Editing Network complexity (section)

{{Short description|Number and type of nodes and alternative paths that exist within a computer network}}
'''Network complexity''' is the number of [[Node (computer science)|node]]s and alternative paths that exist within a [[computer network]], as well as the variety of communication media, communications equipment, [[communication protocol|protocol]]s, and hardware and software platforms found in the network.

''Simple network'': A small [[LAN]] with no alternative paths, a single communication protocol, and identical hardware and software platforms across nodes would be classified as a simple network.

''[[Complex network]]'': An enterprise-wide network that uses multiple communication media and communication protocols to interconnect geographically distributed networks with dissimilar hardware and software platforms would be classified as a complex network.