Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 398–413
Francis Kwadzo Agbenyegah1, Michael Asante2, and Alexander Osei-Owusu3
1 Lecturer, school of Computer Science, Data link University College, Tema, Ghana
2 Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Department of Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
3 Research Coordinator, Graduate School, Ghana Technology University College, Accra, Ghana
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This research work investigated the firewall security and performance relationship for distributed systems. The relation between the security and performance efficiency is presented through different scenarios and the relationship between security and performance in firewalls is evaluated. Emphasis is on the relationship between network security and performance; the effects of firewalls on network performance. Various scenarios were evaluated through simulations using OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition 9.1 to show the effects of firewalls on network performance. The result shows that the network security does not have a direct correlation to network performance.
Author Keywords: Firewalls, network security, network performance, OPNET.
Francis Kwadzo Agbenyegah1, Michael Asante2, and Alexander Osei-Owusu3
1 Lecturer, school of Computer Science, Data link University College, Tema, Ghana
2 Senior Lecturer, Head of Department, Department of Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
3 Research Coordinator, Graduate School, Ghana Technology University College, Accra, Ghana
Original language: English
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This research work investigated the firewall security and performance relationship for distributed systems. The relation between the security and performance efficiency is presented through different scenarios and the relationship between security and performance in firewalls is evaluated. Emphasis is on the relationship between network security and performance; the effects of firewalls on network performance. Various scenarios were evaluated through simulations using OPNET IT Guru Academic Edition 9.1 to show the effects of firewalls on network performance. The result shows that the network security does not have a direct correlation to network performance.
Author Keywords: Firewalls, network security, network performance, OPNET.
How to Cite this Article
Francis Kwadzo Agbenyegah, Michael Asante, and Alexander Osei-Owusu, “Investigating the Relationship between Firewall Security and Network Performance in a Distributed System,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 398–413, February 2015.
