Courtesy NEXTHOP
This video helps get you started using the Lync Server Planning Tool to design sites and create your topology.
Check it out. Lync Server Planning Tool: Part 1 - Design a Site and Create a Topology.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/nexthop/archive/2011/05/04/lync-server-planning-tool-part-1-design-a-site-and-create-a-topology.aspx