cobsenNovember 1996.pptVIP

An Application of the Five Fundamental Rules of Wide Area Network Design Henry Jacobsen November 1996 The Five Fundamental Rules... All networks become hierarchies Networks are designed top down Administration is more important than design Networks are administered bottom up Routing rules must be defined and followed Types of Networks Mux and 3/1 DACS Network (DS-3s) 1/0 and 3/0 DACS Network (DS-1s) Telephone Network (Circuit Switched) Store Forward (Message Switched) X.25 and Frame Relay (Packet Switched) ATM (Cell Switched) Transmission SystemsDS-0 and DS-1 Relationship Transmission SystemsDS-1 and DS-3 Relationship 1/0 DACS 3/1 DACS Multiplexed PCM NetworksTypical Facility Layout Typical 1/0 DACS Locations The Five Fundamental Rules... All networks become hierarchies Networks are designed top down Administration is more important than design Networks are administered bottom up Routing rules must be defined and followed Hub Meshing Meshed-Hub Design Two Axioms of Network Design The efficiency of a path increases with traffic intensity Random traffic Stochastic serving processes This is sometimes referred to as the fundamental rule of traffic engineering Relative cost/mile and price/mile tends to decrease as a function of bandwidth equipment costs general pricing Network Cost Considerations Network Hubbing Number of ports Type of ports Cost Elements Fixed costs Recurring costs Reconfiguration charges Mileage Elements Route miles Cost per channel Cost Elements Fixed costs Recurring costs Reconfiguration charges 1/0 DACS -- Reduced Problem DS-0 Point-to-Point Demand The Five Fundamental Rules... All networks become hierarchies Networks are designed top down Administration is more important than design Networks are administered bottom up Routing rules must be defined and followed Top-Down Design Top - Down Design 1-Hub Selection (Heuristic) Size, location Connection costs 2-Hub Meshing Dictated policy Essential for reliable routing 3-Homing Simple spanning tree