Week $9$ Lab: Network Scalability and Advanced Routing Techniques

Objective:

To implement advanced routing techniques and strategies for network scalability, as well as troubleshoot related issues in a complex network setup.

Lab Setup:

You will use a network simulation tool such as Cisco Packet Tracer or GNS$3$ for this lab. The setup involves the following devices:

Three routers $($Router$1,$ Router$2,$ Router$3)$

Three switches $($Switch$1,$ Switch$2,$ Switch$3)$

Six PCs $($PC$1,$ PC$2,$ PC$3,$ PC$4,$ PC$5,$ PC$6)$

One server $($Server$1)$

Instructions:

Network Topology:

Create a network topology with the following connections:

Router$1$ connected to Switch$1$Router$2$ connected to Switch$2$Router$3$ connected to Switch$3$Switch$1$ connected to Switch$2$ and Switch$3$PC$1$ and PC$2$ connected to Switch$1$PC$3$ and PC$4$ connected to Switch$2$PC$5$ and PC$6$ connected to Switch$3$Server$1$ connected to Switch$3$