Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions

Interdependency between the various components

We have discussed the major functional blocks of the IT infrastructure within an organization, with each functional block performing a specific set of functions and providing specific capabilities to the overall network. The capabilities of the network as a whole will be determined by the capabilities of each block, and will depend upon the way the functions are implemented in each block. Since the blocks connect to each other and handover traffic to each other, the end-to-end capabilities of the network will also depend upon the manner in which these functions are handled and if they are compatible with the other blocks in the network.

As an example, the campus access block marked the traffic ...