Review Questions
| 1: | If you need to support protocols other than IP in a large network, what would you do? |
| 2: | When would you consider breaking the hierarchy of a network design by linking distribution networks directly? |
| 3: | ATM is an ideal technology to grow a ring backbone to a partial mesh, and then to a full mesh. Does this make it a better choice for a backbone technology than point-to-point links? Why or why not? |
| 4: | Could you use different routers in your access, distribution, and core networks? |
Answers:
| A1: | If at all possible, try to tunnel the protocol in IP. The current trend among vendors of routers for large networks is to support only IP. At some point, native support of other protocols simply may not be an option. |
| A2: | Break network hierarchy ... |
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