The phrase "and a small network" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a limited or minor network of connections, systems, or relationships in various contexts, such as technology, social interactions, or organizational structures.
Example: "The project requires collaboration with a few key partners and a small network of local businesses."
Alternatives: "and a limited network" or "and a minor network".
A few years ago, Mr. Kardon and a small network of lawyers across the country tried a different tack.
... we carry out an evaluation using two case studies: a large network with simplified neural and synaptic models and a small network with detailed models.
Founders and early investors have sold shares in their start-ups for years, usually through brokers and a small network of funds specializing in private-company transactions.
To this end, we run experiments on each network topology for a large and a small network.
In the dense node deployment with a high link threshold and a small network size, the MHR schemes reduce the energy consumption significantly when compared to schemes that use only the link quality for parent selection.
The energy consumption result from the empirical data as presented in Figure 5 is consistent with that of the linear topology with a high link threshold, a high node density and a small network size.
Nevertheless, as Nassim explains, Marder's study of a microscopic knot of stomatogastric neurons in lobsters and crabs, a small network with a countable number of neurons, has laid vital foundations for current brain research projects.
Interestingly, all works except [4, 6, 11, 17] evaluate the performance only in a single query session and in a small network environment.
First, we discard singletons in the PDB part of the DOMINE database [ 23] and obtain a small network that is composed of 2,285 interactions between 1,971 domains (2.32 interactions per domain on average).
The designs have been implemented in LiveNode sensor board [11], and experimented with a small network grouped by nine nodes.
The summit of Vesuvius is open to visitors and there is a small network of paths around the mountain that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends.
