Comprehensive Report on Network Upgrading at Cookies Corporation

This report addresses the network challenges faced by Cookies Corporation, a chain of cookie stores experiencing slow data connectivity and unreliable voice calls. The report proposes a comprehensive network upgrade, discussing key components such as network infrastructure, network convergence, and unified communication to integrate video, voice, and data services. It explores different types of LAN and WAN connections, along with cabling plans and transmission media. Furthermore, the report delves into IP and DNS management, networked services, data storage solutions (including cloud, data center, and distributed databases), and data processing models. The report concludes with a discussion of peer-to-peer and client-server architectures, and the benefits of these technologies to Cookies Co., ultimately providing a detailed plan for an efficient, reliable, and scalable network infrastructure.

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INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………….3
Network infrastructure………………………………………………………………………...3
Network convergence and unified communication………………………….………..6
Types of LAN and cabling plan………………………………………………………3
WAN connection………………………………………………….…………………..4
Transmission media and connecting
Devices...................................................................................................………………………4
IP and DNS management........................................................................................…...4
Networked services……………………………………………………………………………5
Data storage solution…………………………………………………………………….……5
Cloud, data center and distributed database……………………………………………5
Data processing model………………………………………………………………………….6
Peer to peer/C/S……………………………………………………………………….6
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..….6
Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………7

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INTRODUCTION
This report is about a Cookies Company which is a store chain for the cookies around the
country and is currently experiencing network problems such as slow connectivity of the data
network, unreliable and distorted voice calls. This is a challenging situation for both customers
and staff, so there is need for a solution that can maintain its reputation for the provision of the
experience of the customers that is elevated. The company decided to dump the current IT
infrastructure and fresh designs were introduced that would connect the staff, branches and
every device. Three topics are discussed for the possible solutions.
Network infrastructure
This is a software and hardware resource of the entire network that enables network
communication, connectivity, management and operation of the enterprise network. It gives
the paths of the communication between applications, processes, services, users and internet
and the external network (Aagesen, 2014).
Network convergence and unified communication
Network convergence is the provision video, telephone and data service communication
within a single network.it is driven by the demand and technological development. This will
allow the cookie company to access a wider range of services through connecting the head
office and branches. They will also be able to choose those to provide services, adapt to the
new models of the business, enter new markets and gives the services of innovation. Customers
of the cookies company will be able to enjoy video chatting, voice calling, interactive internet
and television. The services that the cookies company will be enjoying through network
convergence are home shopping and banking through internet, online services and webcasting
of the news concert and services of the audiovisual (Bertot, 2015).
The unified communication is the integration of the communication services like
presence information, instant messaging, video and data sharing, audio, and video conferencing
within non-real time services of communication. The customers, branches, and head offices of
Cookies Company will be able to send a message on one medium and receive to another
medium of the same message. Like they will be able to receive a message of voicemail and
devise to access it through cell phone of the mail. Also in an emergency, the ability to
communicate notifications and instruction of the damage mitigation and lifesaving is enhanced
(Dempsey, 2012).
Types of LAN and the cabling plan of the head office and branches
Local area network is a computer network that interconnects the computer within an
area that is limited like residence, and building, like in this situation it will connect the staff,
branches and the offices of the cookies company. Most of the technologies used in the local
area network are like Ethernet and Wi-Fi. The historical technologies comprise the token ring,
apple talk and ARCNET. A structured cabling plan will give the guidelines for the cookies
company by providing installation, repair and maintenance of the network. 10BASE-T and the
structured cablings are most of the LAN that is used today and can be applied to the cookies

