System design & Topology

Storage Area Network (SAN) showing TCP/IP star configuration around an Ethernet switch. This is a picture in a Word document, so is not editable. A Visio template is also available.

Storage Area Network (SAN) showing SCSI star configuration around a SCSI switch. This is a Visio2000 template.

A diagram depicting a two-tier hierarchical topology based on 3 hubs, IBM compatible at the node. Three hub profiles (lists of points) shows detail of 24 nodes. This is a Visio2000 template.

Token Ring Topology - V2000

Ethernet LAN Topology - V2000

A diagram showing about as complex as you can get employing a single-tier topology based on 1 hub (also known as a simple star configuration), IBM compatible at the node. The hub is represented analytically, not pictorially, much more useful. Everyone can understand the diagram easier and it can even be used by the techos to set up the network. The hub profile (list of points) shows detail of 8 nodes. A useful little 4 user network with a dedicated server and shared resources.

Storage Area Network (SAN) showing TCP/IP star configuration around an Ethernet switch. This is a Visio2000 template.

A little diagram to get you started on the network design. A small network for a small business, depicting two tier (three hubs), five departments, multiple compatibility (because the design/engineering dept uses MACs but the Accounts/Sales uses IBMs), 13 users with all the required shared resources in 3 locations (rooms or floors). A very useful little picture! This is a Word document, so is not editable. A Visio template is also available.

A little diagram to get you started on the network design. A small network for a small business, depicting two tier (three hubs), five departments, multiple compatibility (because the design/engineering dept uses MACs but the Accounts/Sales uses IBMs), 13 users with all the required shared resources in 3 locations (rooms or floors). A very useful little picture! This is a Visio2000 template.

An interesting diagram depicting a network made up of three UNIX servers in three countries, using standard telephone links between them to establish a standard relay UUCP network. The list of nodes shows the three servers and other important nodes such as the Stock Exchange and second-tier details representing printers and terminals, etc. This is a picture in a Word document, so is not editable. A Visio template is also available.