Hierarchical Network Design: Benefits and Requirements

Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Network requirements.................................................................................................................................2
Hierarchical Network Design......................................................................................................................3
Benefits of Hierarchical Network Design................................................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................4
References...................................................................................................................................................4

Introduction
The information and the computer networks are very critical when the success of the business I
concerned in all both the large and small firms. Network is used for connecting people,
supporting the applications and the services and providing access to the resources that keep the
business to run for long. In meeting the requirements daily the networks have become very
complex.
Network requirements.
When we consider the internet based economy where the demands around the clock customer
service (Adato, 2015). There always to be need to be smart enough in automatically protecting
against the unexpected incidences in security. These has helped in adjusting the changes in
traffic loads in maintaining the consistence of application response times (requirement, 2014).
There are some steps that need to be used in building a good network as the selections of the
requirements help in building the best network design.
 Verifying the goals of the business and technical requirements
 Determining the functions and features that needs to be met
 Performing the network readiness kind of an assessment
 Creation of a site plan
 Creating the overall project plan.
There are some requirements that will need to be followed for any single network to be complete
and meeting the user needs (Cisco, 2009).
1. The scalability of the network- the network to be designed should be scalable in the
essence that it can allow expansion and extension in future as the company or a firm
continues grow.
2. Availability- here the requirement is always available and that it delivers the results in a
consistent way that is 24/7 and all days in a week.
3. Security- this is the feature that must be planted from formulation to implementation
where all the security in devices used in networks , the filters and the firewalls are very