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