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Appendix B. IPT Planning Phase: Network Infrastructure Analysis Questionnaire

Chapter 4, "Planning Phase." If you encounter deviations from the best practices, you must communicate this to the customer and recommend a solution before proceeding with the IPT deployment.

Note

Some parts of this questionnaire are available on Cisco.com as part of the IP Telephony Network Readiness Assessment tool, at http://tools.cisco.com/Assessments/jsp/welcome.jsp?asmt=VOIP.

The following is an outline of the sections in the Network Infrastructure Analysis Questionnaire:

Customer Business and Technical Expectations

Company Overview

Company Vision

3- to 5-Year Plan

Solution Expectations

Project Expectations

Deployment Time-frame

Financial Expectations

Network Design

Hierarchy

Modularity

Layer 2 DesignCore Layer

Layer 2 DesignDistribution Layer

Layer 2 DesignAccess Layer

Wide-Area Network

WAN Design and High Availability

WANNetwork Baseline

WANCapacity Planning

Routed NetworkLayer 3 Design

IP Addressing

Routing Protocol

IP Hot Standby Routing Protocol

Quality of Service

Network Services

DNS

DHCP

NTP

Directories

Messaging System

Cabling and Network Links

Hardware Scalability

Software

Power Protection and Environmental Condition

Power Protection

Environmental Condition

Power Calculations

Security

Some sections might not be applicable to the network that you are planning, so skip any such sections.