network infrastructure
Connectivity's physical foundation
Network infrastructure is the hardware, software, and services that enable communication and data transfer across a computer network.
This includes physical components like cables, routers, switches, and servers, along with the protocols and configurations that connect them.
The company invested heavily in upgrading its network infrastructure.
The term often appears in discussions of organizational IT capacity or internet connectivity at scale.
- routersPacket-forwarding network hardware
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- load balancerDistributes requests across servers
- IP addressesUnique device location codes
- DNS serversResolve domains to IPs
firewalls · access points · VPNs · servers · server rack · modems · patch panels · data centers · cloud computing · backup solutions · cabling · power supplies · smart cities · subnets · encryption algorithms · e-commerce platforms · streaming services · ethernet
- telecomwireless, cellular, telecommunications, carriers, telephone
- infrastructure systemspower grid, plumbing, sewage system, water treatment, HVAC
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- telecom equipmentrouters, servers, modems, switches, antennas
- cyberinfrastructuredata centers, supercomputers, supercomputing, backbone, middleware
- digitalizationcomputerization, digitization, digital platforms, digital services, data processing
network infrastructuresoftware applications
Programs for specific tasks
programs · apps · operating systems · firmware · data
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