Chapter 18 NETWORK DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION J33 Calculation cost Calculating costs is important because management will invariably want to know how much the new or proposed network upgrade will set them back. There are trade-offs between costs and service Objective of cost analysis is to finalize configuration of the network that will meet the capacity, functionality, performance, and other Requirements at the lowest possible cost. Along with the costs, management almost always wants to know what benefits they will get for the money they spend. www.gxmu.edu.cnCalculation Cost Calculating costs is important because management will invariably want to know how much the new or proposed network upgrade will set them back.There are trade-offs between costs and service. Objective of cost analysis is to finalize configuration of the network that will meet the capacity, functionality, performance, and other Requirements at the lowest possible cost. Along with the costs, management almost always wants to know what benefits they will get for the money they spend. www.gxmu.edu.cn Chapter 18 NETWORK DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION