Request for Proposals (3)
Future Networks (Y2K)
- expected load : 100,000-500,000 pps (up to 1 Gbps)
- size: number of segments, buildings, computers
- applications: real audio/video, web, client/server, multicast
- quality of service
Concerns
- reliability (power failures, hardware failures, high load)
- maintainability (unplanned outages, trouble shooting, software and hardware upgrades)
- lifetime (vendor support for devices, technologies, potential for increased capacities)
- cost (major factor; initial, maintenance, manpower)