Problem
You are working for a company that is composed of three departments: general support, marketing, and sales. General support occupies the first floor, while marketing and sales are on the second floor. General support has 28 workstations, marketing has 10 workstations, and sales has 30 workstations. Some applications require that data be transferred between departments, but generally each department has its own applications. Everyone needs access to the Internet, the company internal Internet (intranet), and e-mail. Design a local area network solution for this company. Show the locations of all workstations and interconnecting devices, such as hubs, switches, and routers, if any are used.
Show also the connection that provides Internet access. What type of local area network wiring would you recommend? What type of local area network topology and protocol would you recommend? Draw a floor plan for each floor. If possible, show both floor plans on one page. Use the following assumptions:
1. Available hubs and switches have a maximum of 24 ports.
2. Some software applications and large data sets reside on departmental servers.
3. To support e-mail, a server is needed.
4. To support the company intranet, a server is needed.
5. The company does not have an unlimited budget but is willing to invest in quality technology.