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Branch Office Routing
"Instant-On" Branch Office Router Installation
Figure 3. Traffic volumes between remote sites over a specified time period.
Controlling Administrative Costs
Extending the corporate network to remote offices concerns many network
managers who are worried about the supportability of a branch office
network. Branch offices do not have MIS network administration staff on
site to assist in the implementation or ongoing management of the network.
Under these conditions, routers must be installable and manageable by MIS
administrators remotely. Furthermore, ease-of-use features that simplify
installation and management are especially important because of the cumula-
tive effect they have on reducing the MIS administrative burden. Simplifying
the administration of router-based networks is an area in which HP is
making significant contributions and will continue doing so.
"Instant-On" Branch Office Router Installation
Imagine the ideal solution for making router products installable in remote
branch offices. The solution would merely require the router to be placed
on a shelf, communication cables connected, and the power to be applied.
To be failsafe, all else should be automatic. There should be no tools
required, no disks to insert, no switches to set, no terminals to connect, and
no software to configure. This ideal solution is available from HP today!
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