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IT 640-Q2781: Future Network Architecture
Southern New Hampshire University
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SNHUEnergy Inc.is a medium-sized oil and gas business undertaking that intends
to grow and expand its business activities. In order to achieve the organizational
objective, it is trying to strengthen its communication infrastructure. Since the business
wants to grow from being a solely exploration-based business to a firm that provides the
transportation and refinement of its discoveries, it is extremely vital for it to take care of
the growing communication needs. With the expansion of the scope of the business
activities, the future communication needs of the business entity will significantly
change.
The current communication network of the business undertaking is not strong
enough to effectively manage the growing communication needs of the firm with its
Dallas office and Memphis office. The future communication needs and requirements of
SNHUEnergy Inc. have been highlighted here. Based on the information, a suitable
Network Architecture has been designed which would help the undertaking to strengthen
the communication model across the entire organization.
Summary of the future communication needs at SNHUEnergy Inc.
In the digitalized era, each business undertaking must be on its toes so that it can
effectively manage the business activities in a synchronized manner. The case is no
different for SNHUEnergy Inc. which operates in the oil and gas industrial setting. As
the business plans to grow its activities, it must carefully consider the communication
and connectivity needs so that its Dallas office and Memphis office can operate in an
aligned manner. Currently, it has 120 employees that work across the business entity,
this number is likely to expand by 50 % every year for the next couple of years due to
its expansion plans (Use of Technology, 2019). As the firm plans to introduce three
additional offices in Kansas City and Houston, it would have to make sure that there
exists a smooth and direct communication network between the organizational personnel
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and the business customers (Use of Technology, 2019). It would ensure that the business
can grow and create value for itself as well as its key stakeholders. SNHUEnergy Inc.
would have to make the optimum use of technology and innovation in order to
accelerate the flow of information among its relevant parties.
SNHUEnergy Inc. would have to carefully design the communication network so
that the chances of network issues and network crashes could be avoided at all cost. It
would ensure that a robust connectivity exists among the expanding offices of the
business undertaking. Similarly, it would have to carefully design the network topology
which basically deals with the arrangement of different elements such as nodes and links
of any network interconnection (Pandya, 2013). As the business would expand its
business processes, the role of network topology would increase. Effective and highly
functional network topography would be a fundamental necessity for the business which
could aid the communication and connectivity model of SNHUEnergy Inc. It would
streamline and strengthen the way data and information would flow from the business
servers to the end users.
As the network infrastructure of the business consists of only a single building,
its degree of connectivity is restricted to a certain extent. In the future when the
business expands its operational activities, it would have to introduce new wireless
access points so that the quality if the interconnectedness among its offices could be
strengthened in the process. With the increase in the total number of offices, the traffic
volume would automatically increase (IT 640 Final Project Scenario, 2019).
SNHUEnergy Inc. would have to make sure that suitable network architecture can be
introduced which shall not only upgrade the network connectivity but also the
management of the traffic patterns by the business undertaking. It would help all the
members and departments of the oil and gas business undertaking such as oil field
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monitoring team, the pipeline monitoring members, gas stations and refineries to
communicate wand synchronize their operational strategic approach.
Thus there is the need for SNHUEnergy Inc. to take into account the growing
communication needs that would arise in the future due to its expansion plan.In order to
make sure that its designed network allows it to effectively connect and communicate
with the key stakeholder including the internal stakeholder and the external stakeholders,
suitable network architecture has been recommended which could improve the overall
communication across the business undertaking.
Appropriate Network Architecture
As the SNHUEnergy Inc. Firm intends to expand the operational activities by
providing transportation and refinement of its oil and gas discoveries, there is the need
to design effective and highly functional network architecture. The role of the new
network architecture would be of paramount significance as it would enable better
connectivity and communication across the Dallas office and Memphis office and the
new offices that it plans to open in in Kansas City and Houston (IT 640 Final Project
Scenario, 2019).
While designing the appropriate network architecture that could simplify and
strengthen the communication at SNHUEnergy Inc. Some of the most vital aspects that
must be taken into consideration are reliability and security of the network model,
effective control over the operational costs of the business undertaking and the need for
simple installation processes (Techopedia, 2019). The remote network monitoring must
be introduced as it would enable the proper and critical monitoring of the network
operational processes and activities. Its role would be critical for assisting the network
assistants at the company to efficiently manage and control the network infrastructure
(Kim, 2009). It would enhance the reliability and security of the network architecture. In
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order to control the operational costs of the business undertaking in an efficacious
manner, it would have to carry out regular maintenance work. Such an approach would
be extremely critical as it would not only eliminate the connectivity barriers, but it
would also make sure that no unauthorized party can gain access into the network of
SNHUEnergy Inc. organization.
Ultimately, SNHUEnergy Inc. must make sure that the network architecture that
is introduced in the business context will involve little installation costs and
complexities. As the firm intends to grow the business activities and expand its total
number of offices, the safest bet for it is to opt for Wide local area network (WLAN)
method. This distribution technique would enable the oil and gas business undertaking to
make the optimum use of the high-frequency radio waves so that it could maintain a
proper network connection (Techopedia, 2019). SNHUEnergy Inc. must make sure that
this approach would help the business to properly communicate in the highly technical
and intense oil and gas industrial setting. The proper implementation of WLAN by the
firm would help it effectively control and manage the overall costs relating to the
installation and implementation process.
In addition to these elements, the firm must make sure that the network infrastructure is
robust and sustainable enough to enhance the level of connectivity within the entire
SNHUEnergy Inc. So, a powerful, functional and effective Ethernet infrastructure needs
to be introduced which can help the oil and gas firm to communicate in the severe
environmental setting (Rojas & Morell, 2010). By incorporating this feature in the
network infrastructure of the oil and gas firm, the remote accessibility in the harsh
setting could be strengthened and the overall manageability could be upgraded.
Visual Representation of network architecture
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The visual representation of the recommended network architecture for the SNHU
Energy Inc. entity has been presented. It would help to get a proper idea about the
intricate features of the new network. It would also shed light on how the recommended
network architecture and its unique attributes would play a vital role to strengthen the
level of connectivity and communication in the entire business undertaking. The
presence of the WLAN distribution model would make sure that the relevant data and
information can effectively flow. The wireless communication technique would help the
firm to interlink its devices while maintaining a robust network connection.
References
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Pandya, K. (2013). Network Structure or Topology. International Journal of Advance
Research in Computer Science and Management Studies, 1(2).
Rojas, C., & Morell, P. (2010, March). Guidelines for Industrial Ethernet infrastructure
implementation: A control engineer's guide. In Cement Industry Technical
Conference, 2010 IEEE-IAS/PCA 52nd (pp. 1-18). IEEE.
Techopedia. (2019). What is Remote Monitoring (RMON)? Retrieved from
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24844/remote-monitoring-rmon
Techopedia. (2019). What is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)? Retrieved from
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Use of Technology. (2019). Use of Technology in Business Communication Retrieved
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