Personal area (PAN) networks. Computer and Network Examples

Personal area network (PAN) is a network organized on a limited area and used for data transmission between various personal devices, such as computers, tablets, laptops, telephones, different digital and mobile devices, etc. and also for connecting to higher level network and Internet. PAN is used to manage the interconnections of IT devices which surround a single user and generally contains such appliances, as cordless mice, keyboard, phone, and Bluetooth handsets. PANs can be wired with computer buses, or wirelessly connected to the Internet using such network technologies as Bluetooth, Z-Wave, ZigBee, IrDa, UWB, Body Area Network. PANs have a lot of pros and cons, they are expedient, lucrative and handy, but sometimes have bad connection with other networks on the same radio bands, Bluetooth has distance limits and slow data transfer speed, but is comparatively safe. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming software supplied with numerous solutions of Computer and Networks Area included to ConceptDraw Solution Park perfectly suits for designing the Personal Area Networks.

Network Topologies

Network topology is a topological structure of computer network, which can be physical or logical. The physical topology depicts location of different computer network elements such as computers, cables and other devices. The logical topology visually displays network dataflows from one device to another. Sometimes network logical and physical topologies can be the same. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software is powerful for drawing network maps and network topologies diagrams of any kinds and complexity thanks to the Computer Network Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area. ConceptDraw STORE proposes collection of network icons libraries and a lot of Network Topology Diagram examples, samples and templates which were created at ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software specially for Computer Network Diagrams solution. There are six basic types of the network topologies: Bus, Star, Ring, Mesh, Tree, Fully Connected. You can fast and easy design professional-looking diagram for each of them using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM tools. There are plenty of web Visio-like diagramming software available. Web based diagrams software can be powerful, but sometimes it is essential to have desktop software. One of the most advanced diagrams tools like Visio for Mac OS is ConceptDraw DIAGRAM app.

Create Network Topology Diagram

Computer Network. Computer and Network Examples

A Computer Network is a telecommunication network containing the set of nodes (computer network devices, such as computers, phones, servers) and allows them exchange the data using the network links. There are many kinds of computer networks. The primary difference is their size, according to the scale they can be classified as: Local area network (LAN), Metropolitan area network (MAN), Global Area Network (GAN), Wide area network (WAN), Storage area network (SAN), Campus area network (CAN), Personal area network (PAN). Computer networks also differ by connection method according to the used hardware technology (Ethernet, Wireless LAN, Optical fiber, HomePNA, Power line communication), by functional relationships that exist between network elements (Client-server, Active Networking, Peer-to-peer), by network topology (Tree computer network, Bus network, Star network, Ring network, Mesh network, etc.). Solutions of Computer and Networks Area from ConceptDraw Solution Park contain powerful drawing tools for easy designing diagrams for any Computer Network from listed diversity.

Home area networks (HAN). Computer and Network Examples

A Home Area Networks (HAN) is a type of local area network that is used in an individual home. The home computers can be connected together by twisted pair or by a wireless network. HAN facilitates the communication and interoperability among digital devices at the home, allows to easier access to the entertainments and increase the productivity, organize the home security. This example was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using the Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park and shows the home network diagram.

Office wireless network plan

This office floor plan sample depicts the equipment layout of wireless computer network.
"A wireless local area network (WLAN) links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method (typically spread-spectrum or OFDM radio), and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider Internet. This gives users the ability to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network. Most modern WLANs are based on IEEE 802.11 standards, marketed under the Wi-Fi brand name." [Wireless LAN. Wikipedia]
The equipment layout example "Office wireless network plan" was created using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Office Layout Plans solution from the Building Plans area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Equipment layout

Used Solutions

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Floor Plans

Computer and Networks Area

The solutions from Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park collect samples, templates and vector stencils libraries for drawing computer and network diagrams, schemes and technical drawings.

Computers and network isometric - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Computers and network isometric" contains 56 3D clipart images of computer and network devices and equipment for drawing network diagrams.
The clip art example "Computers and network isometric - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Computer and Networks solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Laptop

