Abstract The expansion of the organization has allowed the IT department to design a network that will allow each office to share the same Internet Domain Name while still being located in separate offices. The organization currently own 25 servers and they expect to have to purchase up to thirty more to accommodate the new branch office. The design will allow for providing service to 5000 users with the thought of future growth being applied to the new network design. It has been suggested that certain resources are to be centralized which would help to reduce costs. With all of this in mind, the team came up with the necessary design while trying to keep costs down to a minimum.

Quantity of Connectivity Equipment In order to successfully link all of the new branches there will be several connectivity devices that are required. The design for the organization will need to include seven new branch offices in five states; each branch office will consist of five floors each. This expansion of the company will require the company to purchase several new hardware connectivity devices in order to ensure that the expansion is successful. In order to do this I would recommend that each branch is equipped with five switches, one for each floor. This will require thirty-five switches total for all of the branches. Each floor will be set up as a small network with permissions to connect to each of the other floors in the branch. In addition to the switches, each branch in the organization will need to have their own router. The individual branches will need their own router in order to connect to the other branches and HQ (Head Quarters). Each floor of the branches should also be pre-wired with an estimated two hundred and fifty category six UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cables, this will allow for each desk to accommodate a computer and