Backbone Segment

In networking, backbone segments refer to a central high-capacity part of the network which connects smaller, distributed networks together. These serve as the pathways between different regions, data centers, and smaller networks, taken by traffic. This ensures highly efficient communication and data transfers across the networks.

The internet backbone is a global network of data routes and cables which ISPs, content providers, and governments use to route internet traffic around the world. Due to the importance of backbone networks, they are designed to be resilient and offer multiple routes to handle traffic in case of congestion or failures.

The types of backbones include:

Corporate Backbone: This refers to the internal networks connecting the company’s LANs and data centers ensuring departments and offices can share data across locations efficiently

Metropolitan Backbone: A network backbone in a city or metropolitan area connecting various service providers, businesses, or govermment institutions

National/Global Backbone: This refers to the internet backbone which spans large geographical areas such as continents or countries and provide high-speed data transmissions between regions.

In the Network Segment Analysis, the Backbone segment details the hops taken by traffic leaving the Internet Service Provider (ISP) in to the providers infrastructure.