DDCS

Server

Webcam

Wireless Network Storage

Personal computer

VoIP phone

Fax

Plotter

Mobile phone

Feature phone

Printer

Satellite dish

Satellite antenna

Automatic-tracking satellite dish

Wireless access point

Wireless router

Router

Network switch

Network device

Mobile GPS Terminal

GPS phone

Television antenna

Radio tower

Base station

Satellite

In-vehicle satellite telecommunication

Satellite dishes on ship

Airplane

Internet

Man

Woman

Call-center

Honeycomb

Mountain

Radio waves

Tower block

Office building

House

Globe

Wireless security camera

Truck

Tree

Conifer tree

1U hub / switch

2U hub / switch

1U server

2U Server

3U Server

4U Server

Communications satellite

Car

Radio waves

Firewall

Used Solutions

Computer and Networks >

Computer Network Diagrams

Network equipment and cabling layout - Template

"In computer networks, networked computing devices pass data to each other along data connections. The connections (network links) between nodes are established using either cable media or wireless media. ...
Network computer devices that originate, route and terminate the data are called network nodes. Nodes can include hosts such as personal computers, phones, servers as well as networking hardware. ...
Network links.
The communication media used to link devices to form a computer network include electrical cable (HomePNA, power line communication, G.hn), optical fiber (fiber-optic communication), and radio waves (wireless networking). In the OSI model, these are defined at layers 1 and 2 - the physical layer and the data link layer.
A widely adopted family of communication media used in local area network (LAN) technology is collectively known as Ethernet. The media and protocol standards that enable communication between networked devices over Ethernet are defined by IEEE 802.3. Ethernet transmit data over both copper and fiber cables. Wireless LAN standards (e.g. those defined by IEEE 802.11) use radio waves, or others use infrared signals as a transmission medium. Power line communication uses a building's power cabling to transmit data. ...
Network nodes.
Apart from the physical communications media described above, networks comprise additional basic system building blocks, such as network interface controller (NICs), repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers, modems, and firewalls." [Computer network. Wikipedia]
The network equipment and cabling layout floorplan template for the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software is included in the Network Layout Floor Plans solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

LAN equipment and cabling layout floorplan template

Used Solutions

Computer and Networks >

Network Layout Floor Plan

Network Glossary Definition

The network glossary contains a complete list of network, computer-related and technical terms in alphabetic order, explanations and definitions for them, among them there are words well known for you and also specific, rare-used, uncommon or newly introduced terms. This specialized glossary, also known as a vocabulary, is the best in its field and covers in details the various aspects of computer network technologies. This glossary was developed by specialists using the practical experience and many useful sources to help the ConceptDraw users in their work, you can read and learn it from the screen on-line or print, it can be also used as a perfect educational guide or tutorial. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software extended with Computer and Networks solution is easy to draw various types of Network diagrams, Network topology diagrams, Computer networking schematics, Network maps, Cisco network topology, Computer network architecture, Wireless networks, Vehicular networks, Rack diagrams, Logical, Physical, Cable networks, etc. Desktop ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Software is a good Visio for Mac Os X replacement. It gives you rich productivity and quality of the produced diagrams.

How to Draw a Computer Network

Cisco Products Additional. Cisco icons, shapes, stencils and symbols

The ConceptDraw vector stencils library Cisco Products Additional contains equipment symbols for drawing the computer network diagrams.

Mobile satellite TV network diagram

"Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic reflector generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an external set-top box or a satellite tuner module built into a TV set. Satellite TV tuners are also available as a card or a USB peripheral to be attached to a personal computer. In many areas of the world satellite television provides a wide range of channels and services, often to areas that are not serviced by terrestrial or cable providers.
Direct-broadcast satellite television comes to the general public in two distinct flavors - analog and digital. This necessitates either having an analog satellite receiver or a digital satellite receiver. Analog satellite television is being replaced by digital satellite television and the latter is becoming available in a better quality known as high-definition television." [Satellite television. Wikipedia]
"Mobile television is television watched on a small handheld or mobile device. It includes pay TV service delivered via mobile phone networks or received free-to-air via terrestrial television stations. Regular broadcast standards or special mobile TV transmission formats can be used. Additional features include downloading TV programs and podcasts from the internet and the ability to store programming for later viewing. ...
Mobile TV is among the features provided by many 3G phones." [Mobile television. Wikipedia]
"MobiTV, Inc. ... is a provider of end-to-end mobile media solutions. In 2011, the cloud-based MobiTV converged media platform delivered 1.6 billion minutes of live TV, video-on-demand and downloaded content for offline viewing to all tier-one wireless carriers and major mobile operating systems in the United States. ...
MobiTV furnishes programming from more than 40 television channels, offering live news and sports and a variety of full-episode on-demand shows for streaming or download on mobile devices, tablets, personal computers and other Internet-enabled consumer electronics.
MobiTV-powered TV services, which carry the operator’s brand, are accessible on hundreds of devices across multiple wireless carrier partners. ...
MobiTV’s converged media platform is an end-to-end managed service comprising components that work together to securely manage, deliver and play back video across devices both inside and outside the home." [MobiTV. Wikipedia]
This mobile satellite TV network diagram example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Telecommunication Network Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Mobile satellite TV diagram

Used Solutions

Computer and Networks >

Telecommunication Network Diagrams

Virtual private networks (VPN). Computer and Network Examples

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a network that allows the private networks at a remote location securely connect to the public Internet and provide access only to the intended recipients for transmitting data. VPN is built by creating the virtual point-to-point connection using the dedicated connections, traffic encryption or virtual tunneling protocols. This example was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM using the Computer and Networks Area of ConceptDraw Solution Park and shows the Virtual Private Network (VPN) diagram.

