Network users expect the network to meet their individual needs in terms of bandwidth, speed, and responsiveness. These three expectations are parts of the same whole to the user—a network that performs consistently to provide the service that's expected. A network administrator can use a variety of processes, techniques, and methods to promote efficiency and effectiveness on a network at any level.
Some of the ways that the network administrator can ensure a network always meets its users' needs include the following:
- Bandwidth: Network administrators fully understand that a 10 Gbps network doesn't mean that users, individually or collectively, will realize that much bandwidth. Every network must consider the bandwidth loss from just providing a working network. To users, the network administrator's primary job is to keep bandwidth...