IT273 Design a TCP/IP

Graded Scenario

Assignment Case: The Banana Tree Travel Agency

Design a client-server network topology
Compare and contrast wired media options and the features they provide for the network

Course outcomes:

IT273-1: Appraise network architectures, models, topologies, and structures.

IT273-4: Design a TCP/IP-Based Network.

Respond to each of the Assignment requirements and submit all work to the Dropbox as a single file.

The Banana Tree Travel Agency is expanding from a single physical location to three physical locations distributed across the county to better serve the needs of their customers. Each of the new locations will have fifteen employees assigned there, and the headquarters will stay at the central location with twenty-five employees assigned there. In addition, there are ten employees who may work from any of the locations depending on needs during the week. Each employee will need to be assigned a cubicle with a computer in the main office area of the location or locations where they work. All employees also need to be able to access their work materials from any of the four computers in the customer relations area at each location and to be able to utilize the print/fax room at each location.

Propose a network design to support the needs of The Banana Tree Travel Agency following this move.

Project requirements:

1. Complete the review questions:

True or False: Fiber-optic cable is the most expensive transmission medium.
True or False: Coaxial cable has a high resistance to noise.
A(n) ____ is used to reduce the effects of attenuation for a digital transmission signal.
A(n) ____ point-to-multipoint transmission issues signals to multiple, defined recipients.
True or False: Broadband technology encodes information as digital pulses.

2. For the client situation described in Discussion topic 1, use Microsoft Visio 2007 (installed in Unit 1) to generate a diagram for a proposed network topology. Write a 1-2 page proposal for the Corporation explaining why that design would best meet their needs

Solution Preview

The main objective of this paper is to visually exhibit a defense in depth model and also explain some characteristics which supports an overall covered defense tactics. The main reason for this is to strategically alleviate against prospective threats. The network for these activities comprises of print server, file server, mail server, Web server, and ftp server corporate site in Chicago where all servers are positioned. The internet connections in these sites have a speed of 50mbps accommodating 300 employees who

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