Effective use of data communications hardware
Patrick V. McGregor · 1974
The broad range of perspectives of those involved with data communication networks makes effective use of hardware a topic of many dimensions. We will consider here the particular areas of cost, reliability, performance, and flexibility. Although these are not all-inclusive areas of network evaluation, they do encompass a sizeable portion of most evaluation efforts. Each of the areas is itself broad, and there is considerable overlapping. However, without a functional separation into such areas it is particularly difficult to approach the topic. We will try to note the interaction between the areas whenever possible.