Improving Backbone Performance
Improve computer and device performance
- Upgrade them to faster devices
- Use faster routing protocols
- Static routing is faster for small networks
- Use gigabit Ethernet as BB (eliminate translations)
- Increase memory in devices
Improve circuit capacity
- Upgrade to a faster circuit; Add additional circuits
- Replace shared circuit BB with a switched BB
Reduce network demand
- Restrict applications that use a lot of network capacity
- Reduce broadcast messages (placing filters at switches)