Wide Area Network Considerations
Taking Figure 10.20 to the next level, we’ll presume that this site is a branch
office connecting back to the corporate backbone.When this is done, the media
servers usually reside at the headquarters and the data stream is pushed out to the
sites.Though this is typical form, it’s not the only way it can be done. Since corporate
communications tend to be large, the optimum location for the media
server is back at the head office, preventing a clogging of the WAN circuit out to
this site. Figure 10.21 shows the media servers relocated out to the corporate network,
with all remaining site characteristics staying the same.