This paper will show an analysis of the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital network system. Based on the findings I will define what may be missing from the current network architecture. In addition I will identify the wireless technology in use, and how it enhances the hospital network.
Looking at the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital intranet Web site it shows seven separate network diagrams. In these seven diagrams there are a Top View, logical, administrative, radiology, and radiology information system data center, information technology data center, and includes the ward floors, the operating room and the intensive care unit. In each section there is a complete detailed description of the network diagrams.
Starting with the top view diagram representing the hospital structure from an Information Technology network perspective there are two segments of the network which are the clinical functions and the administrative functions. In the clinical areas include the emergency room and operating room, pharmacy, the labs, radiology, intensive care units, the doctor’s personal offices, and the wards. In the administrative areas are the information technology department, admitting and discharge, human resource, finance, the hospital senior management, and the facilities.
The backbone network structure for the entire hospital is 1000 BaseT. According to "1000base-T Delivering Gigabit Intelligence" (n.d.), “1000BASE-T specifies Gigabit Ethernet operation over the Category 5 cabling systems installed according to the specifications of ANSI/TIA/EIA-568A (1995). 1000BASE-T also supports 1000 Mbps operation over the newest emerging EIA/TIA cabling specifications Category 5e”. Individual sections of departmental networks such as Radiology use different standards such as 1000 BaseF. According to "1000basef Or 1000base-F" (n.d.), “1000BaseF, also known as 1000Base-F, is a