Question: choose the physical infrastructure on which the voice, video, and data will travel. You have the advantage of designing the infrastructure from the ground up, with total access to the structure. Think about the overall requirements of the network and let those be your guide for the physical infrastructure you design. Justify each decision that you make in your design and provide some relevant examples where applicable. Your main post should address the following questions:

1. What type of network do you plan to install (peer-to-peer, client/server)?
2. What type of topology will your designed network use?
3. What networking devices (routers, switches, access points etc.) will you use?
4. What kind of network addressing will your network use (static, dynamic, IPv4, IPv6)?
5. What equipment/tools would you need to install the physical infrastructure?
6. How will you connect the pole barn to the network?

Home Network Design Project Information

You have been contracted to install a new network in a house that is being built down the street. The Colonial-style house in which you will be installing a new network is essentially a large rectangular box. The first floor main living space is 32' by 54' with 10' ceilings, and a small 10' by 8' porch. The first floor consists of a large living room, a formal dining room, and a kitchen. There is also an attached 32' by 24' garage.The second floor is also 32' by 54' with 9' ceilings, and includes four bedrooms that each has a computer. There is also a 32' by 54' finished basement which includes an office, workout room, game room, and bar. Finally, there is a 32' by 24' finished pole barn/workshop that is 75' from the house and must be included in the network. The Internet access options for the house include DSL, cable, wireless, and satellite.

Network requirements for the property dictate the following:

At least one wired jack per room.

Network should be able to facilitate transmission of voice, video and data.

There must be high-speed Internet connectivity.

Future scalability to include seamless high-speed wireless LAN connectivity.

Future scalability to include voice over IP throughout the home.

The network must be secure.

Future scalability to include video surveillance cameras.

Future scalability to include network attached storage and a file server.

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