Decision Process - Major Questions (1)

• ATM

  • “for” - long-term strategy assumes usage of ATM
  • “against” - ATM will not be used at this time (ATM is not ready)
  • “neutral” - ATM should be acquired and tested
  • decision factors: availability, price, performance, reliability, cost of support, lifetime, in-house expertise

• VLAN

  • layer 1,2 and 3 VLANs
  • proprietary status: everything must be bought from the same vendor

• ROUTING

  • software with good reputation, mature
  • variety of networking protocols

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