SME fiber networking and how to choose

With the increase of LAN bandwidth requirements and the arrival of 5G, optical fiber has become the main transmission medium in LAN networking. Nowadays, with the support of national policies, small and medium-sized enterprises are beginning to emerge, how to choose the right network to enhance their competitiveness and development.

Network requirements

1. Network scalability

As the network bandwidth and the number of terminals increase, in order to facilitate the easy and smooth upgrade of small and medium-sized enterprise networks to high-speed networks in the future, small and medium-sized enterprise fiber networking solutions need to be scalable.

2. Manageability of the network

Because multiple network devices and host devices are connected to the LAN, and the operation status of the entire network is mastered, the management of the fiber networking solution is strong.

3. Advanced technology

The technology adopted by the small and medium-sized enterprise fiber-optic networking solution tries to choose a network technology with strong vitality and promisingness, which is not easy to be eliminated by the market.

In addition, factors such as technical support, after-sales service, and cost of the fiber-optic networking solution need to be considered.

Topology

Since the network topology of the local area network mainly has four types: star type, bus type, tree type and ring type, the medium and small-sized enterprise fiber networking mode can be selected according to the functions required by the system, the number of workstations, and the physical distribution status. Topology.

If the workstations of the enterprise are dispersed and the real-time requirements for data transmission are high, the ring-type fiber networking mode can be selected;

If the reliability requirement is high, the bus type fiber networking mode can be selected;

If the scalability requirement is high, the tree-type fiber networking mode can be selected;

If the workstations of the enterprise are distributed, the star-shaped fiber networking mode can be selected.

At present, the star-type fiber-optic networking mode is the most widely selected solution for small and medium-sized enterprises, but some small and medium-sized enterprises adopt a hybrid fiber-optic networking method.

Networking equipment

The hybrid fiber-optic networking mode has the characteristics of link redundancy. The entire network is divided into the core and the server area, the internal backbone area, the access layer uplink area, and the client access area. The core area (that is, the enterprise headquarters computer room) adopts dual backbone network design (two core switches), which is fault-tolerant and reliable, and can ensure that no switch can be manually switched and maintained in the event of a switch failure. normal operation.

The equipment is as follows: 24-port Gigabit stack switch, 24-port Gigabit network switch, 48-port Gigabit POE switch, six types of network cable, patch panel, cable management, etc.

Meet the needs of all employees working in the office area and the overlapping needs of future business