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company, also, the fibre optics cabling is very common for the links staffs, offices and branches
(Dempsey, 2012).
WAN connection for the head office and branches
A wide area network is a computer network that extends over a large area. It can be
used in the cookies company to relay data from the head office to the branches and also to
customers. Many technologies are available in the wide area links of the network. Examples are
the transmission of radio waves, circuit telephone lines and the optic fibre.it is connected all
over the world. Their transmission rate is very high and a new laser was developed that
multiplies transfer speed over the optic fibre. When these two technologies are combined in
the cookies company it can help customers, head office and its branches since the transfer
speed can be higher. Types of WAN are, cable modem, DLS, ISDN, SONET, SD-WAN, frame relay,
X.25, leased line and dial-up (Devdas Shetty, 2013).
Transmission media and connecting devices
Transmission devices use many ways to communicate. They use wireless or wired
transmission media. Wired transmission devices are the connection between the devices that
are electronic using the methods that are physical. The examples of the wired transmission
devices are the coaxial cable that carries the current of electricity at a frequency of the radio. Is
used for the broadband internet and cable television. The fibre optic cable that has many glass
fibre for light transmission and lastly a twisted pair that is made of pairs of wire that are twisted
around each other (Foust, 2013).
Wireless transmission devices transmit network data without the physical contact. The
methods are: radio waves that are used in the LAN without wires using frequencies and
transmission of satellites to the stationary station of the earth. Microwave transmit data up to
fifty kilometers but it cannot get through or around the objects. Infrared waves used in the
control of the devices or the remote that need to communicate over the short distance the
technologies of the wireless. Transmission devices are Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, these can be used
in the cookies company. The various connecting devices that can be employed in the cookies
company can be router, repeater, hub, bridge and switch (Iniewski, 2014).
IP and DNS management
The ability to discover the whole network automatically is the key to visibility issue
solving. The IP management allows the discovery of the network by scanning many IPs and
discovers devices that are new in the network to build a picture of the IP space that is deployed.
The IP management will help the cookies company by resolving the IP conflict, detect the IPs
that are stale and are not in use and reassign them, reconcile the IP without the deployment of
information of the real world (Iniewski, 2014).
A global DNS software of management manages many bind servers, the resource
creation record of the DNS and the software for management. These scalable, secure, and
software of multi-platform can be used together. The DNS ensures the integrity and security of
the data, allows the branches and head office of the cookies to give the available blocks

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through the portal, provides good performance and create and manage domains easily with the
features like the wizards and templates (Janschek, 2011).
Networked services
The network service is the application running at the layer of the network application
that gives storage of the data, presentation, communication and manipulation or other capacity
implemented using peer to peer or the client-server architecture based on the network
protocols of the application layers. every service is normally given by the component of the
server running or more or one serves computer and accessed through the network by the
component of the client that on other device running. Both the server component and client
may run on the same machine (Aagesen, 2014).
Examples are the domain name system that translates the names of the domain to the
protocol of the internet address and the dynamic host configuration protocol whose function is
to assign the configuration of the network information to the network host. the cookies
company will be able to identify the authenticate users through the server of the
authentication, also will be providing the account profile of the user, and the usage statics can
be logged in. other services of the network are video over IP, world wide web, web services,
intranet, extranet, email, file server, video on demand, video on telephony, instant messaging,
wireless sensor network and directory services (Bertot, 2015).
Data processing facility
Data processing system is the combination of the people, machine and processes that
for the input set gives the output sets. Input and outputs are known as information, data and
facts. The cookies company will be able to converse, sort, summarize, aggregate, analyses, and
validate data (Dempsey, 2012).
Data storage solutions
The magnetic tape deck, drums, printers, discs, paper tapes output and input and cards
need a space in the accommodations that are constructed especially with the air conditioner.
These represent the card input to the computer that reduces the time for sorting large amount
of the data. The cookies company can use the data storages that is standardized. The relational
database are developed by the suppliers in different convention and format. Common files can
be shared between the head office and the branches to allow online, validation and real input
time (Bertot, 2015)
Storage area network provides the access to consolidated, and data storage of the block
level. They are used in the enhancement of the storage devices. The company will be able to
allow server to boot from SAN and will be able to enable the process of the disaster recovery,
Cloud and data centre and distributed database
Cloud is a form of off-premise computing that store data on the internet whereas data
centre is the hardware of the on-premise that store data within the local network of the
organization. The cookies company will be able to access the stored information and apps

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through the data centre and also with the internet connection they will be able to access the
companies' information. A distributed database is where the devices of the storage are not
attached to the common processor (Iniewski, 2014).
Data processing model
A data processing model organizes data elements and standardizes on their relation to
one another and the entities of real-world entities. It supports the system of information
development and gives the format and definition of data (Foust, 2013).
Peer to peer and C/S
This is the technology that allows the sharing of MP3s.and enable the free downloads of
the music. The p2p network can help the cookies company to facilitate audit in the accounting
C/S that includes the exchange of clients information and work paper between the laptops or
from their head office to the branches. The company can also use peer to peer as a workstation
for the user in the office, and with client, server request is able to be accommodated any time
(Iniewski, 2014)
Conclusion
Through all these technologies, when employed by the cookies company then the
productivity and operations will be high. The network infrastructure is a software and a
hardware resources of the entire network that enable network communication, connectivity,
management and operation of the enterprise network The network service is the application
running at the layer of the network application that gives storage of the data, presentation,
communication and manipulation or other capacity implemented using peer to peer or the
client-server architecture based on the network protocols of the application layers. Data
processing system is the combination of the people, machine and processes that for the input
set gives the output sets.

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