working network.
Can you review a design we already have?
We can discuss a defined review against your requirements and constraints. Bring the design, its assumptions and the decisions you want checked. The review should identify the questions being answered rather than imply that every element of the wider environment has been independently assessed.
How will we know the installed network meets the design?
Agree acceptance tests before implementation. Include representative applications, access boundaries and any required failure behaviour, not only basic connectivity. The records should show what was checked, the result and any outstanding limitations, with clear ownership of follow-up work.
Your next step
Have a network plan that needs a closer look?
Bring the requirements, current diagrams or proposed design. We will help you work through the decisions and dependencies before they become equipment orders or installation dates.