Title :
A Productivity-Based Approach to LAN Topology Design
Author :
Estepa, Rafael ; Estepa, Antonio ; Cupertino, Thiago ; Vozmediano, Juan M. ; Madinabeitia, German
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telematics Eng., Univ. of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
fDate :
3/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Over the useful life of a LAN, network downtimes will have a negative impact on organizational productivity not included in current Network Topological Design (NTD) problems. We propose a new approach to LAN topological design that includes the impact of these productivity losses into the network design, minimizing not only the CAPEX but also the expected cost of unproductiveness attributable to network downtimes over a certain period of network operation.
Keywords :
local area networks; productivity; telecommunication network topology; CAPEX; LAN topology design; NTD problem; current network topological design problem; productivity-based approach; Local area networks; Network topology; Productivity; Reliability engineering; Telecommunication network reliability; Topology; LAN; Topology design;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2011.012511.101742
