TCP/IP Networking: Hierarchical vs Flat Network Design

TCP/IP NETWORKING
TCP/IP NETWORKING
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TCP/IP NETWORKING
Introduction
The performance of every network in an organization is determine by the physical arrangement and
logical design of the network. Therefore, a good and quality network design should achieve the main
objectives which are: Scalability, availability, security, easy management and troubleshooting, quality
performance and reliability.
The focus of this paper therefore is to analyze various networking design by looking at their usability,
advantages and disadvantages and finally recommending the best network design ought to be used for
the next assessment.
Network Design Evaluation and Analysis
Hierarchical network design
This is a networking design that breaks down the structure of the organizational network into layers
based on the network functionalities (Academy, 2014). This kind of network design model can be a three
layered hierarchical model meant for large organizations or a two-layered hierarchical model for small
organizations (Edrawsoft, 2018). The three layered model constitute of three layers which are: access
layer, distribution layer and the core layer as shown below.
The two-layered hierarchical network model on the other hand consist of two layers in which both the
core and distribution layers in the three layered model are collapsed into one layer hence the model
consist of a collapsed core and access layers as shown below (Academy, 2014).