Question

QUESTION 3 [35 Marks) Read the scenario below, then solve the questions a and b accordingly: TechCom is a training company in the field of computing. It has two departments, namely Training and Management. All servers are located in a separate room where is connected to Omantel as it is the Internet service provider. Training department has 100 computers, and it is 120 meters away from the server room. Management has 30 computers, and it is 250 meters away from the server room. The traffic from the Training department should not interfere with the traffic from management department a) Draw the basic horizontal cabling of the offices [15 Marks). b) Using Hierarchical Design Model, you studied in the course, design the network topology with the following requirements [20 Marks]: i. Devices ii. Cabling iii. IP addresses and default gateways

Answer 1

a)

300 Meters Telecommunications Room Omantel ISP 100 3 Meters Training workstation 120 Meters Server Room 1 Server Room 2 Omantel ISP 250 Meters 30 3 Meters Management work station 100 Ohm, UTP/STP 4-pair for voice T568A or T568B wiring 2 100 Ohm, UTP/STP 4-pair 62.5/125um fiber for data or 50/125pm fiber for data

b)

Network topology Administration Room 20 Hosts Given IP Address: 172.1.0.0/21 Fa0/0 RTR1 SO/O 1 Switch Server DCE 4 Switches S0/0 20 Switches Fa0/0 RTR2 Fa1/0 Server 30 Hosts 100 Hosts Management Computers Training Computers