Network Redesign Template for CQUniversity - Module: Networks

This report presents a comprehensive network redesign template, addressing various aspects of network infrastructure. It begins with an overview of the organization, its business goals, and the need for network improvements, followed by an analysis of existing network issues, including topology, performance, and traffic flow. The report then delves into the design phase, covering logical and physical network redesigns, including network topology, IP addressing schemes, and the selection of appropriate technologies and devices for LANs and WANs. Furthermore, the report addresses network management strategies and includes a conclusion summarizing the findings. The template also considers scalability, availability, security, manageability, usability, adaptability, and affordability. This report is valuable for anyone looking to improve their understanding of network design and implementation.

Network Redesign Template*
Overview (one page)
Provide a clear and concise description of the organisation, the business domain, network issues,
and your actions to address these issues including the components of your recommended network
redesign.
Identify Organisation’s Needs and Constraints
Business Goals aimed to meet organisation’s business objectives, and the need to work within
business constraints (two pages).
Technical Goals aimed to support business transactions:
Scalability (half a page)
Availability (half a page)
Network performance (half a page)
Security (half a page)
Manageability (half a page)
Usability (half a page)
Adaptability (half a page)
Affordability (half a page)
Existing Network
Analysis of Existing Network – brief description of current topology, physical infrastructure,
and network’s performance (one page).
Network Maps (WAN and LANs) – Block diagrams of current hosts, interconnecting devices,
and network segments (two pages).
Network Infrastructure Issues – summary of current network-related issues (one page).
Network Traffic Analysis
Traffic Flow – sources and destinations of network traffic. In this section, you consider
current and new network applications and services to determine the flow (two page)
Traffic load – to ensure enough capacity for local and internetworking flows. Take into
account the workstations, servers, time hosts are required to be active, latency, and the like
(two pages)
Protocols and Quality of Service Requirements (one page)
Networks and Information Security Case study - Copyright © Edilson Arenas – CQUniversity
*Template adapted from Oppenheimer, P. (2011). Top-Down Network Design (3rd Edition). Indianapolis, In: Cisco Press.

Logical Network Redesign
Network Topology Design – including detailed views of core, distribution, and access layers (two
pages).
IP Addressing Scheme Design (two pages)
Switching and Routing Protocols selection (two pages)
Network Management Strategies (one page)
Physical Network Redesign
Selection of Technologies and Network Devices for each Campus (LANs)
LAN cabling (one page)
LAN Technologies (one page)
Campus interconnecting Devices (one page)
Selection of Technologies and Devices Campus Wide (WANs)
Remote Access Technologies (one page)
Organisation wide interconnecting Devices (one page)
WAN Technologies (one page)
Physical Network Map (in a single page)
Conclusion
References
Networks and Information Security Case study - Copyright © Edilson Arenas – CQUniversity
*Template adapted from Oppenheimer, P. (2011). Top-Down Network Design (3rd Edition). Indianapolis, In: Cisco Press.