Pre-deployment considerations

• Layer1 must be solid (e.g., your data network should already be “up to par”).

• QoS capabilities present? (i.e., from phone to all end points--start with the high level service definitions then work through several levels of detail down to the individual device setting level (e.g., switch port settings, potential router configurations, etc.)).

• Considerations for the new merged network (e.g., now voice and data; adequate bandwidth on LAN and WAN links?).