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From Network Design for Internetworking Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski


1 Executive Summary
  • increase of number of computers; increase of traffic
  • limitations of existing equipment; technology trends
  • limitations in capital funding and operating budget
  • internal manpower limitations
  • narrow range of reputable vendors (Cisco, IBM, 3Com, Fore)
2 Historical overview
  • changes in the design of the campus network
  • eliminating variety of technologies and replacing them by a single LAN technology (Ethernet)
  • changes in wiring and high speed network technologies

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