FA, 268
failure modes, effects, and critically analysis (FMECA), 134
Fast Ethernet (FE), 29–30
fault management, 309
FCAPS model, 309–310
FE, 29–30
features, 55
FIFO, 345
file transfer, 64
financial requirements, 84–85
firewalls, 372
Firewalls and Internet Security (Cheswick/Bellovin), 358
first-generation networks, 11
first in first out (FIFO), 345
five nines, 114
flow aggregation point, 169
flow analysis, 156–207
composite flow, 161
critical flow, 163
data sources/sinks, 171–177
example, 195–202
flow map, 200, 202
flow models, 177–189
flow prioritization, 189–191
flow specification (flowspec), 191–195
flows, 158–163
identifying/developing flows, 164–171
individual flow, 161
profile, 169–170
purpose, 205
reference books, 158
top N applications, 170–171
flow-based architectural models, 233–235
flow characteristics, 160
flow considerations, 405
flow map, 200, 202
flow models, 177–189
client-server, 180–182
distributed computing, 186–189
hierarchical client-server, 182–186
peer-to-peer, 178–180
flow prioritization, 189–191
flow specification (flowspec), 191–195
flows, 158–163
flowspec algorithm, 192–195
FMECA, 134
fourth-generation networks, 12
Frame Relay: Technology and Practice (Buckwalter), 2, 386
FTP, 68
functional architectural models, 235–237
functional area (FA), 268
functionality, 61
functions, 31, 214, 216
funding, 191
future growth, 62
future requirements, 55