WEEK 2

Given a set of performance criteria and constraints for a data network, identify several potential solutions that
yield to an optimal network.

Chapter 3: Characterizing the Existing Internetwork

 

Characterizing Network Infrastructure

Developing a Network Map pg. 64

Tools for Developing Network Maps

Characterizing Large Internetworks

Charactering the Logical Architecture

Developing a Modular Block Diagram

Characterizing Network Addressing and Naming pg.67

Characterizing Wiring and Media pg. 70

Checking Architectural and Environmental Constraints pg. 73

Checking a Site for a wireless Installation

Reflection

Absorption

Refraction

Diffraction

Doing a Wireless Site Survey

 Checking the Health of the Existing Network

 Developing a Baseline of Network Performance
 Analyzing Network Availability
 Analyzing Network Utilization
 Measuring Bandwidth Utilization by protocol
  Analyzing Network Accuracy
 Analyzing Errors on Switched Ethernet Networks
 Analyzing Network Efficiency
 Analyzing Delay and Response Time
 Checking the Status of Major Routers, Switches, and Firewalls

 Characterizing the Existing Network Health Checklist pg. 92

Chapter 4: Characterizing Network Traffic

 Characterizing traffic flow

Identifying Major Traffic Sources and stores pg. 95-97

Documenting Traffic flow on the Existing Network pg. 97-98

Characterizing Types of Traffic flow for new network Applications pg. 98

Terminal/host pg. 99

Client/server pg. 99-100

Thin Client pg. 100-101

Peer-to-peer pg. 101- 102

Server/server pg. 102`

Distributed computing pg.102-103

Traffic Flow in Voice over IP Networks pg. 103-104

Characterizing traffic load

Calculating Theoretical Traffic Load pg. 106

Documenting Application-Usage Patterns pg. 107

Refining Estimates of Traffic Load Caused by Applications pg.108

Estimating Traffic Overheads for Various Protocols pg. 109

Estimating Traffic Load Caused by Workstation and Session Initialization pg. 109
 *Boot-Time Traffic for Older Protocols pg. 110

Estimating Traffic Load caused by Routing Protocols pg. 111

Characterizing traffic behavior

Broadcast/Multicast Behavior pg. 112

Network Efficiency

Frame Size pg. 113

Protocol Interaction pg. 114-115

Windowing and Flow Control pg. 116-117

Error-Recovery Mechanisms pg. 118

Characterizing Quality of Service Requirements and Network Traffic

Checklist pg. 119

ATM Quality of Service Specifications pg. 119

Constant Bit Rate Service Category pg. 120

Realtime Variable Bit Rate Service Category pg. 121

Non-Realtime Variable Bit Rate Service Category pg. 121

Unspecified Bit Rate Service Category pg. 121

Available Bit Rate Service Category pg. 121

Guaranteed Frame Rate Service Category pg. 122