...Network Design Project Intruction Kudler Fine Foods is making steps to inhanse the existing network, including wireless technology. These changes are being provided to improve the comuunication links between the stores and all employees. We will be implementing new technologies to automate inventory managment by creating orders of products from the transactions at the POS. The VOIP phones will be repalced with wireless VOIP phones and will allow for the employees to take calls as they provide servieces for their costumers. The improvements in network security will provide real time monitoring. Timeline The redesign of the Kudler Fine Foods will be an extreme undertaking. We will need three months to fully reconfigure the network. Since each store will have to have new cable and equipment run throughout, the downtime for each location will be minimul. In the network closet the new router will be installed, along with the two new switches. The Cat 6 Ethernet has to be run from this closet to each access point. The two servers will need to be backed up and the data will be uploaded to the new servers. A wireless access point will be added to the network and the printers and VOIP phones will be configured. While the store is closed, all the user devices will be connected to the new ports and the network will be connected to the inetnet. Design Approach and Rationale My approach to the design of this network starts with security and usablilty. The network most be fast, reliable...
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...Computer Dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300-computer network. The company is located in three adjacent five-story buildings in an office park, with about 100 computers in each building. Each building is approximately 90 feet long by 50 feet wide. They are set about 100 feet apart. The current network is poorly design for its current needs and must be completely replaced. Describe the network you would recommend and how it would be configured with the goal of building a new network that will support the company’s needs for the next 3 years with few additional investments. Figure 11.16 provides a list of equipment and costs you can use to build your network. You will need to make some assumptions, so be sure to document your assumptions and explain why you have designed the network in this way. We need 5 switches has 24 ports each in each floor to create the access layer of the network and also we need 100 Cat 5 cables in each floor to connect the computer to the switches. All the switches in the four floors are connected to core layer 3 switch using fiber optic cable to handle this huge number of connection. creating Vlans on each access layer switches to give privileges to each group of users can reduce the process in the core switches. then we can create a link between the core switch and the router. The router have T3 wan interface and connection with ISP pop to provide 44.370 Mbps can be pretty good for 300 users...
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...Network Design Project Cecil Ruis NTC/362 August 6, 2013 Ron Inmon Kudler Fine Foods (KFF) is a small specialized company that deals in fine foods, wines and other related items for the discerning customer. Presently the company uses a dedicated T3 line to connect their La Jolla, Del Mar and Encinitas stores together with La Jolla being the site for the central server. The company incorporates a Bus Topology for a three locations. Bus networks use a common backbone to connect all devices. This is done with a single cable (backbone) that functions as a common communication link that all devices either tap into or attach to individually. Below is an example of a Bus Topology. Ethernet bus topology is considered the easiest to install and maintain because of its simplicity. Kudler uses a 100Base ThickNet cable for its backbone. The Bus Topology is very effective when connecting fewer than 15 components at a time. This is an ideal set-up for the company because all three locations have less than 15 connections per site. Each location has the same configurations which consist of six computers, one Point of Sales (POS) server, POS terminals, blade server (for all communications, e-mail, storage and Web), one printer, six Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phones and an APC Smart Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). The biggest downside to this system is that if anything happens to the backbone cable the entire system goes down. The plan for Kudler is to incorporate a...
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...Running head:PROJECT #3 Unit #3 Individual Project - Network Design For Champions, Inc. Travis Lee Thompson ITCO103-1201A-05 American International University Table Of Contents Network Architecture/Model ........................................................................................ Page 3 Star Network Topology (before the donation) .............................................................. Page 5 Star Network Topology (after the donation) ................................................................. Page 6 Advantages of the Star Network Design ....................................................................... Page 7 Disadvantages of the Star Network Design ................................................................... Page 8 Is an NOS needed? ......................................................................................................... Page 9 References ....................................................................................................................... Page 10 1. Network Architecture/Model The definition of "network architecture" is as follows: "Network architecture refers to the layout of the network, consisting of the hardware, software, connectivity, communication protocols and mode of transmission, such as wired or wireless." The existing hardware is currently 7 computers in which each computer consists of: Pentium 4 at 3.0 GHz; 100-GB IDE hard drive; 512 MB of memory, floppy drive;...
