...A. Highlights: Upgrading tablet from iPad 2 to new iPad with retina display. 1. Any video stream that one can get on these iPads can be about 2 megabits per second, three times higher than previous iPad 2, which lasted for just a year. a. b. New set of devices coming up every year will need more bandwidth. i. This cycle continues to speed up. ii. Due to tablets and smartphones, continues to see major impact on network. 2. Impact on network: Visual Networking Index is done to track massive chain happening in marketplace, driven by tablets and smartphones. a. i. In next five years, will have zettabyte of data; 299% growth. ii. Video, mobility and cloud, three major trends that's driving it. iii. 90% of traffic is going to be video over time. iv. iPad does not even have a landline connection or wired connection; all services are coming from the cloud. v. Aforementioned is having massive impact and has to go over an IP infrastructure. 3. Network infrastructure: Ten years ago it was simple....
