Harward Case Study CITA 230

MADE BY : EMI R KUL JANIN

ADI IMAMOVIĆ
EMIR MUJKANOVIĆ
AMRA GRAČIĆ
ISMET BIBIĆ
DAMIR ČOLO
ELDAR SOFTIĆ
MUHAMED ŠEMIĆ
The Problem
• Wilke Environmental Group, a large organization that provides environmental services
such as water quality monitoring and geological surveys to businesses and government
agencies across the nation, seeks your help in designing its corporate WAN. It plans to
completely replace its legacy hodgepodge of connections and services.
• Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the firm also has large, regional offices in
Seattle, Phoenix, and Boston. These offices need a way to exchange e-mail and large
files. About half of the firm's 300 engineers and technical specialists work from home at
least part of the time and need fast and reliable connections to their regional offices.
• The IT manager makes it clear that the environmental services business is booming and
so you should not necessarily seek economical solutions. Describe at least two suitable
WAN technologies for each of Wilke's two connectivity situations: office-to-office and
home-to-office. Which options do you recommend above all and why?
The Solution
• In this case I will start with investigation. I calculated the mileage between
the offices and here are the results: Baton Rouge, LA - Seattle, WA
(2600mi); Baton Rouge, LA - Phoenix, AZ (1400mi); Baton Rouge, LA -
Boston, MA (1500mi). • I will start with WAN topology: In this case I will
choose the tiered topology WAN, where the sites connected in star or ring
formations are interconnected at different levels, with the interconnection
points being organized into layers to form hierarchical groupings.
• Variations on this topology abound. Indeed, flexibility makes the tiered
approach quite practical. A network architect can determine the best
placement of top-level routers based on traffic patterns or critical data
paths. In addition, tiered systems allow for easy expansion and inclusion of
redundant links to support growth.
The Solution
• On the other hand, their enormous flexibility means that creation of
tiered WANs requires careful consideration of geography, usage patterns,
and growth potential. • As a Wan transmission I would choose the T-
Carrier. T-carrier standards specify a method of signaling, which means
they belong to the Physical layer of the OSI model. A T-carrier uses TDM
(time division multiplexing) over two wire pairs (one for transmitting and
one for receiving) to divide a single channel into multiple channels. Each
channel may carry data, voice, or video signals.
• The medium used for T-carrier signaling can be ordinary copper wire,
fiber-optic cable, or wireless links. So in this case I am going to use both -
T1 and T3 transmissions to connect the central office with regional offices
The Solution
• To connect the 150 home offices with the regional offices I am going to
use the DSL (digital subscriber line) Connection. DSL is a WAN
connection and it operates over the PSTN and competes directly with
ISDN and T1 services, as well as broadband cable services.
• However I would choose the symmetric technology of DSL connection,
because we need to provide a fast and reliable connection between
workers home offices and regional offices to exchange e-mail and large
files. Symmetrical technology provides equal capacity for data traveling
both upstream and downstream. Symmetrical transmission is suited to
users who both upload and download significant amounts of data. So
in our case I would use HDSL, SDSL, or SHDSL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
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