07-02-2006 04:00 PM - edited 03-03-2019 01:12 PM
I have a design question which I'd like some advice on. I have a router sitting at a hospital. This router has to connect to two different office suites via fiber. Both suites connect in the same closet and the fiber to the router is a few blocks away. Do I purchase a switch with layer 3 capabilities or should I do a "router-on-a-stick" and vlan them? I'm not sure of the bandwidth needed so I am swaying toward the L3 switch to subnet the two suites. Any advice and suggested parts would be helpful! Thanks.
Joe
07-02-2006 06:09 PM
Is this "dark fiber" (i.e., not to a carrier, just glass between the hospital and the offices)?
What routers are in-place already?
What kind of traffic are you expecting? (VoIP, X-Ray, productivity ... all of the above)?
What kind of security is required? Have you compared the overall setup with the HIPAA requirements?
This would be helpful information ....
Scott
07-02-2006 08:36 PM
1 - Dark fiber.
2 - Cisco 3725 w/ a DS3 module going to Corp.
3 - All the above
3 - HIPAA, yes.
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