OSPF Design Goals
You identified all the resources you need to build a brilliant OSPF network, but what factors do you need to consider? What criteria do you need to keep in mind as you read the request for proposal (RFP)? The five basic network design goals for your OSPF network (or any network) are as follows:
Functionality
Scalability
Adaptability
Manageability
Cost effectiveness
Functionality
“The network must work” is the bottom line. Because networks are an integral part of enabling entire businesses and individual users to do their jobs, this is the essential and only acceptable outcome. Here, you must use service level agreements (SLAs). You must know what is expected of the network to design it properly. You must also ensure that all the ...
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