Backbone network
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A backbone network or network backbone is a part of computer network infrastructure that interconnects various pieces of network, providing a path for the exchange of information between different LANs or subnetworks.[1] A backbone can tie together diverse networks in the same building, in different buildings in a campus environment, or over wide areas. Normally, the backbone's capacity is greater than the networks connected to it.[2]
A large corporation that has many locations may have a backbone network that ties all of the locations together, for example, if a server cluster needs to be accessed by different departments of a company that are located at different geographical locations. The pieces of the network connections (for example: ethernet, wireless) that bring these departments together is often mentioned as network backbone. Network congestion is often taken into consideration while designing backbones.[3][4]
One example of a backbone network is the Internet backbone.[5]
See also
- Backhaul
- Collapsed backbone
- Core network
- Distributed backbone
- Parallel backbone
- Serial backbone
- Internet backbone
References
- ↑ What is a Backbone?, Whatis.com, Accessed: June 25, 2007
- ↑ "Backbone Networks". Chapter 8. Angelfire. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Turner, Brough (12 September 2007). "Congestion in the Backbone: Telecom and Internet Solutions". CircleID. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Kashyap, Abhishek; Sun, Fangting; Shayman, Mark. "Relay Placement for Minimizing Congestion in Wireless Backbone Networks". Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ↑ Howdie, Ben (28 January 2013). "The Backbone’s connected to the…". KashFlow. Retrieved 2 October 2013.