1.10 Working with Images


1.10 Working with Images

The old adage that "one picture is worth a thousand words" could be rewritten from the network manager's or LAN administrator's perspective as "transporting images can ruin network performance and eliminate server storage." Thus, advances in technology ” to include methods for the transport and display of images ” can carry a significant price tag in terms of their data storage requirements and use of network bandwidth when transported on a network. How do you minimize the effect of images on LAN performance? What techniques can be used to reduce their storage and transmission requirements? And how can you convert images to more effective formats? These are a few of the questions we must consider.

Chapter 10 focuses on the effect of images on network performance, to include their storage and transport requirements. After first examining the characteristics of images that define their data storage and transmission time, we then turn our attention to a variety of methods we can use to reduce their effect upon network performance. In doing so we investigate both methods to restructure networks as well as methods to restructure the manner by which images are stored and transported. This will provide us with knowledge of software- and hardware-based solutions we can consider to minimize the effect of images upon LAN performance. Because Web servers are connected to LANs and several Internet service providers (ISPs) now base their monthly charges on high-speed access lines, to include a data transfer fee, we will also examine the effect of Web-based images on an organization's budget. For a popular Web site, the ability to tailor the size of images can significantly reduce an organization's monthly ISP bill.




Enhancing LAN Performance
Enhancing LAN Performance
ISBN: 0849319420
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 111
Authors: Gilbert Held

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