survey

sinkewic (Ursula Sinkewic) <sinkewic@netrix.nac.dec.com> Mon, 24 August 1992 20:41 UTC

Via: uk.ac.uknet-relay; Mon, 24 Aug 1992 21:03:39 +0100
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 14:24:41 -0400
From: sinkewic (Ursula Sinkewic) <sinkewic@netrix.nac.dec.com>
Message-Id: <9208241824.AA15775@netrix.nac.dec.com>
To: osi-ds@cs.ucl.ac.uk
Subject: survey
Cc: sinkewic@netrix.nac.dec.com, j_goldstein <j_goldstein@wordy.dnet>
Sender: sinkewic <@wessex.uucp,@uucp.wessex:sinkewic@com.dec.nac.netrix>




Hi.  Steve mentioned that it would be okay with him if we were to
ask the osi.ds group to help us gather some information. We are writing
a book on heterogeneous networks.  We want the book to contain
practical information on how to manage and live with multiprotocol
networks.   So we would like to hear about your network environment. 

If you would like to participate in our survey, please fill out the 
questionaire attached below.  

					Thanks, Ursula.
 				   (sinkewic@decvax.dec.com)  




QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT
-------------------------------------------
Please answer the following questions:


1. What is the dominant network protocol in your environment?


2. What is the approximate size of your network (10 systems, 100 systems, 
   1,000 systems, or more than 1,000 systems)?


3. What other network protocols, if any, are currently in use?


4. Why are these protocols being used?


5. Are you currently using OSI services over OSI Transport, or OSI services
   over TCP/IP (please specify which you are using)?


6. Do you plan to use OSI services over OSI Transport or OSI services over
   TCP/IP in the future (please specify which one you will use)? 

   
   If yes, when, and why?


7. What major problems have you encountered in an heterogeneous networking 
   environment?



8. Do you plan to add additional network protocols to your environment? 

   
   If yes, which ones and why?



9. Do you plan to remove any network protocols from your environment?

   
   If yes, why?


10.Do all systems in your network need to communicate with each other?



11.What do you think are the most important things to know about planning
   an heterogeneous network and why?
   


12.What do you think are the most important things to know about designing
   and/or configuring an heterogeneous network and why?



13.What do you think are the most important things to know about managing
   an heterogeneous network and why?




PROFILE INFORMATION:
--------------------
Please supply the following information about you and your company:


1. Your name ________________________________________________________________

2. Your job function and title ______________________________________________

   __________________________________________________________________________

3. Number of systems you are responsible for ________________________________

4. Approximate size of company ______________________________________________

5. Type of industry _________________________________________________________

survey sinkewic (Ursula Sinkewic)