# Fabric Capacity planning

**URL:** https://forum.networklessons.com/t/fabric-capacity-planning/13838
**Category:** CCNP ENCOR
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/fabric-capacity-planning/13838 "2021-03-12T19:16:17Z")
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### Author: ![olguin\_8](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@olguin\_8](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/olguin_8)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/fabric-capacity-planning/13838/1 "2021-03-12T19:16:17Z")

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Hello NetworkLessons team  
How can the concept of “Fabric Capacity planning” be explained?

Thanks

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### Author: ![lagapidis](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/lagapidis/32/4949_2.png) [@lagapidis](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/lagapidis)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2021, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/fabric-capacity-planning/13838/2 "2021-03-16T06:17:46Z")

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Hello Armando

Fabric capacity planning primarily has to do with the capacities and capabilities of the switching fabric within a network. Now, this could be a more traditional 3-tier campus network, or a datacenter network win a spine and leaf topology. This could also include features such as VSS or StackWise that play a part in fabric capacities.

This is covered for the most part in **Unit 5: Network Architecture** of the [CCNP ENCOR course](https://networklessons.com/cisco/ccnp-encor-350-401). I’ll speak to @ReneMolenaar to see if he has any additional thoughts on this…

I hope this has been helpful!

Laz

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### Author: ![olguin\_8](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@olguin\_8](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/olguin_8)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2021, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/fabric-capacity-planning/13838/3 "2021-03-18T22:40:44Z")

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Hi Lazaro,

thanks for the clarification, greetings.