What does Network Infrastructure mean?
Network infrastructure refers to the hardware and software resources of an entire network that enable network connectivity, communication, operations and management of an enterprise network.
Network infrastructure provides the communication path and services between users, processes, applications, services and external networks/the Internet.
Network Infrastructure
Network infrastructure is typically part of the IT infrastructure found in most enterprise IT environments. The entire network infrastructure is interconnected, and can be used for internal communications, external communications or both. A typical network infrastructure includes:
• Networking Hardware:
o Routers: A router is a device that analyzes the contents of data packets transmitted within a network or to another network.
o Switches: A switch, in the context of networking is a high-speed device that receives incoming data packets and redirects them to their destination on a local area network (LAN)
o LAN cards
o Wireless routers: A wireless router is a device that enables wireless network packet forwarding and routing, and serves as an access point in a local area network
o Cables
• Networking Software:
o Network operations and management
o Operating systems
o Firewall
o Network security applications
• Network Services:
o T-1 Line
o DSL
o Satellite
o Wireless protocols
o IP addressing
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