UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON MIS 323 – BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS Network Design Project The purpose of the design project is to provide the opportunity for you to design a simple network. You are to design a network for Wilmington Technical Solutions (See description below). A list of possible equipment that can be used in the design as well as the cost of each piece of equipment is included in the appendix. Your report should include: 1) a network diagram identifying all key parts of the network (e.g., hubs, switches, routers, cables, etc.) 2) a spreadsheet listing the items you have decided to purchase and their cost 3) a brief explanation of the network design. The project will be graded on both the quality and cost effectiveness of the network. The report should be submitted via Entropy as a .zip file. Wilmington Technical Solutions Inc. Wilmington Software Development develops banking software to help loan officers track and process loans. They have over 250 employees with 300-computer network. Employees who don’t have a dedicated desktop will be using their own laptop to connect the company network. The company is located in two adjacent 3-story buildings in an office park, with 150 computers in each building (assume that the computers are evenly distributed throughout the floors, i.e. 50 computers per floor). Each building is approximately 90 feet long by 50 feet wide. They are set about 100 feet apart. The current network is poorly designed for the company’s current needs and must be completely replaced. Describe the network you would recommend and how it would be configured with the goal of building a new network that will support the company’s needs for the next 3 years with few additional investments. In addition to the location described above, they will also need to have a connection to their offices in Raleigh and Chicago. They are unsure how fast the connection needs to be so plan accordingly. You will need to make some assumptions, so be sure to document your assumptions and explain why you have designed the network in this way. Also, if you have any further questions, please see me to clarify anything not described in the case above. Network Diagram Insert an image of your network diagram below. You may also choose to use Visio which can be submitted through Entropy as a .zip file. Spreadsheet of Equipment and Costs Description Unit cost Number used Cost Total Cost: ______________________________ Brief Explanation of Network Design: Provide a brief explanation of the network you designed. Be sure to include any assumption made while designing this network. Appendix If you’d like to buy something that is not on this list, let me know and I’ll give you a price for it. Network Interface Cards Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-F Wireless 450Mbps Adapter for Desktops Cable (Including Installation) UTP Cat 5 (100Base-T) UTP Cat 5e (1000Base-T) UTP Cat 6 (10GBase-T) Fiber 1GbE UTP Cat 5e Patch Cables (short distances) UTP Cat 6 Patch Cables (short distances) Fiber 1GbE Patch Cables (short distances) Software SNMP Network Management Software Desktop Management Software Anti-virus Software Patch Panels Price 10 70 40 Price 50 55 60 100 2 3 10 Price 2500 1000 plus 25 per computer 25 per computer Price Ethernet100/1000 Base-T Patch Panel 48 port Ethernet10GBase-T Patch Panel 48 port Ethernet 1000Base-F Patch Panel 48 port 45 75 150 Hubs Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 20 35 40 200 250 300 Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 70 90 110 400 500 700 200 400 450 500 700 800 900 400 250 500 300 600 Ethernet 10/100Base-T 8 port Ethernet 10/100Base-T 16 port Ethernet 10/100Base-T 24 port Layer-2 Switches Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 8 port Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 16 port Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 24 port Ethernet 1000Base-F 4 port Ethernet 1000Base-F 8 port Ethernet 1000Base-F 16 port Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 8 port Plus one 1000BaseF port Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 16 port Plus one 1000BaseF port Ethernet Gigabit Base-T 24 port Plus one 1000BaseF port Routers Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 100 120 150 500 800 n/a 300 400 500 800 1100 800 50 75 100 150 Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 40 15 100 25 125 n/a 250 n/a WAN Price without SNMP Price with SNMP DSL Modem with 1 DSL port and 1 Ethernet Base-T or Base-F port Cable Modem with 1 cable port and 1 Ethernet Base-T or Base-F port T1 CSU with 1 T1 port (also supports FT1) and 1 Base-T or Base-F port T3 CSU with 1 T3 port and 1Base-T or Base-F port Frame relay CSU with 1 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T port and 1 frame port 70 200 70 200 350 500 n/a 1000 350 500 Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 500 2500 n/a 650 Price without SNMP Price with SNMP 1000 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5000 5000 5000 Ethernet Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base-T 2 port Ethernet Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base-T 4 port Ethernet Gigabit 10/100/1000 Base-T 8 port Ethernet 1000BaseF 2 port Ethernet 1000BaseF 4 port Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T 8 port Plus one 1000BaseF port Add Firewall to any of the above Add NAT Firewall to any of the above Wireless 802.11n wireless access point 802.11n wireless NIC 802.11ac wireless access point 802.11ac wireless NIC Traffic Management Bandwidth shaper with 2 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T ports Cache engine with 2 Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-T ports Security Server Backup System DDOS System IPS System One time password System