DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL AREA NETWORK

This paper will be an examination of some of the issues in designing a secure Local Area Network (LAN) and some of the best practices suggested by security experts. I will discuss securing a LAN from the viewpoint of the network architect considering three main areas: the network topology which comprises the physical and logical design of the network; securing the routers and switches which connect segments and hosts to form the network; and, finally, some of the emerging and advanced techniques in network security will be examined.