Integrative Network Design Project

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Integrative Network Design Project

The integrative network design project (INDP) combines key features of a design approach and considerations, network and data configuration, and hardware and software configuration. Students must apply and demonstrate an understanding of those features to the complete design of a network meeting prescribed performance requirements. This project consists of a series of assignments and culminates with the INDP.

Select one of the following businesses from the University of Phoenix Virtual Organizations:

Option 1: Riordan Manufacturing

Option 2: Kudler Fine Foods (KFF)

Option 3: Patton-Fuller Community Hospital

Option 1: Riordan Manufacturing

· Integrate all locations with common wide area network (WAN) protocols.

· Convert the administration networks in each plant to wireless local area networks (WLANs).

· Bring voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) to the entire corporation, and decide on what protocols are needed in the satellite link between San Jose and China to support a symmetrical 10 megabits per second (Mbps) connection, real time required, with a quality of service equivalent to a circuit switched data link.

Option 2: Kudler Fine Foods (KFF)

· Design a WAN to tie all three KFF locations together. Make the internal network configuration in each store a WLAN, and add VOIP to the multi-store network.

· Define which store will house the central servers.

· Design the network to be expandable beyond the existing stores.

Option 3: Patton-Fuller Community Hospital

· Convert the administration network to a WLAN, install VOIP in the hospital, and design a high-speed WAN, which will allow PF to connect to three other local hospitals. This configuration will also allow their 15 radiologists two-way high-speed, of at least 20 Mbps, communications to and from their homes.

· Include the high-speed links to the doctor’s homes.

· PF has an entire environment hosting Macintosh® computers. This cannot be changed.