Advanced Network Design

Running head: ADVANCED NETWORK DESIGN
Advanced Network Design
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ADVANCED NETWORK DESIGN
Table of Contents
PART I: Information Collection........................................................................................................2
Questionnaires for Users............................................................................................................2
Questionnaires for Management................................................................................................2
Questionnaires for IT Staffs........................................................................................................3
Purpose of the Questionnaires...................................................................................................3
Validation and Verification plan..................................................................................................3
PART II: Network Redesign and Documentation.............................................................................4
Demonstration................................................................................................................................5
Bibliography....................................................................................................................................7

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ADVANCED NETWORK DESIGN
PART I: Information Collection
In order to ensure that the design of the network is effective and also consistent with design
requirements, it is important to gather design requirements. Here the aim of the project is to redesign
an existing network that Barranquilla Plaza Hotel already installed for executing their business process.
However, with issues in the network design and to enhance the business process, Barranquilla Plaza
Hotel wants to replace their existing network infrastructure for enhancing their business process as the
network design that Barranquilla Plaza Hotel has various issues as described by Barranquilla Plaza Hotel.
Hence the aim of this design is to bring complete improvement to the network infrastructure through
appropriate design methods and design process.
Questionnaires for Users
 Is wifi signal is proper and does it provide full coverage to room area?
 Is there any issue of buffering that users have encountered while they are playing videos online?
 Is there any issue such as call drop while doing voice or video call and if so is it frequent or
occasional?
 Is downloading content from online is consistent or does it often failed due to error in the
network?
 Does not network provide facility to share files to other devices which are connected to the
network through the wireless connection?
 Are the network devices that are connected with the network for providing wireless connection
to the hotel room of latest edition?
 Are the hardware and software considered for designing wireless network are of latest edition?
Questionnaires for Management
 What are average number of users that requires access to the network design in a single
instance?
 What are the areas that are required to be covered through the wireless connection?
 How old the existing network infrastructure is that are considered by the hotel for managing
their business process?
 Are there any security issues that has identified and particularly any incident of security breach
that has affected the business process?