In my younger days I spent a few years designing and installed networks. Pulled cables, built patch panels, and cleaned up many piles of "spaghetti" wire behind servers.

I have also created several IT support databases that track all the devices on a network. One client has almost 1000 devices.


Here is how I view the model of a network:

1) Devices - which include computers (serves and PCs) , printers, fazes, switches, phones, etc

2) Device Port(s) - a device has network port(s). Some devices have multiple ports. Severs can have multiple NICs. Switch have many ports.

3) Drop - - cable/wireless connection - connects a port on a device to another port on another device.

Device A >> Device A Port 1 -------->> Drop X <<-------- Device B Port 1 << Device B

That is it.

It sounds like at this time you will only include both ends of a drop for a switch to a switch. Using this model you can show all devices if the future need arises.