Question

A regional office is being redesigned. It currently has 3 access switches connecting to a pair of distribution switches, which in turn connect to a separate pair of core switches. The network team notes that the entire site fits in a single building with fewer than 400 users, and they want to reduce cost, cabling complexity, and the number of managed devices while maintaining redundancy. Which enterprise campus design change best satisfies these requirements?

Accepted Answer

Migrate to a collapsed core design by merging the core and distribution functions into a single redundant layer

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Add a second set of core switches to build a full three-tier hierarchy with dedicated aggregation

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Convert all access switches to Layer 3 routed ports connecting directly to the core, removing the distribution layer

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Replace the distribution switches with a single non-redundant core switch to reduce device count