NTC 320 Week 3 West Consulting IP Addressing Schema
NTC 320 Week 3 West Consulting IP Addressing Schema
Description
To support the growth expansion plan and proposal of West Consulting, this week you will create the IP Addressing Schema.
Refer to the West Consulting Network Design Summary and previous individual assignments to complete this week’s assignment.
Create recommendations for both IPv4 and IPv6 schemas at the China location.
Include the following:
An IPv4 table that includes the Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation, subnets, and number of hosts used at each site/subnet
An IPv6 scheme to integrate the two sites
Selected IP routing protocol(s) and your rationale for either maintaining or changing West Consulting’s current protocol
Summary of how your routing protocol recommendations address network convergence and maximize performance
Document your recommendation as either of the following:
A 2- to 3-page Microsoft® Word document
A 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes
Note: You will use this completed assignment as you work on next week’s assignment.
West Consulting Customer Design Summary
Project Summary
West Consulting Company is located in Houston, a city in Texas. The Company focuses on printing and graphic design and is looking forward to expanding its business to a new test location in China.
Currently, in Houston, the Company has a total of 1000 employees and two buildings, each building houses 500 employees. The Company is planning to have a new erection in China that houses 500 employees. A remote testing site will also be built, accommodating 30 employees. All the plans for China will be possible from the increase in sales of CAD designs
The Company has its headquarters in Houston, which houses servers that run heavy bandwidth applications. The users have experienced delays and slowness in processing while accessing a particular server.
Design Requirements
To ensure wiring cot is down, at least half of the users need a secure
Minimal or zero interruption in the Unified Communications System
In all locations, IP solutions which will accommodate new users.
The switch bandwidth between backbone switches will be upgraded to fiber uplinks of 10GB.
The servers will be upgraded to a connection of 10GB and add-on options for redundancy.
Server virtualization technologies and Data Center solutions for networks.
The internet with an Improved Link speed
For the employees’ and partners’ usage, intranet security should be improved.
A timeline of 4-6month deadline.
Existing High-Level Network Infrastructure Survey
Implementation Plan
Half of the users with a secured WLAN solution
To cut the wiring cost, the current WLAN should be upgraded.
The new building be equipped with an Improved IP configuration.
Upgrading switch bandwidth to 10 GB fiber uplinks.
Internet speed link be improved.
Implementation of improved security for intranet services.
High-level Network Upgrade Plan
Prepare: The needs of the company will be established, and the network strategy developed. The assessment of technologies to support the high-level network upgrade will also be undertaken. This will help the company with establishing a financial justification for the proposed upgrade.
Plan: The primary requirements for the high-level network upgrade will be identified. This shall encompass the purpose of the network upgrade and client needs. The plan will be useful to the company in facilitating the efficient management of the tasks, responsibilities, and resources necessary for the implementation of changes.
Design: Requirements identified in the planning section will inform the approach to be taken by the network design personnel. The network design should present the company with an adequate idea of how the business and technical needs are integrated. Furthermore, processes to enhance availability, reliability, security, and performance will be adequately captured by the design specifications of the network upgrade.
Implement: The network upgrade is undertaken in accordance with the design specifications. The process of implementation will be aided by the planning and design activities that prevent cases of vulnerability arising from the high-level network upgrade.
Operate: The final test of the effectiveness of the design will be the operational phase. The maintenance of the efficiency of the network shall be guided through daily operations. This is also set to detect faults, identify areas needing correction, and to monitor the functionality and performance of the network upgrade.
Optimize: Entails the consistent management of the high-level network upgrade with an aim to address the faults and correction needs identified from the operational phase. This is the final process in the plan that should establish whether the performance of the high-level network upgrade meets expectations
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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation
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I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!
Hi Class,
Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.
Contact me if you have any questions.
Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
Include in-text citations in your response
Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
Follow APA-7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
Follow APA 7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
Here are some helpful links
Student paper example
Citing Sources
The Writing Center is a great resource
