A small size manufacturing company that provides control system solutions for heavy duty industries uses a network to connect the office building and the warehouse together. This network has functioned reasonably well for an entire year. However, over the last week there have been some complaints about the slow network. The management conducted a checkup on the number of manufacturing orders, but no major change was reported.

For your paper,

• Explain how various types of messages travel through network layers from the origination to their destination. Include any analog to digital converting steps if needed.
• Determine possible reasons as to why the network has slowed down. Provide a rationale for your statements using Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources