< h2>Implementing the Network
Geoff Huston, July 1994
Copyright (c) Geoff Huston, 1994
- roll out - shipping - end site training / interaction
The next area to examine is the actual roll out of the network services. If this has been well coordinated this phase should be relatively rapid. The major piece of advice is to understand the environment where each routing unit is to be deployed, and pre-configure the unit to match this. In this way the units can be shipped pre-configured, and deployment is then a matter of interconnecting the various LAN and WAN interface cables.
In terms of end site interaction there are two interaction mechanisms:
The second interaction with the client site is a larger area of interaction, and is effectively the split of responsibility between service provider and client for components of the IP infrastructure and the associated service definition support. issue of the interaction of routing environments has been covered in some detail in the sections above, and will not be reiterated here. However there are a number of others of responsibility including:
3. Engineering the Network - The Client Interface
4. Engineering the Network - External Peering
5. Engineering the Network - Infrastructure
6. Implementing the Network
7. The Operational Environment
GH, July 1994