Assignment on Network Information Systems

Running head: NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Network Information Systems- Task 1
Name of the Student
Nam of the University
Author’s Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Comparison of common networking approaches............................................................................3
Evaluation of importance of network system management.............................................................5
Interdependency of hardware, software and networking.................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
A network topology is prepared for Netron plc which is an internet service provider and
provides different services such as broadband, landline, digital television and mobile services.
The company started its operation in Sheffield, South Yorkshire and it gets acquired by CT
group in the year 2007, 30th January. After the acquisition the company operated as a separate
business and it provided network service to its 45,000 customers in UK. The company has the
need to control the finite bandwidth and thus it introduced Quality of service. As a network
analyst the impact of network topology is evaluated for the management of communication
bandwidth. An analysis is made on the network protocols that are needed to be used for the
development of the network.
A local area network is used for connecting the group of computers and the network device
used for providing service to the users that are connected in the same geographical location. A
high speed connection is needed to be used and it is needed to be relatively inexpensive
(Petroccia 2016). The universities and its departments are dependent on the LAN.
Metropolitan area network is used for the larger network that connects multiple buildings and
are located widely in a city.
WAN (Wide area network) is used for eliminating the restriction of MAN and it have no
limitation for the geographical area. The wide area network is limited to nation and states and it
is developed by connecting multiple MAN and LANs. It has the constraint that it is undertaken
by an enterprise or may be available to public (Azzouni et al. 2017). The technology used in
WAN is costly and fast and as an example internet can be used which is considered as a public
WAN.

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Comparison of common networking approaches
Networking topologies are used for describing the methodology where the different elements
of the network are mapped and the topology can refer to logical and physical layout of a
network. The network topology can be divided into two types such as:
 Physical topology, and
 Logical topology
The logical topology is used for providing insights about the physical design of the network. The
physical topology can be of different types such as P2P, Bus, Ring, Star, Tree, Mesh and Hybrid.
The P2P network is used for creating direct link with each of the host machines and it is fast and
highly reliable than the other networks (Geng et al. 2016). It does not have the need of expensive
servers since the workstation individually access the files. The network has a drawback that it
cannot be extended and finds its application in closed proximity.
Bus topology is used for connecting all the nodes with a single cable and it acts as the
main spine of the network. The network topology is inexpensive and can be installed easily. The
bus topology is installed when the installation of network is simple and temporary. It is
considered as a passive topology since the computers listens to the data that is sent and they are
not responsible for moving data between the computers (Choi and Li 2016). The main drawback
of this topology is that the common cable is the single point of failure. In case of heavy traffic
and there is an increase in node the network performance degrades.
Ring topology has two neighbor for a device and it forms like a ring by connecting the
computers with each other. The last node of the network is conned with the first node and it uses
a toke for passing information between the computers in a uniform direction. The topology can