LAN bandwith from access switches to Core

[sarcher]

I am evalulating a hospital LAN which has 3 access switches (144 ports) connected to each other with

fiber and then collapse on a single fiber run back to the core. I have calculated a 14 to 1 bandwith ratio.

14Gb access ports to 1 Gb fiber uplink port. What is acceptable? The users are traveling back to the core for all

applications and (there are anywhere from 3 to 5 wireless AP's connected to the access switches). There are 20 closets like the one described above which connect to an Extreme Alpine 3808.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Steve

[sean]

The best thing to do is to monitor the traffic. Just because there are gig links doesn't mean the end users are going to use the full amount 24/7. With proper traffic handling (QoS), there should not be an issue.

[Adam Frederick]

Another good thing to do is get rid of the Extreme switches :) The MTBF is terrible