The most serious problem is the age of our network. The system analysts determined that our network, while still adequate, is not up to the standards that are required to meet our clients' needs. We feel that for BTI to continue to be a competitive integrated communications provider, we must determine if a new network is needed and which system would be right for our needs.

The purpose of this report will be to determine if the network at BTI is adequate to handle our clients needs as well as our own and if an upgrade or replacement of the system is needed.

The digital communications industry is currently one of the fasting growing industries. In the last five yea

Because the scope of BTI's services does not extend into the network analysis area, the company does not have network professionals on staff. It is policy at BTI to hire an outside contractor to perform any analysis of the company's network.

R&S Designs decided to do a 24-hour network delay analysis. This analysis started November 2 at 12:00 AM and ended November 3 at 12:00 AM. Because the test had to measure the burst packet transfer on an average workday the test was conducted on a Friday, BTI's most active day. The protocol analyzer was set up at a nod close to the file server and captured 75% of BTI's total burst packet traffic. The graph in figure 2 shows the average delays over that 24-hour period.

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