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Router Selection Criteria for Remote Access Purposes

In routing, what is meant by the term

reliability

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Name two important issues that you must consider when selecting a product for a SOHO.

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What product would you select for a central office facility that had to support three to five
branch offices using Frame Relay circuits from 64256 Kbps and that had 2030
occasional dial-up users?

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The answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" quiz are found in Appendix A, "Answers to the
`Do I Know This Already?' Quizzes and Q&A Sections," on page 397. The suggested choices
for your next step are as follows:

You correctly answered four or fewer questions overall

--Read the chapter. This

includes the "Foundation Topics," "Foundation Summary," and "Q&A" sections, as well
as the scenarios at the end of the chapter.

You correctly answered five or more questions overall

--If you want more review on

these topics, skip to the "Foundation Summary" section, and then go to the "Q&A"
section and the scenarios at the end of the chapter. Otherwise, move to the next chapter.

Foundation Topics

Router Selection Criteria for Remote Access Purposes

The selection of a hardware product for Remote Access usage is an art form to some extent, and
the biggest router possible is not always the best router. For instance, information gathered
about the site is also critical.