The Different Types of Network Diagrams
SmartDraw allows you to draw both vendor specific and conceptual or generic diagrams.
Vendor Specific
Conceptual or Generic
Basic Network Design Topology
Topology refers to the geometric arrangement of devices on a network. Local Area Networks (LANs) appear in one of three topologies: linear, ring, or star. Larger networks can be a combination of two or more of these.
Bus, linear, Ethernet, or backbone topology
Token ring topology
Star topology
Networking Design Symbols
Network diagrams can contain both generic and vendor specific devices. There are too many devices to illustrate here, but some of the basic shapes are represented below.
Cloud shape - used to represent
segments of the network or internet
where details are not important
Work stations, clients, or nodes
Servers
Mainframes
Connection devices: hubs, routers,
switches, gateways, and bridges
Peripheral Devices
