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Design guides by category
Cisco Digital Network Architecture
Get validated design guidance on our open, software-driven approach to deploy a digital-ready network.
Campus wired and wireless networks
Get systems design guidance for enterprise campus architectures, components, and services.
WAN/branch and Internet edge
Design and deploy on-premises cloud-managed WAN and branch networks, and secure access for your Internet edge.
Mobility
Review enterprise mobility architecture design guidance to improve the mobile experience for end users.
Featured design guides
Software-Defined Access
Design, provision, apply policy, and provide wired and wireless network assurance with a secure, intelligent campus fabric.
Software-Defined Access - Solution Design Guide
Software-Defined Access Management Infrastructure Deployment Guide
SD-Access Deployment Guide
SD-Access Segmentation Design Guide(PDF - 2.4 MB)
Software-Defined WAN
Use SD-WAN capabilities to deploy branches more quickly and deliver a great user experience.
Is your network digital ready?
Design your networks using the open and software-driven approach guided by the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA).