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2 Project: Logical Network Design

Note: This is one of two "mostly writing" assignments you will have in this class. Every other
project will still be a lot of work but minimal things to turn in. Please do your best. I do not
expect you to spend more than 2 1/2 hours on it. Try to get it done in that time, but also be wise
with your time management and don't dwell on a single item. There are no right or wrong
answers in this project (well, there are, but I won't penalize you for them). IT students seem to
have difficulty creating proposals, but this will become an increasingly important part of your
job as you progress in your IT career! Students always ask, "How long should it be?" The answer
is, "long enough!" As a help to get you started, included is a presentation about Executive
Summaries. It also includes some basic samples for you to follow.

IT Dept Executive Summary.pptx Download IT Dept Executive Summary.pptx

Project File
Week 2 Network Project.pkt Download Week 2 Network Project.pkt

Overview
This project is designed to identify the key technologies, ports, and equipment needed to design
and build a network for a small company.
You are an IT intern for a software development company designing and supporting proprietary
software for real estate appraisals. The company has outgrown its current location (SLC
Administration Office) and has purchased a five-year lease on a new building in the same
business park but a quarter-mile away. The building will house a classroom and a comfortable
lounge to support employee and customer training. In addition, the company is opening both
Ogden and Provo offices. Currently, the internet is provided by an ISP in Salt Lake City. At
present, the company plans to share this connection between all sites. A site diagram and
computer requirements for each is shown below:

Your supervisor noted your interest and background in computer networking and has asked you
to create a proposal listing all the necessary network equipment to build out a network
infrastructure for the new building. This should be a high-level proposal and include the major
switching and router equipment and any necessary media converters.
Instructions
1. Review the project overview and desired outcomes.
2. Included with the project is a Packet Tracer file with the above diagram as a
background. When completed, this will serve as the network diagram. The end goal is
to have a logical diagram that shows the correct hardware and how everything is
connected.
3. Research the equipment that you will need to complete the network topology.
4. Using Packet Tracer, place the devices in the respective sites and connect the devices
with the correct cables.
1. Site requirements are listed on the topology.
2. When complete, all sites should have an internet connection.
3. Devices do not need to be configured or addressed this week. This will
happen in Week 3.
5. Assumptions
1. You do not need to create PCs for all connections. If a PC represents more
than one computer, label this on the diagram (Example PC2x15).
2. You do not need to concern yourself with internal building wiring. You
may assume that each facility has a small network closet to facilitate the
network devices and internal connections.
3. In their default configuration, Routers and Bridges may not support the
connections required by the project. You may have to add or change
modules to accommodate requirements.
4. All Ogden computers (wired and wireless) need to communicate with
each other.
5. All Training computers (wired and wireless) need to be able to
communicate with each other
 6. 4 of the 10 computers and 1 printer in the Administration building need to
be on the training network.
7. SLC Administration should host the company website and DNS server
(they may be the same server)
8. The SLC Router should act as the DHCP server for the entire network.
9. The Administration Building and the Training Facility link must support
Gigabit speed.
10. The other 6 computers, the remaining printer, and the wireless network in
the Administration building need to be able to communicate with each
other
11. All Provo computers (wired and wireless) need to communicate with each
other.
12. The ISP will be represented by a cluster already placed on the Packet
Tracer file. It may be connected via fiber to Provo or SLC.
6. Create a proposal (Executive Summary) to go with the network diagram. The
proposal should include:
1. A cover sheet of your choosing.
2. A brief description of the scope of the project.
3. A summary of the tasks and the efforts you took to meet the tasks
4. A list of all the equipment needed for the diagram by site.
5. The network diagram which identifies each of the key devices with their
locations in the network.
7. Save the proposal as a word document with the following file naming convention:
Last Name, First Initial Week 2 Logical Network Design, for example, SmithC
Week 2 Logical Network Design.
8. Submit the assignment.

Need help? Check out these resources:

 Collaborate with your instructor and classmates using the Collaboration Corner
 Learn how to take a screenshot on any platform (Links to an external site.).
 Search online to learn how to annotate with the Windows built-in snipping tool.
 Ask for help from a mentor or an IT professional.

Grading
Your instructor will use the following criteria to grade this assignment.