Categorizing Network Needs
Assess the traffic generated in each segment (for each application and user)
- Based on an estimate of the relative magnitude of network needs (i.e. typical vs. high volume)
- Can be problematic, but the goal is a relative understanding of network needs
- E.g, multimedia applications: high volume
Organize network requirements into
- Mandatory, Desirable, and Wish-list requirements
- Enables development of a minimum level containing mandatory requirements (if cost is a constraint)