Network Topologies and Technologies: Case Projects: MN405 Data and Information Management
Network Topologies and Technologies: Case Projects: MN405 Data and Information Management
Network Topologies and Technologies: Case Projects: MN405 Data and Information Management
Old-Tech Corporation has 10 computers in its main office area, which is networked in a star topology
using 10 Mbps Ethernet hubs, and wants to add five computers in the manufacturing area. One
problem with the existing network is data throughput. Large files are transferred across the network
regularly, and the transfers take quite a while. In addition, when two or more computers are
transferring large files, the network becomes unbearably slow for users. Adding the manufacturing
computers will only make this problem worse and result in another problem. Because the ceiling is
more than 30 feet high, there's no easy way to run cables to computers, and providing a secure
pathway for cables is next to impossible. Devise a solution to this company's networking problems.
What changes in equipment are required to bring this company's network up to date to solve
Hubs can be replaced with switches to hike the information rate which is exchange in the system
Moreover, it can be used to introduce to secured remote switch for another five computers which will
What topology and which type of device can be used in the manufacturing area to solve the
cabling difficulties?
Star topology is best suitable for the given scenario to connect with the LAN and remote System. The
detailed system should be the customer based model where there is no server on the ground including
EBiz.com has 250 networked computers and five servers and uses a star topology wired network to
reach employees' offices, with a bus interconnecting three floors in its office building. Because of a
staggering influx of Internet business, the network administrator's task is to boost network
performance and availability as much as possible. The company also wants a network design that's
easy to reconfigure and change because workgroups form and disband frequently and their
membership changes regularly. All computers must share sensitive data and control access to
customer files and databases. Aside from the customer information and billing databases, which run
on all servers, employees' desktop computers must run standard word-processing and spreadsheet
programs.
Use the following write-on lines to evaluate the requirements for this network. After you finish,
determine the best network topology or topology combination for the company. On a blank piece of
paper, sketch the network design you think best suits EBiz.com's needs. Remember: High
The System which is best suitable for this organization is they can use extended Star topology for the
entire system and at each floor Bus can be used where at each floor server can be used to fetch the
data, and one server can be used in star network and remaining one can be used to connect the entire
system.
The Network will be server based as we have five servers that can be utilized in an efficient way to
As we have three floors and at each floor, it uses Bus topology, so this totally depends on the capacity
What kind of networking device is easiest to reconfigure? What kind offers the best access to
Switch we can use to transport the data which is easier to configure even when user membership
changes frequently.
As we know we have five servers out of them three is used in different three floors each of them can
be used differently on every floor to communicate and all three floor connected to the Star server to
communicate with other than own floor, and all are connected to a centralized server.
ENorm, Inc. has two sites in Pittsburgh that are four miles apart. Each site consists of a large factory
with office space for 25 users at the front of the factory and up to 20 workstations in two work cells
on each factory floor. All office users need access to an inventory database that runs on a server at the
Allegheny Street location; they also need access to a billing application with data residing on a server
at the Monongahela site. All factory floor users also need access to the inventory database at the
Allegheny Street location. Office space is permanently configured, but the manufacturing space must
be reconfigured before each new manufacturing run begins. Wiring closets are available in the office
space. Nothing but a concrete floor and overhead girders stay the same in the work cell areas. The
computers must share sensitive data and control access to files. Aside from the two databases, which
run on the two servers, office computers must run standard word-processing and spreadsheet
programs.
Work cell machines are used strictly for updating inventory and quality control information for the
Allegheny Street inventory database. Workstations in the manufacturing cells are switched on only
when they're in use, which might occur during different phases of a manufacturing run. Seldom is a
Use the following write-on lines to evaluate the requirements for this network. After you finish,
determine the best network topology or topology combination for the company. On a blank piece of
paper, sketch the network design you think best suits ENorm, Inc.'s needs.
This will be network based as we need two different servers so that information can be fetched easily
in place.
As according to the scenario it can accommodate up to 130 computers which can be connected with
What topology works best for the offices, given the availability of wiring closets? What topology
works best for the factory floor, given its need for constant reconfiguration?
Physical Star topology is used to connect the computers with the wiring and connect them to the
network switch. They should be connected through point-to-point topology which works best for the
company so that it can move from one location to other. As computers should be movable, so wireless
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