Cmptr ntwrk ngnrng s tchnlgy dscpln wthn ngnrng tht dls wth th dsgn, mplmnttn, nd mngmnt f cmptr ntwrks. Ths systms cntn bth physcl cmpnnts, sch s rtrs, swtchs, cbls, nd sm lgcl lmnts, sch s prtcls nd ntwrk srvcs. Cmptr ntwrk ngnrs ttmpt t nsr tht th dt s trnsmttd ffcntly, scrly, nd rlbly vr bth lcl r ntwrks (LNs) nd wd r ntwrks (WNs), s wll s crss th ntrnt.
Cmptr ntwrks ftn ply lrg rl n mdrn ndstrs rngng frm tlcmmnctns t cld cmptng, nblng prcsss sch s ml nd fl shrng, s wll s cmplx rl-tm srvcs lk vd cnfrncng nd nln gmng.