Lab 2: Application of the Top-Down Network Design Methodology

Lab Report

1. What are the business goals? (10 points)

The business goals are to revise an existing network to accommodate a growing campus as well as to support online learning.

2. What are the business constraints? (10 points)
Money is a business constraint as the funding is revenue from a property tax and previously approved bond issue, the funds must be spent in a fiscally prudent manner while still delivering the required network improvements. In addition to financial constraints, other business constraints include the hiring of new personnel to support the expanding network and the implementation of the changes to the network.

3. What are the technical goals? (10 points)

The technical goals for the setup are:

- To connect all of the buildings to the new IT wing of the administration building

- Provide controlled wireless access for the students in each classroom

- Provide open wireless access for students and locals in the areas outside of each building

- Provide high speed wired connection to each faculty office

- Provide a centralized online backup of all data designed for backup

- And replace the PBX based telephone system with a VOIP based system.

4. What are the technical constraints? (10 points)

It is anticipated that within the next few years, a new building will be added to the campus 15 miles away running along a city-owned hiking trail that runs along an abandoned railroad line connecting the 2 campuses. It is imperative that expansion is taken into account when designing the network. Additional technical constraints are the training and hiring of experienced personnel to provide 24/7 support for online students.

5. Diagram the existing network. (10 points)
All layouts are the same basic outline, identical to the one below with a few