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Now that you have completed this chapter, you should have a firm understanding of the following: The administrative side of network management Understanding and establishing the boundaries of the network Costs of a network Error report documentation Monitoring the network Connection Monitoring Traffic monitoring Simple Network Management Protocol Remote Monitoring (RMON) Troubleshooting Methods Software Tools for troubleshooting
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| Washington School District Project Task: Finish the TCS In this chapter, you have learned about network management techniques that could help you run the individual school site LANs and the overall Washington School District WAN. You now need to complete all TCS LAN and WAN tasks from semesters 3 and 4. You should finish your Web-based portfolio solution to the TCS. You can use this as part of an "electronic resume" on a CD or a Web Site, to show your accomplishments. Be sure you have completed the following tasks: WAN Requirements Document WAN Physical Topology WAN Logical Topology, including IP Addressing Scheme WAN Electronics WAN Media PPP Implementation ISDN Implementation Frame Relay Implementation Traffic flow and Routing Update Analysis WAN Pros and Cons
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