Building Block Network Design
Key concept:
- Network that use a few standard components are cheaper than (in the long run) the networks that use many different components
Start with a few standard components with ample capacity (without extensive traffic analysis)
- Called: narrow and deep (few types of devices, used over and over)
- Result: simpler design process, easily managed network
Phases of design
- Needs analysis, Technology design, and Cost assessment
- Cycles through, refining the outcome of each phase