Chapter 19. ATM WAN Documentation

Chapter 18, “ATM Wide-Area Networking (WAN) and MPOA,” discussed the underlying technology for ATM WAN networks and their underlying components. This chapter will discuss some recommendations and guidelines to follow to document an ATM wide-area network (WAN).

Most networking discussions today include the topic of documentation at some point, whether the mention is a statement advising that you should document your network assets or a statement advising that network documentation is a good tool to have when troubleshooting a network issue. The challenge is what network information should be documented, reviewed, and analyzed for potential network-related issues.

Network documentation should be both easy to complete ...

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