Enterprise Networks

Selvaraju N
Project Lead
Capgemini Technology Services India Limited
Bangalore.
 Introduction: Enterprise Networks
An enterprise network is
an enterprise's communications backbone that
helps connect computers and related devices
across departments and workgroup networks,
facilitating insight and data accessibility.
Support thousands of users across a companys d
iverse geographical locations
May involve hundreds of servers.
Each location may look like a simple system, but t
he complexity increases as these systems are link
ed together
 Definition
Large
10^5 edge devices, 10^3 network devices
Geographically distributed
Multiple continents, 10^2 countries.
Tightly controlled
IT department has (nearly) complete control
over user desktops and network connected e
quipments.
 Networks cost
Enterprise IT spending is expected to increase steadily
InStat
estimates that enterprise firms will spend nearly $256
billion on IT products, services and personnel.
Gartner forecasts that global enterprise networks grow
th at 7.6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR
) from 2004-
2008. (3.9 percent CAGR for server/client platforms)
There are many challenging problems here!
Sizing, resource management, security and many more.
The focus of this event Convergence.
 Increasing connectivity requirements (remote
access/VPN solutions)aggregation of corporate
information and resources.
Expanded use of services (mobile client devices
) New applications and IT enabled services
healthcare, legal, financial, ecommerce
Security solution.
 Driving force Convergence
Not about gadgets or access technologies
These are actually increasing in diversity .
But about services and applications
The quest for Anytime, Anywhere, Anyform access to an
y intranet/extranet application.
Enterprises need to cope with demand for new services
and applications
supported by computing and communications fabrics.
We need to understand the issues involved
A good way to begin: From the nano to the giga view.
 Network categorization
Network categorization based on geographical
dispersion of its components
LAN,
MAN,
WAN
 LAN
LAN(local area network) is a group of
computers and network devices connected
together, usually within the same building.
By definition, the connections must be high
speed and relatively inexpensive.
 MAN
A Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) is a
network that connects two or more
computers, communicating devices or
networks in a single network that has
geographic area larger than that covered by
even a large 'Local Area Network' but smaller
than the region covered by a 'Wide Area
Network'.
 WAN
A WAN (wide area network), in comparison to a
MAN, is not restricted to a geographical location,
although it might be confined within the bounds
of a state or country.
A WAN connects several LANs, and may be
limited to an enterprise (a corporation or an
organization) or accessible to the public.
The technology is high speed and relatively
expensive. The Internet is an example of a
worldwide public WAN.
 Networking Devices
Network Hub: Network Hub is a networking
device which is used to connect multiple network
hosts.
Network Switch: Like a hub, a switch also works
at the layer of LAN (Local Area Network) but you
can say that a switch is more intelligent than a
hub.
Modem.
Network Router.
Bridge.
 Router

A router is a networking device that

forwards data packets between computer
networks.
Routers perform the traffic directing
functions on the Internet.
A data packet is typically forwarded from
one router to another router through the
networks that constitute the internetwork
until it reaches its destination node.
 Switch
A network switch (also called switching hub,
bridging hub, officially MAC bridge) is a
computer networking device that connects
devices together on a computer network, by
using packet switching to receive, process and
forward data to the destination device.
 Router vs Switch
Routers and switches are both computer
networking devices that allow one or more
computers to be connected to other
computers, networked devices, or to other
networks.
The functions of a router, switch and hub and
are all different, even if at times they are
integrated into a single device.
 VPN
A virtual private network (VPN) is
a network that is constructed using public
wires usually the Internet to connect to
a private network, such as a company's
internal network.
There are a number of systems that enable
you to create networks using the Internet as
the medium for transporting data.