When designing and implementing a
network there are many things to take into consideration in order to
insure a reliable and scalable network that will continue to function
for many years. Some of these considerations include:
- Understanding the advantages of LAN
switching and VLANS along with how they should be implemented.
- Gathering the users requirements and
designing the physical topology to accommodate the requirements.
- Selecting a routing protocol to be used in the network.
- Implementing a method for
controlling data packet flow across the network for security
reasons based on access control lists (ACLs) on the routers.
- Understanding the requirements for
multiple protocols such as IPX and IP and allowing these protocols to
efficiently flow across the network.
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