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...College Prepared by: Student Name I. Physical Network Design Network Topology Business Needs UOE is an institution that it is growing globally and diversifies its spears of academic excellence and markets itself. For the institution to achieve its goals and mission, use of computer systems and internet facilities installation should be prioritized. Today the world has become a global village and thus the need to put the infrastructure in place is essential. The institution looked at the need and considered it to be the priority. The organizations’ network has different users each with different privileges. The users are the administration, the staff and the students. My aim is to come up with an efficient, modular, resilient, structured and manageable network upon implementation with good structural and engineering principles. To meet the requirements of the organization, I propose a hierarchical network design needs to be implemented. This is because this design allows the use of the other topologies at different levels, growth and robustness. Hierarchical network design A hierarchical network is also called network backbone. The hierarchical system is divided into three tiers, namely core, distribution and access level, with the privileges reducing downwards. This design is most appropriate for the organization since it allows for network administrators to optimize and specify the correct hardware and software for the entire network that is changing from one level to another...
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...April 4th 2011 ACME Network Design Anthony G, Buddy W, Anthony P, & Ryan O University of Phoenix Mike Kanfer Introduction As a network consultant hired by Acme Manufacturing, the company has asked Team A to develop a new networking design for Acme’s expanding business. The description below describes the key steps involved in developing a WAN for Acme Manufacturing. The company has six different buildings in six different locations throughout the world that needs to be networked collectively. All the remote locations need to communicate effectively with the main headquarters that is in Atlanta, Georgia. The two buildings that house the headquarters are located across from each other. One building is used solely for corporate operations whereas the other building is for staffing the sales and engineering department. PBX vs VOIP PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is a system that has been around for a while. This allows users to communicate to other users in an office, even without an outside line connected. In a normal environment, the user would have to dial a specific number (or code) to access an outside line. In this way an end user could dial a number that would stay internally. A PBX also allows the users to share the lines that are accessible to the company. If a customer were to call the company on the main line, the receptionist could transfer that call to the salesperson. PBX systems also allow for many other features such as: Voice mail, Caller ID, Programmable...
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...EDUCATION NETWORK DESIGN PROPOSAL TABLE OF CONTENTS | I. FEASIBILITY STUDY | II. NETWORK NEEDS ANAYLSIS | III. HIGH-LEVEL NETWORK DESIGN | IV. DETAILED DESIGN DOCUMENTATION | V. COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS | ------------------------------------------------- FEASIBILITY STUDY Situation in which the Project Exists: This proposal is for a data communication network to serve the Maryland public education system. The Maryland legislature recently approved funding sufficient to pay for the development of this proposal. Pending proposal acceptance by the Maryland State Public Education Office of Technology (a department within the state Office of Education), funding will be sought to implement the proposal. Network Scope: The proposed network is designed to serve the state Office of Education and two of its school district offices. The state office, located in Kenzington, contains five departments to be served by this network. Each district office contains four departments to be served. The North School District is located in Ricksville, 25 miles from the state office. The South School District is located in Albanton, about 40 miles from the state office. Note that this network does not serve instructional needs of students; other resources have been allocated for that purpose. This network is for administrative purposes and is specifically designed to be independent of student computing facilities. Objectives of the Network. The network is designed...
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...Project 1 - Network Design Project ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Content * Project Details Project Overview High-Power Consultants is a mid-sized business that offers computer and network consulting services to a variety of companies throughout the southeast United States. They have recently been retained by Joe’s Yachts to develop a network design upgrade proposal that follows industry standard guidelines. Joe’s Yachts is a seller of high-end and custom yachts to customers throughout the southeast coastal area. They have 15 stores in four states and all are interconnected. Your instructor will provide you with the current network layout of Joe’s Yachts. Although the current infrastructure provides basic network services and interconnectivity between all stores, it has nonetheless been hampered by older technology and designs. Joe’s Yachts would like to upgrade its network design and components to improve network capacity, provide wireless services at their stores, offer more robust security services, and implement store-to-store VoIP services to replace the existing traditional phone service. As an employee of High-Power Consultants, you will develop a proposal for Joe’s that follows the SDLC process and meets their network design requirements. In this activity, you will need to prepare a proposal for Joe’s that addresses the following topics: * An evaluation of the existing network infrastructure, noting security...
