You are designing a network for a retail customer; they plan to have 8 locations initially with the main store acting as the warehousing depot. Within the next year they are planning to expand to another 3 locations. All locations will be located in Ontario.
Each store has four main application requirements:
1. Internet access via the central warehouse,
2. Inventory control,
3. Employee scheduling and time tracking and
4. Point of sale.
Each retail store will have 10-12 employees at most.
A. What type of network design would you propose? Why? Provide a network diagram showing the proposed topology.
B. What bandwidth would you recommend at each location? Why? Explain your reason.
C. What routing protocol would you recommend for this network? Explain the reasons for your selection; refer to the specific features of the protocols that influenced your selection.