Enclave Films is an eminent movie company which composesmoviesand delivers high quality video to make it download through VividZone company website.The original movie company management has decided to consolidate the contract with VividZoneby adding more efficient staff and appliances. Enclave Films is in building Band the web team is positioned in the same building while majority of the administration, sales, accounts and management functions are supported in building A. Both buildings are located in the same premises. Movie company plans to aggregate all their staff and resources in one building. Therefore when adjacent office space becomes available in building A, these groups will be accommodated together. Building A has a reception and a customer area as well.
The branch network of EnclaveFilmshas grown without proper planning. The LAN cabling in both offices is Cat5e Ethernet. The office complex provides an Ethernet link between the two buildings.
The current networkis a flat network design with minimal redundancy. A small wireless LAN is used occasionally by few project managers with laptops and the guests at Building B.
a. Building A - general office and managers, including reception, accounts, and administration. It consists of 12 PCs and 02 printers.
b. Building B - production suites and provides networking for the media development and storage. It consists of 09 high-performance workstations, 05 office PCs, and 02 printers
a. Separate the network into VLANs.
b. Data traffic expected to increase by 80%
c. Possibly consider connecting directly to the VividZone network; must be a fast and reliable connection
d. High network availability with redundant links and technology
e. Wireless network access at Building B
f. QoS to support video applications
g. High network reliability with network monitoring and security
You are newly recruited as a Network Engineer by the movie company to redesign the network.
You need to produce a report for the company that includes the following:
1. An an overview of your report.
2. An explanation of;
networking principles, protocols and devices, including benefits and constraints of networked solutions.
the impact of network topology, communication and bandwidth requirements, effectiveness of networking systems.operating principles of networking devices and server types and networking software.