ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on a large organization’s experience in establishing a new transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) inter-network supporting both satellite and terrestrial-based transmission. One large organization is currently setting up a new TCP/IP internetwork supporting satellite and terrestrial-based data transmission. It intends to process collected data at two separate locations and to distribute that data to 15 remote sites. The organization is designing the network in a highly fault-tolerant manner. This includes provisions for redundant cabling; dual uninterruptible power supplies for all routers and hubs; and an out-of-band network connectivity. The network management system comprises four SunSPARC 20 workstations that are situated at the NOC. The primary workstation and redundant secondary workstations are connected to the TCP/IP network by an Ethernet local area network. The SAS Corporation offers a suite of products capable of integrating with HP OpenView Network Node Manager to perform data processing, analysis, and report generation.
