Network Disaster Recovery Plan

The network disaster recovery plan is usually in the form a formal document that is created by network administrator and other key IT /network management staff. Depending on the underlying network and organization requirements, it may include plans and procedures for recovering:

• Local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN) and wireless networks
• Network-based applications and services
• Servers and computer systems

The disaster can be a natural and/or physical disaster, such as flooding or fire, or a "virtual" disaster in the form of viruses or hacker attacks.

The plan may also include possible threats, network weaknesses and/or vulnerabilities, which if exploited can result in network outage or degradation and the procedures to counter them.