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...Network Design Your name Your class Your teacher Date Network Design In business the main key to success is communication with others and to do ones job effectively. Up until around 1990 this communication would have been conducted through postal service or telephone services that offered only voice or fax. Today however thanks to the advancements in technology companies can use networks to communicate more timely. Network design is the process of planning and deploying a computer network for a company. A Computer Network defined in its simplest form is “a network consists of two or more connected computers” (Laudon & Laudon, 2009). Networks are a requirement for companies to succeed in business through the interlacing of the corporate network infrastructure. When one is designing a network for use by a company they must consider what that company is trying to achieve. To what extent do communication capabilities need to be utilized. It must be determined whether it is just voice communication or email and voice communication or data communication. Furthermore, does the local network need access to a larger network such as the internet? Is there a need for an intranet? There are many options that must be analyzed for a firm to manage their business in the most effective manner without exceeding their needs. For example, if the needs are exceeded the cost of running the network may outweigh the benefits of the networks capabilities. This is the...
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...Pam Marshall Christopher Montgomery ITT Technical Institute Network Systems Administration Capstone Project Ryan Rucker May 17, 2015 Part 1 - Structure of WAN In this design of a high level network for ABC Company we will provide a basic written infrastructure of both the local and wide area networks we are to build for them, being such an early stage this document is subject to change. This design includes the infrastructure for the corporate headquarters located in San Francisco, as well as the other design centers in Detroit, Paris, Tokyo, and Sao Paulo. We then follow up by explaining the infrastructure of the sales offices, which may not require as high grade of equipment as the design centers depending on its requirements. Finishing with the overview of the entire wide area network, connecting each site to the corporate headquarters which is where we will begin our design. The corporate office being the main headquarters will include many services such as file, print, email, directory, and application. These services will be separated onto at least two different servers due to the constant strain we may see from directory and email services. If necessary we will implement an application server as well to run any in-house programs the company may be familiar with. We also suggest the use of a database server dedicated to storing and providing access to its information throughout the network, which would also need to maintain a backup located nearby or even...
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...consisting of 50 total computers will be physically connected through a fiber line with a T-3 connection to the internet. The primary servers for this network will also be located at location 1. Location 2 and 3 will connect to the network via the VPN concentrators. Location 3 will house back-up servers for the network. Both locations will also connect to the internet with a T-3 connection. T-3 lines are a combination of 28 T-1 circuits and produce 44.736 Mbps of total bandwidth for the network. T-3 lines are commonly used for building a business network at one centralized location. Although T-3 line is costly, it is required for a large business network because of the speed and the amount of bandwidth it provides (Mitchell, n.d.). For location 2 and 3 to operate on the same network, VPN is a viable option. It provides an enhanced level of security, allows for users to access network assets, eliminates the need for distance leases lines, is cost effective, can offer better performance, provides online privacy, allows for remote access, and offers network performance efficiency ("8 advantages of using VPN - ibVPN.com," 2010). A VPN server will also allow for remote connectivity for employees to access network resources while away from the office (i.e. telecommuting). A primary server and a back-up server are included in this network. The backup server will be a Warm Backup Site. A warm backup site is typically pre-configured equipment but does not contain live data. In order...
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...Network Design Student Name Course 2 July 2014 Professor Identify hardware and software needed to secure your choice of networks against all electronic threats. A network that helps a workstation to connect with each other is called a Networking hardware. If a company uses both routers and firewall, the company is assured protection of both wireless and cabled networks that are used in the company. Network hardware is suitable in any organization in the keeping of the organizations network safe. In the software part I will choose to use McAfee Anti-virus security software. This software in conjunction with firewall is a sure way of protecting a company. Routers when used along with hardware are the best security hardware needed if the company needs to increase the security of their network to a level where none of the intruders can be able to access it (Radu, 2002). The function of the firewall in an organization is to ensure that all unwanted activities are blocked including hackers that can retrieve important and delicate information of the company. Hacking will be a very dangerous exercise where criminal can access the important information that a company has and use this information in blackmailing the company and its customers. Networking software’s also plays a major role in securing an organizations network security. The software has the capabilities of detecting viruses that may attack an organization and make an organization loose its critical...
