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TASK FORCE PRODUCT COMMITMENT CREATE A COORDINATING COMMITTEE CREATE A STEERING COMMITTEE DEFINE THE TASK FORCE PURPOSE DEFINE TASK FORCE PRODUCT S 3
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Data
Communications
Network
Task Force Report
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
I. TASK FORCE PRODUCT COMMITMENT
II. ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL SUITABILITY OF INITIAL ARCHITECTURE AND DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY
III. IMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS
IV. ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
V. RECOMMENDATIONS
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TASK FORCE PRODUCT COMMITMENT
• CREATE A COORDINATING COMMITTEE
• CREATE A STEERING COMMITTEE• DEFINE THE TASK FORCE PURPOSE • DEFINE TASK FORCE PRODUCT S
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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: • PLANNING AND SUPPORT STAFFS • SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVES
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • TASK FORCE MANAGER • NETWORK ENGINEERING AND PLANNING • AOS FUNDAMENTAL PLANNING • AOS IMPLEMENTATION - • FUTURE TECHNOLOGY - • COMPUTER OPERATIONS • DATA COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING V • CURRENT PLANNING & TECHNICAL SUPPORT • TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS, COOPERS & LYBRAND
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TASK FORCE PURPOSE THE TASK FORCE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO:
• COMPLETE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS OF THE ADVANCED OFFICE SYSTEMS (AOS) AND LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) SERVING ARRANGEMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS
• COMPARE THE S SERVING ARRANGEMENT WITH INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
• IDENTIFY EARLY IMPLEMENTATION TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AND ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED COORDINATE RESOLUTION ACTIVITIES
• COMMUNICATE DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND PROBLEM STATUS
• PROMOTE TEAM EFFECTIVENESS • IDENTIFY A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR DATA
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SERVICES 5
THE TASK FORCE WILL PROVIDE:
• CAPITAL AND EXPENSE COST DATA, ONE-TIMEAND RECURRING FOR EACH COMPONENT AND FACILITY PROVIDED, PER USER AND IN TOTAL
• A TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE ISC AND LAN SERVING ARRANGEMENT AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR CURRENT APPLICATION AND COMPATIBILITY WITH FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY FOR THE DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK:
• STOP NOW, • CAP AT SOME FUTURE (IDENTIFIED) POINT, OR • DEPLOY FOR ALL OF COMPANY
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TASK FORCE PRODUCT (Con’t) • A PLAN FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THE
USER FOR ALL DCN “SYSTEM’ NEEDS - FOR INITIAL MOVE-IN AND ONGOING OCCUPANCY
• VERIFICATION THAT THE ISC AND THE LAN SERVING ARRANGEMENT ALIGN WITH TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
• AN INDUSTRY SCAN OF TECHNOLOGY USED BY OTHER MAJOR CORPORATIONS
• INSIGHT INTO THE NEXT STEPS NECESSARY IN THE CREATION OF A FUNDAMENTAL PLAN FOR ADVANCED OFFICE SYSTEMS
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ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL SUITABILITY OF INITIAL ARCHITECTURE & DEPLOYMENT STRATEGY
• INITIAL SERVING ARRANGEMENT • 9-85 NETWORK SERVING ARRANGEMENT • RECOMMENDED NETWORK SERVING
ARRANGEMENT • RECOMMENDED USER SERVICES
ARRANGEMENT • PROPOSED AOS DEPLOYMENT
ARRANGEMENT
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INITIAL SERVING ARRANGEMENT
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DG
D C AEmulation Term ina ls
N ative Term inals
LAN D C A
D C A
DG
D C A
Em ulation Term ina ls
N ative Term ina ls
LAN
D C A
T1M UX M U X
O ther Services
9-85 NETWORK SERVING ARRANGEMENT
• GENERAL ARCHITECTURE APPROACH IS WORKABLE • NEEDS TUNING
DATA CENTER
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Recommended Network Serving Arrangement
• BETTER PERFORMANCE FOR NATIVE TERMINALS • LOWER COST FOR: NETWORK ($1,360.000) 11
DG
D C A
Em ulation Term inals10%
N ative Term inals90%
LAN
D C A
1 0 %
T1s
DG
LANLAN
LANLAN
90 %
O ther Services
100 M5M/channel
DATA CENTER
DGDG s
BuildingBroadband Netw ork
Recommended User Services Arrangement
• IMPROVED LAN PERFORMANCE & REDUCED USER RESPONSE TIME• FUTURE REDUCTION IN COST OF SUPPORTING PRODUCTION WORD PROCESSING ($800.000)
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D ataC en te r
LAN
T1s
LANLAN
LANLAN
W ide Area Netw ork
F ileS e rve rs
O ther SevicesO ther Locations
9 .6 K
9 .6 K
9 .6 K
19 .2 K
D um b A syn Term ina ls
P C 's w itho u t d isks
5 MP C 's
P C 's w ithou t d isks
S yn Te rm ina lsO ther Sevices
DCA
Echo p le xM o d e
19.2 K
19.2 K
19.2 K
10 M
Pro du ctio nT yp ists(T e m p)
P ro du ctio nT yp is ts &PC U se rs
C asua l A O SU se rs
Proposed AOS Deployment Arrangement
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HPAOS
DECAOS
VM/PROFS*
DGCEO
UNIXAOS
SperryAOS
TandemAOS
AOSHUB
(future)
X .25 W AN
Affiliated Users
Unaffiliated Users(emphasizing email usage)
C u rre n t* Info CenterUsers
OTHER TASK FORCE PRODUCTS
• ANALYZE CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE OF LAN AND AOS -- JOINT DG
JOINT DG/DCA/UB PRELIMINARY STUDY JUST COMPLETED • DEFINE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR USERS
SERVICE QUALITY --NORTH • COMPARE RECOMMENDED ARCHITECTURE TO INDUSTRY TRENDS
RECOMMENDED ARCHITECTURE IS COMPATIBLE • OBTAIN INSIGHT INTO STRATEGY FOR COMPANY-WIDE AOS AND
NETWORK -- INTER-BUILDING ECHOPLEXING NOT ECONOMICAL -- NUMBER OF MINICOMPUTERS A MAJOR CONCERN -- X.400 VS. IBM DIA/DCA FOR AOS INTERCOMMUNICATIONS
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
CAPITAL COSTSExpenditures as of 7/20/85 $Projected completion using:
“Initial Serving Arrangement” $Projected completion using:
“Recommended Serving Arrangement” $
Savings due to implementation of Recommendations $ 2,200,000
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ECONOMIC ANALYSISCOST PER USER
One Time Capital $5,900Recurring Annual Expenditures:
LAN 836*ISC 427
$1,263BEP: 1.3 years
* Includes $510 per user for DNTC
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ARCHITECTURE • USE LAN IN FOR GENERAL DATA COMMUNICATION
CONNECTIVITY • LIMIT DCA DEPLOYMENT TO EMULATION • EMPLOY MORE THAN ONE AOS
-- AFFILIATED: OPERATIONAL SYSTEM -- UNAFFILIATED: PROFS OR CEO -- PROVIDE INTER-SYSTEM COMMUNICATION
• MOVE TOWARD LOCAL INTELLIGENCE -- DEPLOY MICROS FOR PRODUCTION TYPING -- LIMIT CHARACTER ECHOING OVER NETWORK
• LIMIT DEVICE TYPES SUPPORTED BY USERS• LIMIT SOFTWARE DEPLOYED ON DATA GENERAL
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