At 9:14 PM +0000 9/27/02, Tim Metz wrote: >We use an Excel spreadsheet that counts up the minutes and displays your >uptime as a percentage. Is that the kind of thing you are looking for? It's >very management friendly ;-) > >""Azhar Teza"" wrote in message >[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... >> My boss has asked me to provide a monthly WAN reports regarding the >> UpTime/Downtime, Data Throughput etc. Does someone has a template in >> regards of what other fields can be included in the report? He would like > > to have a professional report. Thanks, Teza > >
Another thing might be nice, the details of which will vary with your area's carrier pricing and availability. If you have multiple WAN links coming into your facility, check into the price of the next fastest medium or media that can be channelized. For example, the breakeven point between T1 (either clear channel, frame, or ISDN) and T3, in the US, tends to be about 6 or 7 T1s, even though 28 T1s fit into a T3. Same sort of logic applies for metro Ethernet, ATM, etc. But it's not just price alone. If you have 6 T1's, you need six T1 interfaces. You might even need to go to a new router type to add more interfaces, so the router hardware savings can be significant. Of course, consolidating may introduce a single point of failure, but telcos will sometimes make deals for backup links. Anyway, if your bandwidth is growing, have the report keep track of potential savings by consolidating "in the cloud." If you could predict this will happen some months downstream, your boss will look good if he or she budgets for it. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=54394&t=54362 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
