Do we support multiple networks on single switches with VLANs, switch port segmentation or other means?  For instance, at remote spots, like PMD’s racks, can we put in a single switch and have it handle both starp and DAQ/TRG?  Daniel Orsatti's most recent advice was leaning towards having a few large switches in four or five core places with VLANs and installing patch panels at or near the various locations needing network connections.
 
Is there a single brand/line of switch equipment that meets most or all of our goals?  Can we get a line of switch products that includes a range from small (~8 port) switches up to the large switches required for DAQ’s event builders or ITD’s main switch, such that they can interoperate and be part of shared monitoring?  (If we go with a patch-panels-to-big-switches approach, then the small switches would not be necessary.)

What kind of monitoring can we expect and how much effort will it take for it to be useful?  SNMP-based?  Nagios?  Etc…

Can we setup a shared but “private” monitoring network for the managed switches, such that starp and DAQ/TRG monitoring share the same infrastructure?  (Most likely, yes.)

Can fiber connectors be easily changed/replaced/repaired?  STAR apparently does not have the tools to terminate fibers at this point.  Do we want to acquire the tools and know-how to do this, or continue to rely on ITD and/or folks like Frank Naase (C-AD) who have done most of our fiber termination to date?