The Network Requirements section is very detailed. This section helps drive the network design and implementation of new technologies.

The Network Requirements section has the following four subsections:

• Business Goals
• Technical Requirements
• Users
• Applications
o Business Goals

The NetworkingCompany designer lists the goals in order of priority. The most important goals are listed first.

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o Technical Requirement

The Networking Company designer evaluates each of the business goals. The designer then determines the technical requirements to meet the goals. These requirements are outlined in the Technical Requirements section under the properties of scalability, availability, security, and manageability.

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o Users

In this section, the different user groups and their access requirements are listed.

o Applications

The network traffic characteristics and requirements of various applications affect the design of the network. This section of the document describes the types of applications the network must support. Any specific network traffic requirements are listed as well.