Network choice

Network choice

1. Size of the organisation - needs can range from a global WAN to a small LAN

2. Performance in terms of: reliability/user friendliness/capacity/speed of processing - different parts of the organisation have different performance requirements

3. How the system will be used? What type of applications do the users require?

4. Existing systems to integrate - more often networks are not developed from scratch but need to fit in with existing systems

5. Cost of network - cost of installation and training