Cisco Validated Designs

Cisco Validated Designs consist of systems and solutions that are developed, tested, and documented to facilitate faster, more reliable, and more predictable deployments. Cisco Validated Designs are documented in three formats: Design Guides, System Assurance Guides, and Application Deployment Guides.

Design Guides

Design guides are comprehensive, technical deployment or implementation guides.

• Wireless and Network Security Integration Solution Design Guide
• Campus Network for High Availability Design Guide
• Enterprise QoS Solution Reference Network Design Guide Version 3.3
• High Availability Campus Recovery Analysis Design Guide
• High Availability Campus Network Design--Routed Access Layer using EIGRP or OSPF
• Network Virtualization--Access Control Design Guide
• Network Virtualization--Guest and Partner Access Deployment Guide
• Network Virtualization--Network Admission Control Deployment Guide
• Network Virtualization--Path Isolation Design Guide
• Network Virtualization--Services Edge Design Guide

System Assurance Guides

System assurance guides deliver the results and findings of intensive, ongoing system assurance test programs aimed at major network architectures or technologies.

• Enterprise Network Virtualization - Access Control System Assurance Guide (PDF - 4.5 MB)
• High Availability Campus Network Design-Routed Access Layer using EIGRP or OSPF (PDF - 3.3 MB)
• Path Isolation System Assurance Guide (PDF -31.5 MB)

Other Reference Guides

• Wireless and Network Security Integration Solution Overview
• Enterprise Campus 3.0 Architecture: Overview and Framework
• Deploying IPv6 in Campus Networks
• Cisco Fast Secure Roaming Application Note