Advanced Network Design Proposal for ABC Educational Institute (BN321)

This project proposes a new network design for the ABC Educational Institute, aiming to facilitate seamless data sharing across departments including Manager, Sales, Finance, Trainers, and Front Desk. The proposal details hardware requirements such as servers, networking cabinets, switches, and routers from various brands. Software requirements include operating systems, firewalls, and communication clients. The design approach emphasizes scalability, security, interoperability, storage, availability, and cost-effectiveness. The document references key academic sources and outlines the tools and equipment needed for network implementation. It provides a comprehensive overview of the network's structure and functionality, ensuring efficient and reliable communication within the institute. This design considers future expansion and security vulnerabilities, ensuring a robust and adaptable network solution. The project is designed to meet the specific needs of the ABC Educational Institute, offering a practical and scalable network infrastructure.

MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
School of Information and Technology and Engineering (SITE)
PROPOSAL FOR DESIGNING A NEW NETWORK FOR AN ABC EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTE
Unit Code: BN321
Unit Title: Advanced Network Design

Introduction
Each and every institution need to have a data communication network which plays a
great role when it comes to carrying out day to day activities. Over the last few years, we have
witnessed growth in networks due to the fact that, people want to communicate and share
information. This has been aided by the advancement in technology [1].
1. Project Scope
This network is designed in such a way that will serve all the following departments in ABC
educational institute: Manager, Sales, Finance, Trainers and Front Desk. These departments will
be in a position to share data seamlessly. So it is more of an intranet since it will serve the
institution only [3].
2. Project hardware and software requirements
Hardware requirements are:
Item Description Model Company
Server (Processor: Intel core i3 and
above, Hard drive 128gb, RAM
8gb)
Client-server model Hp
12U Networking cabinet RSWM-12U001; LuckTek Maker and
Exporter
4U Networking cabinet Solid DoorNew LuckTek Maker and
Exporter
24 Port Ethernet Switch Netgear CISCO
16 Port Ethernet Switch Netgear CISCO
48 Port Ethernet Switch Netgear CISCO
Trunking
Flexible Conduit GreenLee flex cutter
splitter
eBay
Cable Tier Asus CM -16 Cable
modem
Cable Tie Express
Pattress box
Face Plate

Ethernet Wall Modules CAT 6 - ElectriDuct
Outdoor Ethernet Cable CAT 6 - ElectriDuct
Indoor Ethernet Cable CAT 6 - ElectriDuct
Cable Clips 12mm QualGear Amazon
CAT 6 RJ45 connectors
Router Linksys Wireless router
3D
Cisco
Access Point UniFi AP AC PRO Ubiquity
Multipurpose Power Drill Dewalt 20V combo kit Amazon
Patch Cable Sega Genesis 32X Walmart
Conta Glue Tamiya 87003 cement
glue
-
Power Extension Power extension board
3D
Ericson
Ethernet Patch panel CAT 6 - eBay
UPS APC BE425M Back-
UPS 425VA
APC
The following are the networking tools and equipment that you will also use: Hacksaw, blower,
drill bits, hand drill, electrical drill, toolbox, patch panel terminator, screw driver cable tester,
welding gun, drill bits, spinner, walkie talk, and multimeter [2].
Software requirements are:
i. Operating System –Windows from Microsoft
ii. Tools and utilities:
 Firewall- Supermassive E9200 from Sophos Group
 Antivirus-Kaspersky
iii. Communication clients:
 Browser i.e. Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox etc.
3. Approach for the design
There are some of the things that need to be put into consideration to have an effective network;

a. Scalability- Before you commence your design, you need to consider the number of
users who are going to use this network. As time goes by, the number of users tend to
increase [4]. Your network design should be able to handle whichever the number of
users without any degradation.
b. Network security- Security is a factor which should also be considered. Networks are
vulnerable to attacks.
c. Interoperability- This entails ensuring that the devices within a network are able to
communicate effectively.
d. Storage requirements- It will reach a point in time, when you will have to move your
network to the cloud. This increases network availability.
e. Availability- the network should be up and running so that users can use at any given
time.
f. Cost- An efficient network should be cost-effective.

References
[1] Wang, H., Song, L.: Architecture design and implementation methods of heterogeneous
emergency communication network. In: Communications in Computer and Information Science.
CCIS, vol. 143, Part 1, pp. 122–127 (2011).
[2] Pandya K 2013 Network Structure or Topology International Journal of Advance Research in
Computer Science and Management Studies 1 July 2013.
[3] Dayarathna, M. and Perera, S., 2018. Recent advancements in event processing. ACM
Computing Surveys (CSUR), 51(2), pp.1-36.
[4] Kellerer, W., Chemouil, P., Kamiyama, N., Martini, B., Pasquini, R., Schembra, G., Schmid,
S., Zhani, M.F. and Zinner, T., 2019. Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Latest Developments for
the Management of Softwarized Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service
Management, 16(4), pp.1297-1302.
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