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...offers computer and network consulting services to a variety of companies throughout the southeast United States. They have recently been retained by Joe’s Yachts to develop a network design upgrade proposal that follows industry standard guidelines. Joe’s Yachts is a seller of high-end and custom yachts to customers throughout the southeast coastal area. They have 15 stores in four states and all are interconnected. Your instructor will provide you with the current network layout of Joe’s Yachts. Although the current infrastructure provides basic network services and interconnectivity between all stores, it has nonetheless been hampered by older technology and designs. Joe’s Yachts would like to upgrade its network design and components to improve network capacity, provide wireless services at their stores, offer more robust security services, and implement store-to-store VoIP services to replace the existing traditional phone service. As an employee of High-Power Consultants, you will develop a proposal for Joe’s that follows the SDLC process and meets their network design requirements. In this activity, you will need to prepare a proposal for Joe’s that addresses the following topics: •An evaluation of the existing network infrastructure, noting security strengths and weaknesses. •A review of the company’s requirements and what will be needed to meet them. Justify your recommendations for the customer. •Design an improved, optimal network for Joe’s Yachts, noting...
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...subnets One for the student computer lab = 1 subnet One for all staff members in all offices = 1 subnet One for the students in the library = 1 subnet One for all instructor’s on the 5 lecture rooms = 1 subnet One for the servers on first and second floor = 1 subnet 2. For each subnet, define the network address, subnet mask, and available IP addresses to be used bycomputers or devices. Network Address: 30.12.0.0Network Mask: 255.255.0.0There will be AT LEAST 11 subnets.That would put us in a situation where we need at least 31 addresses per subnet.The closest number of addresses provided by a subnet would be 32. However, as all subnetsneed an address for network and an address for broadcast, the effective number of IP addressesin those subnets is 30.As the Student computer lab needs at least 31 addresses, we need to move to a 64 addressessubnet.As we have a full class B network (a Class A address with a class B mask), we can project somegrowth on the number of devices in each classroom / office and use a full Class C network foreach subnet. That will put each subnet in 256 addresses where 0 would be the network addressand 255 the broadcast address giving us 254 available IPs on each subnet. Proposed Subnets: 6 Instructional Computer labs: 30.12.0.0/24 Addresses: 30.12.0.1 to 30.12.0.254 30.12.1.0/24 Addresses: 30.12.1.1 to 30.12.1.254 30.12.2.0/24 Addresses: 30.12.2.1 to 30.12.2.254 30.12.3.0/24 Addresses: 30...
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...Network Design Consultation Matthew P Bartman Strayer University Daniel Doe CIS 175– Intro to Networking Sept 1st ,2013 Network Design Consultation After speaking with my neighbor and getting an understanding of what his exact needs are as well as his budget I would recommend using an all wireless design. One reason that I would recommend this kind of design is because of mobility. Mobility is what allows information to be accessed from anywhere which will enhance productivity and service. Another reason that I would recommend this kind of design is because Installation is very simple and you don’t have to go through the trouble of running cable everywhere. Another this type of design is good is because that the cost of maintenance is reduced significantly especially in terms of if and when you decide to expand your network as well. Scalability is also another very important factor because Wireless LAN systems can be configured in a variety of topologies to meet the needs of specific applications and installations. Configurations are easily changed and range from peer-to-peer networks suitable for a small number of users to full infrastructure networks of thousands of users that enable roaming over a broad area. Now in terms of the network architecture I would recommend using a Client server Architecture the reason being this type of architecture will allow clients to share data as well as storage space. Not only that but this type of architecture allows for the...
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