Cisco Network Design for Sleepcity Expansion

This assignment delves into a case study of Sleepcity, a retailer expanding its operations. It examines the proposed Cisco IP network design to address their needs, highlighting the benefits such as reliable access, improved employee responsiveness, and enhanced communication. The analysis also explores the limitations of a single IP network, including potential vulnerabilities and lack of isolated storage. The document concludes by emphasizing the importance of well-designed networks for organizational efficiency and growth.

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MN503 – T2 2017
Overview of Internetworking: A Case Study of Cisco Sleepcity
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Table of Contents
1. Project Scope...........................................................................................................................................2
2. Challenges...............................................................................................................................................2
3. Project hardware requirements..............................................................................................................2
4. Network Design in Netsim.......................................................................................................................3
5. Outcomes / benefits of the proposed design..........................................................................................4
Outcomes................................................................................................................................................4
Benefits...................................................................................................................................................4
6. Limitations and conclusions.....................................................................................................................4
Bibliography................................................................................................................................................6

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1. Project Scope
This project is focused on bedding retailer named “Sleep City” located in Australia that is
presently using dial-up PSTN for networking of information and has decided to implement a new phone
system. The system that will be implemented for the business could be easily deployed and cost
efficient. The organization wants to improve their customer service as well as and management of
inventory by deploying Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging for tracking stock movement in real
time. In this project, new end-to-end IP infrastructure as an Intelligent Retail network solution for the
organization has been proposed which will provide a scalable solution for voice and data
communications by the business.
2. Challenges
The major challenges that are being faced by Sleepcity is with expansion of their presence as the
present system is not able to support their requirements. Further, the other challenges that are being
faced by Sleepcity are illustrated as below:
 The present communication is unable to cater the communication requirements of
Sleepcity as with expansion various issues are arising from dial-up PSTN for voice and
data communication within the network. In this context the issue is that the
communication infrastructure have to be easily deployable and cost efficient.
 The accessing of the server from remote stores is unreliable and slow as there occurs
dial-dropouts that eventually causes hindrance to the services being provided to the
customers at the point of sale.
 There is a need to implement in store email for cutting down the costs associated with
faxing and improving communication medium to achieve greater customer satisfaction.
3. Project hardware requirements
The hardware that is required to implement the Intelligent Retail Network solution
Device Manufacturer’s
Name
Series Model Features Ports
Switch Cisco 6500 6509E It has a MTBF of 348,935 hours with a
maximum forwarding performance (IPv4)
16

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of 510 Mpps
Cisco 2960 24TT-L The flash Memory is 32 MB
Supports max 255 VLANs
Have Maximum transmission unit (MTU) -
Up to 9000 bytes
24
Server Cisco ACS - Ensures Authentication and Authorization
protocols
Router Cisco 2600 2621 Ethernet (10BASE-T) Ports – 48
Ethernet (10BASE-FL) Ports - 30
48 and
30
Compute
r (PC)
Dell or HP All-in-
one
- - Operating System – Linux and Windows
RAM – 4 Gb
Hard Disk – 500 Gb
-
IpPhone Cisco - 7960G
Unified IP
Phones
24+ user-adjustable ring tones
G.711 and G.729a audio compression
EIA/TIA RS-232 port
-
4. Network Design in Netsim
Figure 1: Network design for Cisco Sleepcity

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(Source: Created by Author)
In the above figure, it can be seen that different segments with the help of switches so that
there is no congestion in the network. Hence, this topology has been determined for the network design
to implement new IP infrastructure in Sleepcity.
5. Outcomes / benefits of the proposed design
Outcomes
The outcomes that will be achieved from the proposed design are illustrated as below:
Reduction in downtime with easier management: The new system is easy to deploy and cost
efficient as all store areas can be essentially configured from remote location such as headquarters by
means of the Wide Area Network (WAN). This diminishes downtime of users and the requirement for IT
personnel to go to remote destinations for resolving issues.
Smarter procedure of working: The communication between stores enhances and
subsequently, the whole business turns out to be considerably more responsive and also profitable.
Benefits
The benefits of proposed design for Sleepcity are presented as below:
Reliable access: The stores of the association will have substantially speedier and in addition
dependable access to the server of the association for stock information benefits that significantly helps
in enhancing the administration of the client.
Improved employee responsiveness: It is recognized that because of minimal effort IP
telephone calls, the responsiveness of the representatives is improved.
6. Limitations and conclusions
The limitations in context to the solution that has been proposed for Sleepcity to satisfy their
requirements in accordance with expansion are as below:
 It is distinguished that inside a single IP network, there are various standards for
communication, conventions, file systems with a specific end goal to associate
distinctive hosts to different storage system for shaping LAN and storage network.

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 Within the single IP network, the storage is not isolated appropriately for hazard that
may be prevalent over the whole system.
From the above study on the provided case of Cisco Sleepcity, it has been identified that the
design of network is essential to implement a new solution within an organization. It has been
determined that there will be improvements in communication within the organization by utilizing
converged Cisco IP network for designing the network of Sleepcity. The new design of Sleepcity network
will help to increase efficiency of the organization along with providing smarter working procedures and
increased responsiveness of the employees.

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