Reducing Network Traffic Congest

Microsoft (2004) reported that shared networks are comprised of connecting computers together to share resources. A common application of shared networks involves computer users simultaneously connecting personal computers to the Internet. As more users connect computers to the shared Internet, traffic congestion becomes more prolific and decreases bandwidth. The significance of this paper lies in the fact that in the 21^st century, network congestion continues to be increasingly problematic as there are exponential increases of user needs to access the Internet. For example, in 1997 about 11% of computer users needed to access Internet, however by the year 2000 over 42 percent of computer users needed access to Internet resources (Andrew & Atkinson, 2001). Specifically this paper compares and evaluates the utility Wi-Fi and WiMAX in the IT environment to alleviate network traffic congestion and increase computer efficiency. The author finds that although, Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks are the most popular network connectivity in the 21^st century, they cannot replace wired networks as a backbone because wireless connectivity lacks the bandwidth needed for backbone data transmission (Microsoft, 2004).

Table of contents

Abstract PAGEREF _Toc120125002 \h 3

Network: Using Wi-Fi and WiMAX to improve PAGEREF _Toc120125003 \h 6

Traffic Congestion PAGEREF _Toc120125004 \h 6

Wired Networks PAGEREF _Toc120125005 \h 8

Ethernet PAGEREF _Toc120125006 \h 9

Frame Relay PAGEREF _Toc120125007 \h 10

Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) PAGEREF _Toc120125008 \h 11

Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) PAGEREF _Toc120125009 \h 12

Wired limitations PAGEREF _Toc120125010 \h 14

Wireless Networks PAGEREF _Toc120125011 \h 14

Wi-Fi PAGEREF _Toc120125012 \h 15