Case Project Questions:
While you are having lunch one day with the new hires, you tell them tell about a friend that works at a local company called IPCE that develops computer peripheral products. They have decided to upgrade their LAN configuration from five hubs and a single router to one that implements 10 switches since they’ve heard that will improve performance. You are hoping to get them to hire your company to help them expand their network. You know the switches the company is planning to buy have many more ports than necessary to support each segment they current have. However, the company wants to divide their 10 departments into separate entities. The company is planning on using routers between each switch, thereby dividing the broadcast domains between the switches. After lunch, you call your friend and offer the consulting services of Winslow Networks, and he gladly accepts since they are a bit unsure about how to implement their ideas.
Part 1:
1. Will replacing the hubs with switches make the network faster? Why or why not?
2. Will having a router between each switch improve performance? Why or why not?
3. What other options for configuring its network should IPCE consider?
Save your answers in a Word document named Yourname_U3_Case.doc. Your document should be professional in appearance. Make sure to carefully proofread your file.
Part 2:
You have met with the technical staff at IPCE and gathered more details about their plans. You found they have ordered 10 Cisco 1900 switches and 9 Cisco 2600 routers. The company is currently using a private Class A IP addressing scheme. IPCE expects 100% growth over the next 5 years. At this time, five of the departments have six employees and the other five have 10 employees. Each employee has one PC.
1. Will the hardware IPCE has ordered meet their needs? If not, what would you suggest?
Save your answers in your Word document named Yourname_U3_Case.doc created in Part 1. Your document should be professional in appearance. Make sure to carefully proofread your file.
Part 3:
IPCE has now asked you to propose a VLAN solution for broadcast domains. They have asked you to produce a diagram of your proposed network that includes:
• Router interface details
• Switch interface details
• Network addresses for each network segment
• Number of possible hosts per network
Create your diagram using suitable drawing software. Microsoft Visio is highly recommended, though not required. Save your diagram as Yourname_U3_Case. If you are not using Visio, save your diagram in a non-proprietary graphic format, such as, .png, .tif, or .jpg. If you like, you may paste your diagram into the Part 1 and part 2 document. Your diagram should be professional in appearance.