4.0 Network Management

4.6 Explain different methods and rationales for network performance optimization.

• Methods:
  
  
  • QoS
    
    
  • Traffic shaping
    
    
  • Load balancing
    
    
  • High availability
    
    
  • Caching engines
    
    
  • Fault tolerance
    
    
  • CARP
    
    
• Reasons:
  
  
  • Latency sensitivity
    
    
  • High bandwidth applications (VoIP, video applications, unified communications)
    
    
  • Uptime