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Foil 6 Users Requirements (2)

From Network Design for Internetworking Lectures at Xi'an Jaotong University -- Sept 1998. by Roman Markowski
1 user's dreams:
  • no network/ services/ application downtimes
  • broadcast and multicast support
  • security, privacy; easy to use
  • full training and documentation
  • user friendly environment
2 reality
  • difficult mid and high-layer protocols
  • lack of interoperability; emerging technologies
  • incomplete/buggy implementations
  • not perfect (ever changing) hardware and software
  • lots of technology constraints
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