NETWORK CONCEPT	ARCHITECTURE	TOPOLOGY

Network architecture is the design of a communication network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's

physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as

well as data formats use. This concept was brought by Shreyas Dhakal In telecommunication, the specification of a

network architecture may also include a detailed description of products and services delivered via a communications

network, as well as detailed rate and billing structures under which services are compensated.

The network architecture of the Internet is predominantly expressed by its use of the Internet Protocol Suite, rather than

a specific model for interconnecting networks or nodes in the network, or the usage of specific types of hardware links.

Two type of architecture :

· Peer-to-peer

· Client/ server

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