4.3 Growth of Intranets and the Internet Access of departmental web sites and the Internet shift traffic to the campus backbone. 4.4 Change in LAN Technology LAN speeds are increasing to keep up with faster desktop computers. 100 Mbps FastEthernet is replacing 10 Mbps Ethernet. Switches are replacing hubs. A shared LAN segment operates like a party line telephone, only one person or computer can talk at a time.
Bottom line is more bandwidth per user.
QOS priorities traffic to ensure that mission-critical applications get the service they require. Application and networking equipment standards for QOS are now available to make sure critical business application traffic receives priority. Data and video may now be integrated on the same wire and may reduce the need for costly dedicated video lines. 5 Direction Changes in technology and business are accelerating at an ever-increasing rate. Integrated voice, data, and video on the same network are replacing previous methods of accessing data and video on separate networks.