Question

What network segments should be in a daycare?

Answer 1

To get more clarification towards the answer of the stated question as what network segments should be in a daycare, we have to first know exactly what the term network segments be related with, what are all options/features to be considered when we are thinking of an effective network segmentation approach.
Lets start with discussing in more in detail.
Basically the Network segmentation refers to any connection between two or more devices (commonly Nodes i.e. computers, mobile devices, routers etc) which could be interlinked within a specified network and be capable to produce the certain results with their interlinking communications.

It could be an approach of connecting various nodes i.e. computers or mobile devices within a network to follow the certain rules and regulations towards the connection, routing mechanism, security improvement with an addition to effective and efficient data transmissions with no loss and delay.
There are various ways available to opt for network segmentation, as explained below -
1) Token Ring :-

As the name suggests, each nodes are interconnected with other next nodes to form a ring kind structure.

For ex: we have 3 nodes in the network- A,B & C.

This can be suitable when we have a large number of nodes to be connected and failure probability is less to occur within network.

2) Linear or Bus :-

Each nodes are interlinked with other next nodes to form a linear structure within a network.

This is also referred to a poor approach towards network segmentation where there would be either the large number of nodes present or failure probability is high. Since if any intermittent connection being loss anyhow, it would leave the remaining further nodes to be loosen their connection to the network as well.

3) Star :-

This is the approach where we have a N-1 nodes connected with a single node which is present in a center to form a centralized controlled network.

Lets assume we have 4 nodes - A,B,C & D. They would form a star network segmentation like as below, wherein the node A works as a centralized node or Hub in the system.

This approach is fine for a system wherein the centralized of hub node is having its strength and there is very less chance to get its connection loosen within the network since all other remaining nodes are totally dependent on the centralized node.

4) Tree :-

This is the approach where each node are interconnected to form the tree like structure. it can also be considered as an extended approach towards the previously explained hub approach wherein there are two or many sub-networks connected in hub based approach are interlinked with an extended branch to form a tree based structure.

For ex: below example shows the approach -

Now we can consider the best approach for network segmentation within a Day care.
The best selection towards this would be a Tree based Network segmentation approach. The benefit reasons for this would be as followed -

1) Since each device is connected to its individual hub, the expansion towards addition for an incoming node would be easier. such as if any new request is coming towards a network to access certain information withing the network, we could easily allocate the connection to this new node and when this node is not expected to be in network, the deletion for its connection would also be an easier to do.

2) Fault tolerance detection and its related correction would be an easier, since we have a system of various sub-networks instead of comprising with a large single network.

3) In term of flexibility, it would be high within the network to be followed through Tree approach, since the day care network would mostly rely on the flexibility of overall connections.

4) We can approach towards a point to point connection between many sub locations which could be accessible through their hubs places at all sub locations. This could be easily possible if followed through a tree based network segmentation approach. Multiple hubs would be available so that each individual hub forms a termination residing within a certain location and then transforming the data towards its main & centralized system where this data could be consolidated to get its better views.

5) Cost effective approach in term of providing efficient solutions towards network segmentation approach.