VLANs and subnets
IP addressing and loopbacks
Routing roles and helper-addresses
Port-channels and uplink groups
Stack models, members, and power mapping
Serial numbers, MACs, and hardware inventory

Routing boundaries
Uplink behavior
VLAN scopes
Interface availability
Hardware capabilities
Imported inventory autofills planner fields
Standards populate required parameters
Device roles dictate available design choices
All values propagate into config generation and documentation

Greenfield builds
Campus/branch refreshes
Catalyst/IOS-XE migrations
Stack upgrades and re-cabling
Inventory discovery and normalization
Pre/post snapshots
Centralized planning for all node-level design
Error reduction through standards and inventory awareness
No spreadsheets needed for IP, VLAN, or stack planning
Consistent designs across sites and engineering teams
Faster configuration generation through structured inputs
