The physical architecture for your telecommunications network will need to be planned, installed, maintained, and diagnosed for any issues that may arise. As we have discussed, a telecommunications network consists of highly complex technologies, and trial and error alone may be insufficient to diagnose a communications and network problem. Rather, specialized tools are required to ascertain the network's health and identify any problems. In addition to maintaining the functionality of the network, you will need to track key performance indicators and metrics to ensure that the network is running at its optimal performance level. Capacity management will be critical in ensuring that the network continues to grow as business requirements continue to change.

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1. Continuous monitoring is a security framework that the federal government has directed each of its agencies to comply with by reporting its vulnerability assessment and security posture on a regular basis. How can this be achieved? What are things that are important to monitor? What are the best methods for reporting the results of monitoring?

2. Patching systems is an important aspects of the maintenance phase. What are the best ways to patch systems? What are the risk involved with patching systems?

3. Email is a powerful communications medium, but is also one of the top methods for introducing malware into a network. Why (and how)?

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