"Computer Dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300- computer network. The company is located in three adjacent three-story buildings, with about 100 computers in each building. Each building is approximately 40 metres long and 15
metres wide. They are set about 40 metres apart. The networks in the three buildings are poorly designed for its current needs and heavily overloaded, and the company anticipates significant growth in network traffic in near future. There is currently no network connection
among the buildings, and this is an important objective in building the new network.
Computer Dynamics have employed you as a network consultant to design a network that meets their organisations requirements.
You are required to 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 three years with few additional investments. Your recommendations are to be
submitted as a formal report containing your analysis of the present situation, and your recommended network solution.
As part of your report, you are required to:
iii. Suggest a type of network architecture that is suitable for the organisation. You will need to identify all the circuits (cabling), network hardware and software necessary to build the network(s) you are proposing and to justify your choice, i.e., you will need to explain the function of the hardware and software in your solution, and to explain why it was chosen, and iv. You will also need to include phys