Cisco products additional - Vector stencils library

The vector stencils library "Cisco products additional" contains 141 symbols of computer network devices and equipment for drawing Cisco network diagrams.
The symbols example "Cisco products additional - Vector stencils library" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Cisco Network Diagrams solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
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Protocol translator

CiscoWorks workstation

Access server

Workgroup director

Network management appliance

Storage Solution Engine (SSE)

Software based router on file / application server

Cisco MeetingPlace Express

PC router card

Transpath

Bridge

IOS SLB

100BaseT hub

uBR910

CDDI-FDDI

PC adapter card

VIP

CSM-S

Terminal server

Route/Switch processor with Si

Route/Switch processor

PXF

AVS (Application Velicity System)

Content engine (cache director)

Cisco file engine

Management engine (ME 1100)

PC with router-based software

PC with software

ASIC processor

Generic processor

Switch processor

Cisco 5500 family

Multi-switch device

IP transport concentrator

ITP

Cisco CA

Voice gateway

BBSM

ATA

SIP Proxy server

MicroWeb server

NetRanger

Cisco 6920 RateMux

NetSonar

Cisco 1000

System controller

ACE

Voice-enabled access server (voice-enabled communications server)

Directory server

Cisco 4310 end office system

ADM

FireWall Service Module (FWSM)

Cisco Unity Express

Cisco Unity Server

Centri firewall

Cisco Security Manager

Data switch processor (AKA data center switch)

Cisco MP

IOS firewall

PIX firewall, right

PIX firewall, left

CallManager

Cisco 6700 Series

MGX 8240

MGX 8220

MGX 8260

DSLAM

Cisco 6732 access server

Cisco 6701

H.323

Access gateway

ICS 7750

VPN concentrator

SSL terminator

CDM (Content Distribution Manager)

Cisco 15200

Cisco 15800

Content Service Module

Content Transformation Engine (CTE)

Cisco VN 2900

Cisco VN 5900

Cisco VN 5902

Cisco Unified Presence Server

ICM

PC card

Access point

Dual mode access point

EtherClient

Tablet

Wireless transport

Wireless bridge

Lightweight single radio access point

Lightweight Double Radio Access Point

WLAN controller

Wi-Fi tag

Wireless location appliance

Wireless connectivity

WiSM

Mesh AP

SC2200 Signaling Controller

Virtual Switch Controller (VSC3000)

VS C3000 or SC2200 host

BTS 10200 Softswitch

Detector

IP/TV content manager

IP/TV broadcast server

Universal gateway

Generic softswitch

Generic Softswitch (blue)

Guard

Mobile access router

Carrier Routing System (CRS)

FC storage

Intelliswitch Stack

Service control

UPC (Unified Personal Communicator)

PMC

IP communicator

Streamer

Vault

DWDM filter

DWDM ring

DWDM network line

Streamer (half-full)

Vault (half-full)

Data center switch, reversed

Scanner

10GE/FCoE

car

CUBE

Director-class fibre channel director

Fibre channel disk subsystem

Fibre channel fabric switch

Generic gateway

Handheld

Internet streamer

JBOD

MAS gateway

Mesh AP

Mobile streamer

Used Solutions

Computer and Networks >

Cisco Network Diagrams

Communication network diagram

"A computer network or data network is a telecommunications network that allows computers to exchange data. In computer networks, networked computing devices (network nodes) pass data to each other along data connections. The connections (network links) between nodes are established using either cable media or wireless media. The best-known computer network is the Internet.
Network devices that originate, route and terminate the data are called network nodes. Nodes can include hosts such as servers and personal computers, as well as networking hardware. Two devices are said to be networked when a device is able to exchange information with another device." [Computer network. Wikipedia]
This computer communication network diagram example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Computer and Networks solution from the Computer and Networks area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

Network diagram

Used Solutions

Computer and Networks >

Computer Network Diagrams

Seven Management and Planning Tools

Seven Management and Planning Tools solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM and ConceptDraw MINDMAP with features, templates, samples and libraries of vector stencils for drawing management mind maps and diagrams.

Building Plans Area

The Building Plans Area collects solutions for drawing the building and site plans.

Universal Diagramming Area

This area collects solutions for drawing diagrams, charts, graphs, matrices, geographic and road maps for education, science, engineering, business.

Project Management Area

Project Management area provides Toolbox solutions to support solving issues related to planning, tracking, milestones, events, resource usage, and other typical project management functions.

ConceptDraw Solution Park

ConceptDraw Solution Park collects graphic extensions, examples and learning materials

Fault Tree Analysis Diagrams

This solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM.5 or later with templates, fault tree analysis example, samples and a library of vector design elements for drawing FTA diagrams (or negative analytical trees), cause and effect diagrams and fault tree diagrams.

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