Analysis modeling tools lans Cisco Packet Tracer section: information and communication technologies

This article analyzes the simulation environment LANs Cisco Packer Tracer, intended for the modernization of the existing network. This article discusses the concept of a local area network, upgrading the simulation of local area networks. The analysis of the simulation environment, which received widespread at the beginning of the XXI century. The history of creation, opportunities, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of modeling tools, as well as a place in the market of communication systems and technologies, and the prospects for future development.