Factors effecting choosing a network

Factors effecting choosing a network

1. Cost of Network

   • Cost of equiptment
   • Installation and training
   • Maintainence costs
   • Size of budget

2. Size of Organisation

   • LAN or WAN
   • Amount of data processing required

3. How the system will be used

   • Applications that the user requires
   • Is large data storage needed?
   • Where will the network be operated?

4. Existing Systems

   • Must support peripheral in use eg. printers
   • System must fit in with existing protocols
   • Sometimes an extension is required, must fit in with existing systems

5. Performance and speed required

   • Reliability
   • User-friendly
   • Capacity
   • Speed of Processing

6. Security Issues

   • Access to Illict material
   • Restriction on certain words
   • Protecting payment details
   • Restricting staff to specific files