Future Network Infrastructure For TTC.

FUTURE NETWORK INFRANSTRUCTURE FOR TTC
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Executive summary
The Technology Training Company is currently facing problems because of the complaints
that has been received from clients, staff and participants regarding poor rendering of
services that has been countersigned because it lacks updated technological infrastructure.
The company staff are experiencing deprived network connectivity and also unreliable and
distorted voice calls all because of network problems. As a member of the network
planning team, I am writing this report to give solutions and recommendation concerning
the Future Network Infrastructure for the company. Specifically I will explain possible
solutions to Network Infrastructure, Network services and data processing facilities for the
company.
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Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................4
1.0 Network Infrastructure........................................................................................................4
a) Network convergence and unified communications......................................................4
b) LAN types............................................................................................................................4
I. Cabling plan for the head office and branches...............................................................5
II. WAN connection for the head office and branches........................................................5
III. Virtual Private Network (VPN).....................................................................................5
IV. Branch gateway...........................................................................................................5
2.0 Networked Services..........................................................................................................6
VOIP........................................................................................................................................6
World Wide Web....................................................................................................................6
Intranet...................................................................................................................................6
Email.......................................................................................................................................6
3.0 Data Processing Facilities.....................................................................................................6
Data storage solution for TTC.................................................................................................6
Cloud storage..........................................................................................................................6
Data centre.............................................................................................................................7
SAN.........................................................................................................................................7
Distributed database..............................................................................................................7
4.0 Data processing model.........................................................................................................7
5.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................8
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Introduction
Technology Training Company is has been effectively offering training programmes based on
technology to the private business organisations, government establishments and the
general public for about ten years. TTC headquarters is situated at Brisbane and its branches
is based on Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The company has enlarged its business systems
and IT network.
The training that are offered by TTC is online self-paced programmes and also face-face
training. Despite the fact their training programmes are professional, the company is still
experiencing low performance on their operational processes which has influence the
company negative. Because of this the company intends to restructure TTC’s information
technology infrastructure. There is need to undertake a fresh design for the IT
infrastructure, specifically the networking, is very crucial in maintaining the company ability
to be feasible and persistent in a competitive market. Designing the network infrastructure
would be vital in resolving the existing problems and will also enable and support future
growth and development of TTC. A reliable network infrastructure of the company should
be in a position to connect all devices, branches offices and staff.
1.0 Network Infrastructure
Network infrastructure comprises of a hardware as well as a software resources of a
whole network that would enhance network connectivity, operations,
communication and management of the TTC network. It will provide communication
pathway and services among users, applications, processes. Services and the internet
(Govindan, Minei, Kallahalla, Koley,Vahdat, 2016).
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