Campus Data Networking Architecture:
Alternatives
Network Architecture Template
Three Basic Architectures
Three basic architectural alternatives have been defined, and they fall along a continuum from least aggressive to most aggressive with respect to the reliability, performance, and functionality they enable. These three basic alternatives represent a migration path that can be followed one to the other if Penn chooses. As markets and products develop, Penn may end up skipping one or more alternatives in the "pipeline," or implementing other variations that develop as time goes on.
Three Additional Variations
Three additional architectural alternatives recognize that the marketplace may not develop in the directions we expect, and/or Penn may need to improve the performance of PennNet in advance of the availability of components to build Alternative C.
Please address comments or questions to Dr. Noam Arzt, arzt@isc.upenn.edu [6/18/96]
URL: http://nextb.dccs.upenn.edu/noam/questnet96/arch/alternatives.html