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Correct way to design a windows domain structure??? help please

Hi guys,
im in the middle of designing a new windows domain for our company.
I have a few questions on how this would be done correctly...

If the domains will be over diffrent sites and deptartments should these be set up as subdomains too?

eg.

companyABC.local
/ \
/ \
/ \
/ \
site1.companyABC.local site2.companyABC.local
/ | |
/ | |
dep1.site1.companyABC.local | dep1.site1.companyABC.local
|
|
dep2.site2.companyABC.local

Or do you know the correct way to set it all up?

Thanks! - in advanced for any help :)

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Toni Uranjek

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chouckham

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ok,

>use AD sites rather than subdomains. - i like that. :-)

In our main site:
we are an outsourcing call centre business we have about 10 call centres wach with around 30 seats.
each needing high security from each other.
the design is to put them on seperate vlans, and have them as seperate subdomains (for added security)

does this sound ok?

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chouckham

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Many thanks for all your usefull comments above!

- we have a need to sometimes on a monthly basis remove a child domain and rebuild a one fresh and clean for a new client. with full independant policy controll and administration.

thats why for this scenario i think a child domain would be best option.

thoughts are very welcome!

Thanks.