Network Analysis for uSoft HQ Expansion: User Requirements, LAN Setup, and Design

Running head: NETWORK ANALYSIS FOR USOFT HQ EXPANSION
Network Analysis for uSoft HQ Expansion
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Executive Summary
The document aims to study network requirements and design the required diagrams for both
the network and physical levels to represent the final network of uSoft.com. These are the
physical and logical network diagrams. To accomplish this, all user requirements are
documented and the LAN setup of uSoft.com is analysed. Extra resources that necessary for
completing the uSoft HQ expansion have been calculated by noting all the different endpoints
and components relating to the network. This required a set of assumptions to be made on
part of the report which are listed after thoroughly analysing the requirements. In conclusion,
the report clearly illustrates implementing the network following the said expansion. The
report successfully details how connections to devices of every floor of the branches will
exist and how they are interconnected with that of uSoft HQ. The calculations behind IP
addresses allocation and creation of subnets from the main network is shown carefully in an
order that is simple to understand. The measures adopted to secure the network and its nodes
are also mentioned in relevant sections.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Organizational Description....................................................................................................3
User Requirements Analysis..................................................................................................3
Assumptions Drawn...........................................................................................................4
Logical Design.......................................................................................................................5
IP address allocation plan:.....................................................................................................6
Logical Network Diagram......................................................................................................7
Physical Network Diagram....................................................................................................9
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10
Bibliography.............................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
The report documents the user requirements for implementing the network and
analyses the LAN of the headquarters (uSoft HQ). The expansion of the headquarters requires
necessary calculations to be conducted for the different endpoints of the network along with
designing of both logical and physical diagrams of the network. In accomplishing this few
assumptions have been made after summarizing of requirements for uSoft headquarters to
present a complete view of the final network. The study shortly describes the organization
and its work and thereafter details an account of all the critical parts of the final network in
the logical as well as physical level.
Discussion
Organizational Description
Over a span of 30 years, uSoft is successfully providing software suites for the field of
biomedical engineering. It has two separate branches that are positioned along the Gold
Coast. The company’s solutions continue to aid businesses to take informed decisions,
manage privacy as well as biometric authenticatio.
User Requirements Analysis
Branch Name Employee Count Server Count Number of
connections
Floor Count
uSoft HQ 70 9 70*2(IP Phone +
PC) + 9 = 149
6
First Branch 8 1 8*2(IP Phone +
PC) + 1 = 17
1
Second Branch 8 1 8*2(IP Phone + 1