A Proposal to Implement a Gigabit Internet Setup for ABC Inc's Offices

The entire building will share one internet access connection, which is a T-1 link from Verizon. A T1 link is one of the most common Internet access connections used by small businesses. T-1 Link is very fast, consistent and protected. It runs with a bandwidth speeds of 1.5Mb (WordPress.com). That speed is enough to achieve and complete essential business functions. Security is definitely a must and big concern that has to be taken into consideration when design networks, whether it is a business or a home network. Building a network in a university, we have to protect students and employee’s data as well as any intellectual property that college has on the servers and computers. Additional, there are other considerations for each lab, classroom, office, and the library including the capability to print and

Swagger Distribution’s networking illustration is showing a wired networking system for the company. As the diagram shows, the companies system is most important in the computer room. This is where most of the company’s connection begins. The internet, which is the WAN (Wide Area Network) is the beginning to the LAN (Local Area Network). This starts with the WAN coming into the computer room’s T1 Demarcation Router. The T1 Demarcation Router is then connected to the Main Router which has a connection to the Firewall as well as the Ethernet Switch. The Ethernet Switch then has a Fiber Optic cable connecting to the warehouse Remote Ethernet Switch. This allows

Routers and switches will be utilized to route network signals to all areas of this large network. Telephony systems will be introduced to serve the VOIP located at each location to assist with communication needs. Wireless technologies will also be needed to assist with mobility and other devices such as printers, laptops, fax machines, etc. Lastly, a physical firewall will be enforced at each location to protect the network from internal and external intruders.

6. Why is Ethernet technology more appealing to users than the rest of the LAN technologies?

Currently all the sites are still running 56K modems, this technology is outdated. This is technology is hindering the communication speed between each site. Having a high-speed connection is crucial to provide real time updates. These updates provide the profits made each day and the inventory sold so that those items can be restocked in real-time. These modems will be used as redundant system and a new Wide Area Network (WAN) will be created, each site will be setup with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The WAN will connect all the WLANs together. This will boost the network speed of the WAN and improve the way employees communicate. The network will be able to support a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for telephone

12. Category 5e/6 Cable : cabling is used as a cabling infrastructure for 10BASE-T (Ethernet), full duplex 100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet) and 1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet, or GbE) networks. The Cat 5e standard provides performance of up to 100 MHz and can be used up to a maximum length of 100 meters.

The proposed network is designed to serve DesignIT which consist 56’x36’ office space, 4 cubicles, 1 office, 1 server room, 1 receptionist desk and 1 conference room.

So therefore, based off the information provided, I would recommend a packet switched architecture, or more specifically a Frame relay with a CIR 45 Mbps WAN service. Frame Relay is packet switched data link layer protocol that handles multiple virtual circuits using High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) encapsulation between connected devices. (Cisco, 2005) In many cases, Frame Relay is more efficient than X.25 and generally less expensive than ATM. Also the data provided does not suggest that MegaCorp specifically has needs for the extensive QoS information that ATM provides that would enable the setting of very precise priorities among different types of transmissions such as high priority for voice and video and lower priority for email. If the company were a consulting firm with a high propensity for needs on bandwidth because of video conferencing or high bandwidth requiring applications then perhaps ATM architecture with a T1 or T3 WAN service might be more suitable. Even though MegaCorp is a large manufacturing firm recommending Ethernet services might prove to be too expensive of a proposal as well and thus causing us to lose the project. The cost associated to having each factory connected by fiber optic cables to the provider’s city wide MAN backbone plus the cost of the Ethernet switch might not be justified by the company’s bandwidth needs.

Main Building – will require 7 computer stations with the most recent version of Operating System to ensure compatibility and networking capabilities between each stations and the ability to communicate between the two locations. They will require three servers, one for web hosting, one for database management and one for emergency failure of any one server. These stations should be networked to communicate with one another for proper data connection especially in the event of any one computer station crashing. Each work station will need to be linked to each server for web hosting and data backup. The cabling used for inside the main building should be 100Base TX cat 5 UTP, for Wi-Fi and WLAN with guest access that is highly secure and reliable, we recommend a device that is capable of supporting up to 15 different users with 450 Mbps. There needs to be 4 printer services in this building. Printer 1 should have

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You have been hired to upgrade a network of 50 computers currently connected to 10 Mbps hubs. This long-overdue upgrade is necessary because of poor network response time caused by a lot of collisions occurring during long file transfers between clients and servers. How do you recommend upgrading this network? What interconnecting devices will you use, and what benefit will you get from using these devices? Write a short memo describing the upgrade and, if possible, include a drawing of the new network.

Held, G. (1999). Data communications networking devices: Operation, utilization, and LAN and WAN internetworking. Chichester: Wiley.

I choose the devices needed for the new implementation: Cisco Catalyst 6500 router and 2800 series four switches will be utilized. Here is the cost of effective access switches that are capable of VLAN, DTP, DHCP, RSTP, PoE, and furthermore, price can range from $1,400-$3,500 dollars each. These switches offer integrated security including network control and quality service, they also offer redundancy to provide and deliver intelligent services for a networking edge. Therefore, they include flexibility in the routing series as increased port density which could induce a rapid growth in networks without any additional cost at any time. However, the more capacity a device may have the more beneficial it will be to the administrator user, when setting up any secure measures throughout the configuration process of vlans and networks. The network accessibility will be ensured throughout the provision of redundancy of routers throughout the xACME network on each site or trade school. Although, optic fiber cables will be used to connect all layer 2 and 3 switches and servers, spanning tree protocol will be set on switched to address to eliminate any bridging loops from entering into any

To offer low-priced fiber-optic network that covers connections to major cities in the US focusing on the internet traffic for service providers and corporations. The plan starting from gathering funding from investors to build up a high capacity fiber-optic network that linked major cities in the US, then cut prices to attract major users of the networks including corporations, Internet service providers like AOL and traditional telecommunications companies.

Consequently, satellite broadband technology is now emerging as an important alternative to land-based services such as cable or DSL.