168 Chapter 5: IP Addressing
Route summarization has several benefits:
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Reduces the size of the routing table
-- Smaller updates
-- Lower consumption of bandwidth
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Hiding network changes
-- No routing table changes for small network changes
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Network growth
-- Scalability
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Reduces router resource utilization
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Maximizes the use of IP addresses
Here are some things to consider when designing IP networks:
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Determine the number of hosts required on a network, present and projected
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Determine the number of subnets for an existing network, present and projected
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Determine interoperability issues with other vendor equipment and protocols
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Determine the appropriate location for a DHCP server
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Determine the security issues that need to be addressed
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Determine the method of Internet access
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Determine if private addressing will be used
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