Career Details
Computer Network Architects
Design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets.
Overview
Design and build data communication networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and intranets.
What you'll do
- Create a plan and layout for a data communication network
- Consider information security when designing a network
- Decide what hardware, such as routers or adaptors, and software, such as network drivers, are needed to support the network
- Determine how cables will be laid out in the building and where other hardware will go