""Tim Medley"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hey Priscilla, > > Do you have any new books planned?
CL: Where you been, sir? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471210137/qid=1032997494/sr=1 -2/ref=sr_1_2/102-6211460-1560114?v=glance ( definitely watch the wrap ) > > tm > > > > Tim Medley, CCNP+Voice, CCDP, CWNA > Sr. Network Architect > VoIP Group > iReadyWorld > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Priscilla Oppenheimer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 3:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LAN Design [7:54023] > > > 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=54154&t=54023 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]