BASIC NETWORK
ARCHITECTURE
TOPOLOGY

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE

DEFINITION
NETWORK ARCHITECTURES IS THE WAY NETWORK ARE DESIGNED TO COMMUNICATE.

TYPES OF NETWORK ARCHITECTURES


ADVANTAGES OF PEER-TO-PEER (P2P)
-EASY TO INSTALL AND CONFIGURE
-LESS COST TO SETUP
DISADVANTAGES OF P2P
-DECENTRALIZED
-LESS SECURITY
ADVANTAGES OF CLIENT-SERVER (CS)
-CENTRALIZED
-SCALABILITY
DISADVANTAGES OF CS
-REQUIRES INITIAL INVESTMENT IN DEDICATED SERVER
-DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN