Competency
In this project, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following competencies:
· Explain the functions between hardware and software in a network
· Design a simple network
· Design and implement a secure interconnected network in support of an organization
Scenario
Throughout this course, you have been writing various reports as parts of Milestones One and Two for an advertising firm that is opening a new office in Fayetteville. NC
This mid size advertising firm already has offices in Albany. NY. and Springfield. MA. The Albany headquarters is home to the executive team and 150 employees. The headquarters also stores the corporate data and is the corporate internet backbone. It hosts the IT department that centrally manages all LAN services, including the wireless LAN. The IT department also manages the wide area network (WAN) that connects the two offices via site-to-site virtual private network (VPN) tunnels. The Springfield office hosts about 50 employees. Approximately 50% of these employees are mobile, defined as traveling more than 80% of the time.
To hire and retain the best talent, the firm allows employees to work from home. This removes the constraint that employees have to live within commuting distance from the firm s offices. Remote 3nd mobile employees are provided access to the corporate network via a VPN client The VPN client requires employees to have access to reliable internet services to 3llow for effective collaboration across teams and for access to media content. The company provides all employees with a laptop with full disk encryption, data loss prevention (DLP). and antivirus software. The IT department manages all corporate laptops and has the ability to log into all systems for support. This means that all laptops arc centrally managed by the one IT department
A. Explain your key considerations for the project.
o Explain the OSI stack in relation to a modern communications network and how it influenced your network design, o Describe the important IP range considerations for a company of your size.
A. Summarize, in your own language, the strategic goals of the company, and detail how the network solution you are presenting aligns with these goals.
o Remember that these key considerations were addressed in Milestone One:
· Communications media and mode of data transport for the new network
· Common network hardware components for this new location
C. In addition, you can make relevant changes to your report based on your instructor’s feedback from Milestone One.
II. LAN Topology
A. In Milestone One. you described the LAN topology possibilities and the strengths and weaknesses.
B. Provide your final revised solution for optimal support that may include any feedback from the instructor from previous milestones.
III. Internet Service Provider
A. In Milestone Two. you described the possible ISP solutions available to meet the needs of the company in its new location. The section was based on your research into actual providers at the Fayetteville. NC. location.
B. This section should include an explanation as to how the chosen internet provider meets the business goals and objectives of the firm.
C. Provide your solution, along with any feedback from the instructor.
IV. Hardware and Software. Printer, and Bandwidth: In this section, you will include these additional parts from Milestone Two in your report. You can use your diagram from Milestone Two as a starting point for these three items.