In the second half of the 1970s, advanced computer and workstation users began to realize that a local communication system was required to interconnect diverse data processing equipment to enable better sharing of the resources available in an establ...
In the second half of the 1970s, advanced computer and workstation users began to realize that a local communication system was required to interconnect diverse data processing equipment to enable better sharing of the resources available in an establishment. This idea led to the development of what has become known as local area networks (LANs).
The main features of a LAN are its high speed or bandwidth and the fact that the communications channel is shared by all the devices on the network. With these features, the local area network allows computer users to share data resources and hardware devices and to communicate with each other. It also changes a desktop computer from an isolated machine into a rich environment with a wealth of information and resources.
Because of these benefits, computer networks are recently installed in the university to provide better quality of service on administration, education and research to professors, administrators and students.
In this paper, necessity of campus network is described from viewpoints of users, technical particularity of network and national trend. In addition, the following requirements and considerations for network construction are depicted.
- Connection Requirements
- Geographical Layout
- Pre-existing Conditions
- Topology, Transmission Medium and Protocol
- Cost and Performance
- Security
- Network Management System
- Network Operating System
- Database Management System
- Extendibility
Ewha Womans University campus network (Ewha-Net) which is currently constructed is presented as an example of campus network and use of campus network is described in this paper.