Overview
1. Describe the three major steps in the current network design
2. What is the most important principle in designing networks?
3. How can a network design tool help in network design?
4. What is an RFP, and why do companies use them?
5. What are some major problems that can cause network designs to fail?
6. What issues are important to consider in explaining a network design to senior management?
7. What is the turnpike effect, and why is it important in network design?
8. What is the difference between a building backbone and a campus backbone, and what are the implications for the design of each?
9. What are typical speeds for the LAN, building backbone, and campus backbone? Why?
10.What is a bottleneck, and why do network managers care about them?