IS 302 Online Cases Module 1 Case 2: Networking Infrastructure

This document presents a comprehensive analysis of the networking options for the Albert Eichmann Company, addressing the challenges of updating their infrastructure in a new office building. The assignment explores the pros and cons of half-duplex and full-duplex circuits, evaluating costs, speed, responsiveness, and future growth. It also examines point-to-point and multipoint network topologies, comparing their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, the analysis includes a comparison of CAT 5, fiber optic, and Wi-Fi technologies, highlighting their respective benefits and drawbacks. The document also addresses network security and error reduction techniques, such as increasing signal strength and using fiber optic cables. Finally, it outlines the steps involved in acquiring a URL. This case study provides a detailed overview of various networking solutions, offering valuable insights for IT managers considering network design decisions. The assignment is contributed by a student to be published on the website Desklib, a platform that provides all the necessary AI based study tools for students.

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Answer of question 1:
Half duplex Full duplex
Pros  The implementation process is significantly
simpler than the full duplex
 The network is comparatively less
congested
 There is minimal complex hardware
required (Kreutz et al., 2014)
 Only antenna could work as the transmitter
as well as the receiver
 Speed of half duplex is slightly high
 Cost of implementation is significantly less
than the full duplex
 Complete data capacity is accessible in
each of the direction as the functions of
send and receive have been separated.
 It provides significantly low latency as
the functions of transmit and receive
operates continuously and
simultaneously
 It could be used in the license exempt
and licensed bands.
 Majority of the licensed bands are FDD
 Speed of full duplex circuit is the major
advantage
Cons  Data could be transmitted in both the
directions on the signal carrier but not at
the similar time
 The responsiveness of the half duplex
circuit is the major disadvantage
 The future growth of half duplex circuit is
not considered to be positive
 Installation process is significantly
complex. Any provided path needs the
complete availability of the pair of
frequencies
 Cost of full duplex circuit is
significantly high
Answer of question 2:
Point-to-point Multipoint
Pros  Dedicated to use of two computers
 Significantly fast as compared to any
other network topologies as it could
access only two nodes
 Simple connectivity
 Offers significantly low latency
 Easy to maintain and handle
 Each computer comprises of their
own circuit executing itself to other
computers
 Many computers connected in single circuit
 Cost is significantly low
 Each computer shares the circuit with any other
 More than 2 devices could share communication
link (FitzGerald, Dennis and Durcikova, 2014)
 Reduces the amount of the cable required
 Low cabling cost as well as installation cost
Cons  Utilisation of this kind of connection
is used for the small areas where the
nodes has been closely related
 Complete network relies on mutual
channel in the case of any link
broken, the complete network would
be hampered (FitzGerald, Dennis and
 Installation process is significantly complex.
 Only one computer could utilise circuit at any
time

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Durcikova, 2014)
 Transfer of data could be done across
the network
Answer of question 3:
CAT 5 Fiber Wifi
Pros  Still remains as
one of the
cheapest options
for the networking
cable
 Cat 5 offers high
transfer speeds
 Capable of
transferring four
signals at once
 It has the
advantage of
significant
versatility
 Bandwidth of fiber optic cables
is significantly high than the
metal cables
 Power loss in the optical fibers is
significantly less than the
counterparts
 Immune to Interference
 Capacity is significantly high
than the other cables
 Security is high for the optical
fibres and it provides secured
modes of transmission (Xia et al.,
2014)
 Convenience is
significantly
high
 Mobility is
gained with the
installation of
wifi in the
organisations
 Productivity
could be
increased
immensely
 Responsiveness
of wireless
network is
significantly
high
Con
s
 There is a
limitation on how
much data could
be transmitted
using the Cat 5
cables
 Not effective for
long range
communications
 Significantly
sensitive to the
interference
 Significantly difficult to splice
 Costly to install
 Increasingly susceptible
 Flexibility of the cables is
significantly low and it does not
allow the proper transmission of
data within the curves
 Security is the
major issue of
wifi connection
 Range of wifi
network is
significantly
low than the
wired
connection
Answer of question 4:
Some of the precautions that could be taken for securing the transmission and reduce
the transmission errors are increasing the signal strength, shield the wires, and increase the
guardbands. The option that is available other than the UTP cat 5 is the fibre optical cable.

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Any fiber optical cable is the network cable that comprises of strands of glass fibers within
any insulated casing. The fiber optical cables provide significantly higher bandwidth and it
could transmit the data over higher distances.
Answer of question 5:
Stage 1: Check whether the name has been registered with using any service like
GoDaddy.com
Stage 2: Visit the site Whois.net and discover about the owner of the URL
Stage 3: negotiate with the owner of the URL
Stage 4: Make the required payment for the URL
Stage 5: Gain the URL

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References
FitzGerald, J., Dennis, A. and Durcikova, A. (2014). Business data communications and
networking.