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Question:
of a computer network solution for Organization XYZ which fulfill not only the general Internet
usage but also the following specific expectations:
1. Organization XYZ will subscribed to only one (1) Internet gateway from the ISP with downlink
of 500Mbps and Uplink of 100Mbps. All 3 offices will share this gateway for Internet related
purposes.
2. The numbers of employees in each office are as follow:
a. Office A - 20 stationary employees, 4 mobile employees
b. Office B - 15 employees, 3 mobile employees
c. Office C - 16 employees
13. Printers in all offices are networked and shared to all users:
a. Office A - 2 printers
b. Office B - 1 printer
c. Office C - 1 printer
4. Office A and Office B's meeting rooms shall provide restricted WiFi access to guests coming
for meeting.
5. General employees are not allowed to access Facebook during office hours except few that
are authorized to do so.
6. All company documents and training video are to be stored in a local file server within
Organization XYZ, employees shall have fast access to these files.
7. Organization XYZ is hosting their own company website at their own premise, where the web
server is publishing general company profile information to the public.
D. Tasks:
Your team is required to
1. Suggest and design a practical and cost-effective network solution for Organization XYZ as a
whole, by providing a complete network diagram.
a. All network components in all 3 offices shall be labelled accordingly including the
location of the Internet gateway.
b. Indicate essential technical specifications (type of switches: 8-port Fast Ethernet UTP
Switch, type of cables: UTP CAT5E, etc.) of all network components and transmission
media used. Provide justifications to the essential technical specifications, relate them
to practicality and cost-effectiveness.
c. Indicate the suitable network technology (type of wired or wireless links) to be used
for interbuilding connections in order to link all 3 offices together. Justify your choice
of technology in term of practicality and cost-effectiveness.
2. Suggest and explain where should the file server and web server be located and how to ensure
optimum performance of both servers in serving their functions. Indicate also the location of
both servers in the same network diagram.
3. Suggest and explain how should the overall network be protected against external intruders
or hackers. Protection against unauthorize network access, illegal file server access and DOS
(Denial of Service) attack to the web server.
4. Suggest and explain how the control of Facebook access during office hours, shall be
implemented.
A. Objectives:
The objective of this group project is to provide a platform for students to experience
how to apply the knowledge learned from the communication and computer networks course into
designing a practical real-world network implementation for an office environment with specific
usage requirements.
B. Scenario:
Organization XYZ has three (3) offices located in three different buildings within the same
commercial area, as labelled in A, B and C in Figure 1 below, and each office's layout is shown in
sectionI: Layouts of Offices
Figure 1: Locations of the 3 offices of Organization XYZ
C. Design Requirements:
You and your team are required to study and consider the following requirements for the design
of a computer network solution for Organization XYZ which fulfill not only the general Internet
usage but also the following specific expectations:
1. Organization XYZ will subscribed to only one (1) Internet gateway from the ISP with downlink
of 500Mbps and Uplink of 100Mbps. All 3 offices will share this gateway for Internet related
purposes.
2. The numbers of employees in each office are as follow:
a. Office A - 20 stationary employees, 4 mobile employees
b. Office B - 15 employees, 3 mobile employees
c. Office C - 16 employees
13. Printers in all offices are networked and shared to all users:
a. Office A - 2 printers
b. Office B - 1 printer
c. Office C - 1 printer
4. Office A and Office B's meeting rooms shall provide restricted WiFi access to guests coming
for meeting.
5. General employees are not allowed to access Facebook during office hours except few that
are authorized to do so.
6. All company documents and training video are to be stored in a local file server within
Organization XYZ, employees shall have fast access to these files.
7. Organization XYZ is hosting their own company website at their own premise, where the web
server is publishing general company profile information to the public.
D. Tasks:
Your team is required to
1. Suggest and design a practical and cost-effective network solution for Organization XYZ as a
whole, by providing a complete network diagram.
a. All network components in all 3 offices shall be labelled accordingly including the
location of the Internet gateway.
b. Indicate essential technical specifications (type of switches: 8-port Fast Ethernet UTP
Switch, type of cables: UTP CAT5E, etc.) of all network components and transmission
media used. Provide justifications to the essential technical specifications, relate them
to practicality and cost-effectiveness.
c. Indicate the suitable network technology (type of wired or wireless links) to be used
for interbuilding connections in order to link all 3 offices together. Justify your choice
of technology in term of practicality and cost-effectiveness.
2. Suggest and explain where should the file server and web server be located and how to ensure
optimum performance of both servers in serving their functions. Indicate also the location of
both servers in the same network diagram.
3. Suggest and explain how should the overall network be protected against external intruders
or hackers. Protection against unauthorize network access, illegal file server access and DOS
(Denial of Service) attack to the web server.
4. Suggest and explain how the control of Facebook access during office hours, shall be
implemented.
Introduction To Leadership Concepts And Practice
ISBN: 9781544351599
5th Edition
Authors: Peter G Northouse