Specifications

Bankway Network Standards Guide - Novell Environment
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The illustrations on the following pages represent sample configurations for the OS/390, AS/400
and UNIX host platforms.
The illustrations depict a sample, minimal LAN/WAN communication network setup using frame
relay to handle communication switching between the main bank and the remote branch
locations. Your bank’s configuration may differ, but should function similarly. It is important for
you to evaluate your peak transaction volumes and to discuss this issue with your preferred
network provider to establish line speeds.
You may use the following as a basic rule of measurement for WAN communications:
● Frame Relay: The data line speed requirement for the main location must be equal
to or greater than the total data line speeds of all the Remote Branch Offices.
Example
If there are four branches and each branch has a 128 Kbps
data line speed, the main location would need at least a 512
Kbps data line speed.
4 Remote Branches x 128 Kbps = 512 Kbps
● Frame Relay: There are different measurements for data line speed. Please be
aware of the following when contracting for data lines:
Committed Information Rate (CIR) – The minimum bandwidth that can be provided
by the Frame Relay network vendor. This is the most important rate when contracting
for data lines.
Burst Rate – The maximum bandwidth that may be provided by the Frame Relay
network. The Burst Rate is not guaranteed and should not be used to measure the
speed of the data lines.
● Extensive Internet usage on the network may adversely affect the operation of
Bankway. Therefore, a separate line should be installed that is dedicated to Internet
access.