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The document discusses network documentation projects and the importance of logical network diagrams. It explains that logical network diagrams show how different network components like routers, firewalls, and devices interconnect without revealing physical details. Such diagrams are useful for troubleshooting issues, setting up firewalls correctly, and understanding how information flows through new or changed parts of the network. The document also provides an overview of the key elements a valid logical network diagram should include.

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The document discusses network documentation projects and the importance of logical network diagrams. It explains that logical network diagrams show how different network components like routers, firewalls, and devices interconnect without revealing physical details. Such diagrams are useful for troubleshooting issues, setting up firewalls correctly, and understanding how information flows through new or changed parts of the network. The document also provides an overview of the key elements a valid logical network diagram should include.

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Network Documentation Project

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Network Documentation Project

There exist two network topologies, namely: Physical network and Logical networks that

work in conjunction to facilitate the connection between numerous devices in a network. A

physical network has a part that is responsible for connecting two or several network devices.

This important portion is referred to as a logical network. A physical network is always linked to

a logical network and that is what supports the exchange of buckets of information. Logical and

physical network diagrams are always key in developing information technology structures.

They help the necessary admins to main the security of the network, avoid overflow of

information, minimize downtime of information, and even in often cases they help in

troubleshooting. In this paper, I will discuss the layout of a logical network and explain

diagrammatically the structure of my home network.

A logical network diagram is used to represent the continuous flow of information in any

system. For it to be considered a viable diagram it has to include several elements. These

elements are subnetwork masks, domains used for routing, appropriate routing protocols, various

segments, firewalls, routers, and even voice gateways. The diagram has to show how the various

devices are connected.


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The logical diagram has to be up to date for it to be considered viable(Howard, 2017). A

viable diagram has various important uses which include the following:

Setting up firewalls.

Firewalls are the barriers that sit between a private network and the public. They aim at

removing malware attacks to the system by generally blocking the malware. They also carry out

assessments on the network to find the most vulnerable section and work to restore its security.

A logical diagram plays a part in ensuring that the instructions and rules bases of the firewalls

remain correct at all times.

Troubleshooting.

This is a planned step-step approach to an issue and usually aims at resolving an issue in

the system. If an issue occurs in the network or service between two devices is compromised, a

logical diagram can be used to separate various issues resulting from the firewall and help fix the

problem. A logical diagram can also be helpful in the event where one needs to share or put

across info concerning their networks. A diagram helps people visualize the system for better

understanding but also helps in making sure that physical information about the network remains

hidden. A logical diagram will also give out information on what part of the system is redundant

and not helpful and what is not. A logical network diagram plays an important role in showing

components and how various devices interact (Barton, 2019). They can also be used to illustrate

the many different types of network topologies available.

In conclusion, network diagrams are the central piece whenever one needs to do a

maintenance change on their system. These changes might be minimal involving the various
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devices on the network or hugely important concerning the network. A network diagram will be

used to understand how the network information will flow through these new ones. Net diagrams

are an important component when it comes to matters concerning compliance. During auditing,

many auditors always insist on seeing an accurately documented network topology. they always

need to see how the various devices are linked on the network. When developing the diagram,

different symbols are used to represent different physical entities.


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References

Liu, L., Zlatanova, S., Li, B., van Oosterom, P., Liu, H., & Barton, J. (2019). Indoor

routing on logical network using space semantics. ISPRS International Journal of

Geo-Information, 8(3), 126.

Voigt, S., Howard, C., Philp, D., & Penny, C. (2017, August). Representing and

reasoning about logical network topologies. In International Workshop on Graph

Structures for Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (pp. 73-83). Springer,

Cham.

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