Topology with engineering meaning
See connectivity, security intent, and resilience together.
A useful network diagram shows more than devices. Struct keeps addressing, protocols, zones, ownership, controls, and operating assumptions in the same review context.
⬡Show the real topology
Model routers, switches, gateways, subnets, wireless links, endpoints, load balancers, and observability across physical and cloud networks.
- Devices, links, and subnets
- Addressing and ownership metadata
- Primary and failover paths
◇Make trust visible
Draw security zones, remote access, inspection points, encrypted paths, and policy boundaries so control intent can be reviewed.
- Trust and segmentation boundaries
- IPsec and secure-access relationships
- Linked security specifications
↔Use clear protocol semantics
Distinguish physical Ethernet, BGP peering, VRRP failover, encrypted tunnels, application flows, and asynchronous relationships.
- Cited connector presets
- Labels and conformance context
- Traceable operational assumptions