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Foil 27 Request for Proposals (4)

From Network Design for Internetworking Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski
Concerns (cont)
  • complex / new technology; standards and specifications
  • level 3 switching vs true routing
  • flat address space vs subnets (cost of conversion, security, broadcast storms, broadcast / multicast, load on servers, broadcast in the flat address space)
  • service and support (24 x 7)
Product information
  • power and cooling requirements, physical dimensions
  • device description; performance tests; availability
  • cost of equipment, delivery, installation, training, maintenance
  • warranty

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