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14 templates

Network diagrams templates

Physical and logical network topologies. Every one opens as a real, editable diagram — restyle it, extend it and export it as your own. See also the system architecture diagram tool.

All 14 network diagrams templates

ISP fibreONT / modem4G backup li…Router & firewa…Core switchVLAN 10: sta…

Small office LAN

Router, switch and endpoint devices.

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HQ data cent…SD-WAN contr…Branch 1Branch 2Branch 3Warehouse site

Hub-and-spoke WAN topology

Branch offices connecting through a central hub.

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UsersDNS round ro…Load balancer ALoad balancer BNode health…Drain node f…

Load-balanced web tier

A balancer distributing across redundant web nodes.

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Office A LAN…Firewall AIKE phase 1…Retry & alertIPsec tunnel…IPsec tunnel…

Site-to-site VPN

Two office networks joined over an encrypted tunnel.

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InternetExternal firewa…Web serverMail gatewayPublic DNSReverse proxy

DMZ network topology

Public-facing services isolated from the internal network.

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UserGeo DNSNearest edge…Cached and f…Regional ori…Shield cache…

CDN edge topology

Requests served from the nearest edge before hitting origin.

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ISP AFortinet For…ISP BFortinet For…Cisco Cataly…Cisco Cataly…

Campus network: core, distribution & access

A classic three-tier enterprise campus with redundant core switches, distribution blocks per building, access switches, wireless and a firewall edge — for network engineers.

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WAN & Intern…Edge routersPalo Alto fi…Border leaf 1Border leaf 2Spine 1: Ari…

Data centre spine-leaf fabric

A two-tier spine-leaf data centre fabric with border leaves, server leaf pairs, storage and an EVPN-VXLAN overlay — for data centre and cloud network architects.

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Branch users…Branch acces…Branch SD-WA…SD-WAN orche…Internet ISP…Internet ISP…

SD-WAN branch network

A branch office on SD-WAN with dual internet and LTE underlays, a central orchestrator, regional hubs and direct cloud breakout for SaaS — for WAN engineers.

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Fibre ONTRouter & fir…Managed swit…Pi-hole DNS…Mesh Wi-Fi m…Mesh satelli…

Home network with mesh Wi-Fi & IoT VLAN

A home network with fibre router, a mesh Wi-Fi system and separate VLANs for trusted devices, IoT gadgets and guests behind a firewall — for home-lab enthusiasts.

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Remote userZTNA client…Okta identit…Device postu…Policy engineAccess allow…

Zero-trust network access (ZTNA)

How ZTNA replaces VPN: identity provider, device posture, policy engine and app connectors broker per-application access with no inbound firewall ports — for security architects.

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Internet cli…Cloud load bala…NGINX ingres…Service: fro…Service: api…kube-proxy i…

Kubernetes cluster networking

Traffic paths inside a Kubernetes cluster: cloud load balancer, ingress controller, Services, kube-proxy, CNI pod network, CoreDNS and network policies — for platform engineers.

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Browser requ…In browser c…OS stub reso…In OS cache?Recursive re…In resolver…

DNS resolution path

What happens when a browser resolves a domain name: local caches, recursive resolver, root, TLD and authoritative servers, plus DNSSEC and CDN steering — for developers and students.

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Carrier MPLS…PE router: h…PE router: d…PE router: b…PE router: b…Internet

Multi-site MPLS with internet backup

Head office, data centre and branches linked by a carrier MPLS VPN, with IPsec over internet as automatic failover using BGP and tracked routes — for enterprise WAN teams.

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