Network Design for Henry Books Company

Running head: HENRY BOOKS COMPANY
MODULE 5: HENRY BOOKS COMPANY
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HENRY BOOKS COMPANY 2
Table of Contents
Executive summary.........................................................................................................................2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Comparison......................................................................................................................................3
Network type...................................................................................................................................4
Justification..................................................................................................................................4
Figure 1: SAN implementation throughout the three locations...................................................4
Network topology............................................................................................................................5
Logical topology..........................................................................................................................5
Figure 2: Cisco SAFE topology design....................................................................................6
Physical topology.........................................................................................................................7
Server needs.....................................................................................................................................7
Preliminary network architecture....................................................................................................8
Figure 3: Hierarchical network infrastructure..........................................................................9
Performance estimating...................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

HENRY BOOKS COMPANY 3
Executive summary
Henry Books is a retailer and reseller of new and used specialty books both high-valued,
used popular books, and new publications. Some of the books are large and outsized editions. In
addition, Henry books resells and buys on consignment and privately-held book collections small
and large. Currently the Henry books is located in three locations Rockford, Milwaukee, and the
main location in Elgin, IL. In addition, each of the location handles their own operations. Henry
now wants to bring everybody to being one organization instead of three. Also it is the will of
Henry to have a webpage that supports online marketing and sales.
This paper will high the required network type that suits Henry books reseller and
retailer. Also the paper will high the required network topology both physical and logical. Lastly,
the paper will recommend the best server for the organization and a preliminary network
architecture.
Introduction
Computer networks nowadays takes a very important place in a business. It is very critical for an
organization such as Henry’ books to use the latest technology available if they need to excel in
their operations. The major objective of this module is to highlight the best network design that
Henry books can implement; this will include the best network type, the best logical and physical
topology and the best network infrastructure.
Comparison
From the case study, it is evident that Henry Books needs a new network design. Most
case studies have implemented a top-down approach. This usually begins with a focus to the
requirements for the organization while allowing future needs of the network to be considered