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Cisco Threaded Case Study -
By Paul Ahjuder
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Overview
The Washington School District is reviewing future plans to implement an enterprise network. The network will involve various LANs at each school of the district, later to interconnect to form a WAN, with the desire to effectively communicate and send data.
The LAN design for this semester focuses on Acacia. Specifications require that the network design must:
-Function for a minimum of 7-10 years while assuming 100% growth of District LAN throughput and 10% growth in District Internet connection throughput.
-The LAN design must be capable of accommodating a maximum of 250 students and 75 staff members.
-Administrative, Curriculum, Library and DNS servers will be included to support network functioning and house critical data.
-The design will also require a reliable Internet connection while providing a secure intranet structure.
-Routing protocols implemented: TCP/IP and IPX.
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Solution(s)
The following solutions will provide Acacia with a means of meeting the demands of the enterprise network:
-Infrastructure to be built with leading edge technology to support high bandwidth requirements and dedicated, virtually collision free lines.
-LAN design is to be done in phases or steps, which is more practical financially and technologically.
-As the size of staff and students increases, future network enhancements will be taken into consideration on a supply and demand basis.
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