Factors that impact network performance

• LAN Congestion and overhead and large amount of network users are common cause of reduced network performance.


• The increased capability of multitasking has lead to an increased demand for network resources.


• The use of intensive network applications increased such as Client/server applications for administrations.


• Too many users on a low bandwidth segment.


• All users accessing the same resources.


• Network-intensive applications : color publishing, CAD/CAM, imaging, and relational databases.