Thank-you very much for the recommendations for Top-Down Network Design. I probably don't express my gratitude often enough to the many people who bought the book.
I suspect that we may be helping a Cisco Networking Academy student with homework. ;-) This sounds a lot like the exercises they do. That program has a tendency to teach a bottom-up design methodology that focuses on physcial size and technology/media selection, before gaining an understanding for: business and "political" concerns budget user expectations for reliability, response time, etc. application requirements for bandwidth, delay, etc. appliation behavior in terms of broadcasts, traffic patterns, etc. You all did a good job of pointing out the importantance of these concepts, so I will say no more. Priscilla Chuck's Long Road wrote: > > ""Tim Medley"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > If you are serious about designing this netwoek and designing > ir correctly > > for scalability and functionality, pick up a good network > design book. > > > > My reccomendation is Top Down Network Design, by Priscilla > Openheimer. U > > have two copies one at home and one at the office, I refer to > this tome > > quite often. Great book, excellent methodology. > > CL: a good book indeed. the irony here is that oftentimes, > particularly in > smaller environments, the person who has to make these > decisions is under a > severe time constraint, and does not have time to attain the > background that > all of us study. back in the days when I was a network manager, > I never had > time to learn this stuff. my own road to correct network > thinking began > after I was downsized. :-> > > > > > > > > > Tim Medley, CCNP+Voice, CCDP, CWNA > > Sr. Network Architect > > VoIP Group > > iReadyWorld > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jimmy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 11:01 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: LAN Design [7:54023] > > > > > > If i have to design network for 3 storey on a building. There > are around > > 200-300 workstations in 2 storey each. Is it advisable to use > Ethernet to > > link them up. As for the other storey it is for admin > purpose. The > distance > > is around 150m between the further storey. However it is > possible to put a > > switch/router at the middle for interconnect. > > > > Cheers, > > Jimmy > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54093&t=54023 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
