Advanced Network Management and Design

Running head: ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN
Advanced Network Management and Design
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................2
2. Requirement gathering and assumptions...............................................................................2
3. Network Proposal...................................................................................................................4
3.1. Device selection..............................................................................................................4
3.2. Physical Topology...........................................................................................................5
3.3. Wiring and device placement..........................................................................................5
4. Addressing Scheme................................................................................................................5
4.1. Justification of the design................................................................................................9
5. Network Policy.....................................................................................................................10
6. Network security Threats and solution................................................................................10
7. Network design strategies and plans....................................................................................12
8. Identification of potential risk..............................................................................................13
9. Disaster management and contingency plan........................................................................13
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................15

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1. Introduction
The network solution is developed for the Yotsuba Group (YG) for rep the old
network and expanding the companies headquarter in the new building. The company
currently faced different problems with their old network as they found the performance of
the network deteriorated and increase in the number of security incidents. The report is
created for the development of the requirement analysis and assuming the network device and
the wiring that is needed to be made for development of the network framework. A proposal
for the network is attached with the report including the network device, network topology
and wiring and placement of the network device and server for creating a secure network
infrastructure for the organization.
An addressing scheme is also prepared that would be needed for configuring the
network device interface. The number of users should be identified and a network policy is
developed for the management of the usage of the device and allowing or restricting them to
access the core network components. The network security threats acting on the network and
their solution is also documented in the report. Strategy that can be used for mitigating the
risk is given in the report that would help the increase the uptime of the network and provide
the best performance for the organization.
2. Requirement gathering and assumptions
For the development of the network solution the requirement of the network should be
identified on the terms of number of users using the network and the area needed to be
covered by the network. The security requirement and the number of subnets required for the
development of the network is needed to be identified for increasing the efficiency of the
network. The building floor plan should be analysed for the placement of the device and the
develop the cabling plan for connecting the network device and increasing the efficiency of

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the network. The old network is analysed for finding the flaws in the network and incorporate
the network for increasing the compatibility of the network and secure it from the external
agents.
For gathering the requirement the interaction of the user with the network is needed to
be understand and the resources and the services essential for the network should be listed.
Information about the external and internal access of the services and the resources should
also be identified from the existing old network because without the knowledge about the
users accessing the network resources some of the requirement can be overlooked. A network
design should be designed based on the requirement and shared with the organization for its
approval. For the identification of the potential users the users should be grouped such as:
 Filed office and branch staffs
 Remote users
 Suppliers. Partners and Vendors
 Customers
 Board members
The user access should be added by configuring the server connected in the network
such that the identity of the user is managed and the network resources are kept secured. The
network project should be based on the business goals of the organization and the business
managers should perform a feasibility analysis on the project for the identification of the
contribution of the project on the growth of the organization. The technical requirement of
the network should be defined for establishing the scope of the project and improving the
scalability, availability and performance of the network. It also helps in simplification of the
support and management. The network equipment needed for the development of the project