Week 3 Project

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Network Designs

A manager can select from several network designs based on the information requirements of the organization and transmission distances. The designs are:

LANs: Can connect a cluster of digital workstations and PCs within a 2,000-foot radius. A LAN is utilized for most corporate computing tasks. LANS might use the client/server or peer-to-peer architecture. LANs can be connected using the bus, ring, or star topology. Transmission media can be either wired or low-cost, high-speed wireless 802.11. Wi-Fi standards can also provide access to the Internet.

WANs: Are private networks that span broad geographic distances, ranging from several miles to continents.

Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs): Span an urban area.

Value-Added Networks (VANs): Market WAN services to companies that do not want to construct or maintain private networks.