Planning for Future Network Capacity
Network capacity is one the most limiting factors in any technology environment, due to the large amount of infrastructure needed to implement it. For example, just a single T1 from your office to the Internet requires a physical circuit (a PRI line) from the local telephone company, CSU/DSU units to translate the T1 signal, a router to connect the CSU/DSU units to your network, and an ISP to provide Internet service at the other end of the circuit.
All of this effort and its associated cost gets you 1.544Mbps of bandwidth to the Internet. If you suddenly need more, you'll have to repeat this arduous process for another T1 or possibly higher bandwidth line. There are several measures you can take to make sure ...
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