Network Design

• Number of users in the institution: identify the number of network users both onsite and offsite.
• Services accessed or offered by the institution: services should be defined and
  categorized depending on processes and availability requirements
• Broadband technology: should be chosen according to location, institutional business requirements, and offices set up. Wireless local area networks are advised for convenient and modernized work spaces
• Bandwidth requirement1: minimum bandwidth requirement should be according to
  user needs.

• Physical network diagram: should consider the number of users based on the organizational structure, interior design of the building and sitting arrangement (i.e. whether all users sit on same Floor or on different Floors)
• Logical network diagram: should take into account systems, service, and applications according to the institutional business processes.
  The physical and logical network infrastructure design in Government institutions should be put in four categories based on the number of users:

− Category 1: Small-sized network infrastructure for up 30 users
− Category 2: Medium-sized network infrastructure for up 50 users
− Category 3: Large-size network infrastructure for about 100 users
− Category 4: Network infrastructure for more than 100 users

• Network security: all government institutions should comply with the cybersecurity directives adopted in June 2018 for network and information systems.