Microsoft® Office Project Server 2003 Unleashed

Network Topology and Architecture

In the previous sections some basic networking issues and their potential impact on EPM system performance were covered. It was mentioned that network performance is the most frequent bottleneck for most EPM solution installations and as such your network architecture and topology demands your attention and careful consideration.

Network Latency and Bandwidth

The network bottleneck may be typically indicated by poor performance or throughput with low CPU utilization on all tiers of the EPM solution, and, in most cases, it is the result of latency rather than bandwidth problems.

Bandwidth is defined as the maximum throughput of a network connection. The greater the network bandwidth, the greater the amount of ...