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Characterizing The Existing Internetwork PDF
Characterizing The Existing Internetwork PDF
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Addressing and naming Wiring and media Architectural and environmental constraints Health
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Learning the location of major hosts, interconnection devices, and network segments
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Discontiguous Subnets
Some routing protocols do not support classless addressing, variable-length subnet masking (VLSM), or discontiguous subnets. Subnet 108 of network 10 is divided into two areas that are separated by network 192.168.49.0
Classless addressing uses a variable number of bits for the network and host portions of the address. CIDR (classless interdomain routing) allows routers to group routes together to cut down on the quantity of routing information carried by the core routers. VLSM (variable-length subnet mask) Ability to specify a different subnet mask for the same network number on different subnets. VLSM can help optimize available address space.
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Architectural Constraints
Make sure the following are sufficient
Air conditioning Heating Ventilation Power Protection from electromagnetic interference Doors that can lock Cabling conduits Patch panels Equipment racks Work areas for technicians installing and troubleshooting
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Characterize Availability
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Network utilization is a measurement of how much bandwidth is in use during a specific time interval
changing to a long interval can be misleading because peaks in traffic get averaged out
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Place a protocol analyzer or remote monitoring (RMON) probe on each major network segment and fill out the chart Relative usage specifies how much bandwidth is used by the protocol in comparison to the total bandwidth currently in use on the segment. Absolute usage specifies how much bandwidth is used by the protocol in comparison to the total capacity of the segment.
Many of the frames were 64-byte acknowledgments. HTTP used 1500-byte packets. The other traffic consisted of DNS lookups and replies, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Post Office Protocol (POP), and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packets.
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Summary
Characterize the exiting internetwork before designing enhancements Helps you verify that a customers design goals are realistic Helps you locate where new equipment will go Helps you cover yourself if the new network has problems due to unresolved problems in the old network
Review Questions
What factors will help you decide if the existing internetwork is in good enough shape to support new enhancements? When considering protocol behavior, what is the difference between relative network utilization and absolute network utilization? Why should you characterize the logical structure of an internetwork and not just the physical structure? What architectural and environmental factors should you consider for a new wireless installation?
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