Network design is a category of systems design that deals with data transport mechanisms. ...
The objective of network design is to satisfy data communication requirements while minimizing expenses.
Uncover your small business's requirements for performance, capacity and network ports. Meet with co-workers from each area of your company to understand their application and potential expansion requirements. Local area networks support a single location, like an office or building, using switches that provide ports to connect servers, storage hardware, computers, phones and printers to the network. The LAN itself consists of cabling, switches and routers that provide connectivity to the Internet as well as additional locations, if required, and routing between LAN segments.
Plan a phased approach to implementation. Introduce the computer room core switches first, providing connectivity to the servers. Depending on the size of the company and business process needs, it might be possible to immediately follow this activity on the same day by implementing the new access layer switches. Schedule wide area connectivity following the introduction of the core switches in the computer room, selecting a time that does not conflict with the access layer installation. Coordinate wide area connectivity with the telecommunication vendor providing this portion of the network service.