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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