Outline the merits and drawbacks of using the three most common types of networks.

Find out the advantages and disadvantages of the network environment that is currently in use.

Networks are designed in a number of ways, based on the geographical area, the technology used, user group specific, application-based, etc. But we can roughly categorize the communication networks in 2 broad categories, based on transmission: Connection-Oriented and Connectionless. Please discuss the two categories. Your comments should include the following: Point by point comparison of their advantages and disadvantages (at least 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages) Point by point comparison of the design issues for both Your preference among the two and a suggestion to resolve any one of its design-related problem.

Give a brief summary of the benefits and drawbacks of using each of the three main types of networks.