Local Area Network Proposal Prepared by CIS Department Personnel for
ABC Labs, Inc.
Sample LAN Design and Proposal by Ann Gordon 1997
LAN Designs i
Physical LAN Design LAN Requirements Legend Building 1, Floor 1 Building 1, Floor 2 Building 2
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Logical LAN Design LAN Specifications Logical LAN Design
Physical LAN Design Requirements Department
Building
# Area (meters)
Nodes
Work Type
Admin.
1
20 x 60
50
Office
Sales
1
10 x 30
10
Office
Accounting
1
20 x 60
5
Office
Engineering/ CAD Testing
1
30 x 90
25
1
20 x 60
35
Manufacturing
2
100 x 250
75
Design and Database (20) Office (5) Data Acquisitions, Multimedia Testing, Database, Testing Stations (30) Office (5) Robotics (60) Data Collection (10) Office (5)
Legend for Physical LAN Design Slower Pentium PCs Laser Printer
WinNT Server
10/100Base -TX Switch
100Mbps Back bone Cable
Testing Station
Faster Pentium PCs
Robotics PCs
Plotter
CD Burner Station Fed Ex Station
2 pair UTP Category 3
0
Intelligent Hub
155 Mbps Fiber cable
4 pair UTP Category 3
Administration 20
60
Lobby
Sales
30
s m o o R t s e R
10
Hall & Stairs
Accounting
Equipment Room 20
Meeting Table
Admin. server, 3 HDs
60
Building 1 - First Floor
Physical LAN Design
Acctng server, 2 HDs
g t n e i s r l o i C W
90
Engineering/CAD s m t o s e o R R 30
o t & s r f l i l a o a t o H S R
Testing
Engineering. server, 3 HDs
60
Building 1 - 2nd Floor
20
m o o R k a e r B
t n e m m p o o i u R q E
Physical LAN Design
g t n e i s r l o i C W
Engineering. server, 3 HDs
s t s e m o R o R General Work Area
Robotics
Equipment Room Hall & Stairs to Roof
Robotics
Wiring Closet
100 Data & Office
250
Building 2 - Manufacturing
Physical LAN
Logical LAN Specifications Depart.
Location
# of PCs
Admin.
Bldg. 1 Floor 1
42
Sales
Bldg. 1 Floor 1
8
Acctng
Bldg. 1 Floor 1
Engineer./ CAD
Type of PCs
Other Node Devices
Network Servers
Total # Nodes in Area
Cabling
10Base-T over 2 pairs of existing UTP Category 3 10Base-T over 2 pairs of existing UTP Category 3 10Base-T over 2 pairs of existing UTP Category 3 100Mbps over 4 pairs of existing UTP, and Existing UTP 2 pair Category 3 100Mbps over 4 pairs of existing UTP, and Existing UTP 2 pair Category 3 Stranded Loose Tube Indoor/Outdoor Fiber Cable, and Existing UTP - Category 3
27 Pentium PCs, 5 Laptop PCs, 10 slower PCs 5 Pentium PCs, 3 Laptop PCs
4 printers, 1 FedEx station 2 printers
3 WinNT servers
50
Use Admin and Acctng servers
10
3
3 Pentium PCs
1 printer
1 WinNT server
5
Bldg. 1 Floor 2
17
12 Pentium PCs 5 slower PCs
3 WinNT servers, also used by Testing
25
Testing
Bldg. 1 Floor 2
23
Manufact.
Bldg. 2
67
2 Plotters, 2 printers, 1 CD burner 10 Multimedia PCs 2 printers, 8 Pentium PCs, 10 Empty 5 slower PCs Testing nodes 55 Robotics PCs, 5 printers 7 Pentium PCs, 5 slower PCs
35
3 WinNT servers
75
LAN Logical Design Administration 10 Mbps UTP
r o o l F t s r i F
10/100Base-TX Switch
47 Pentium PCs, printers, scanners, modems, Fed Ex station
3 Pentium PCs
Manufacturing 75 nodes
Sales
10BASE-T with UTP
10 Pentium PCs, printers
Robotics
30 Robotics PCs, printers
100 Mbps Backbone cable Intelligent Hub
Equipment Room
10/100Base-TX Switch
Admin Server: 3 WinNT LAN Server HDs, tape back-up; Acctng Server: 2 WinNT LAN Server HDs, tape back-up
155 Mbps Fiber Optic
Robotics
622 Mbps Fiber Optic
Accounting Equipment Room
Engineering/ CAD 23 Pentium PCs, plotters, printers, CD burner station
r o o l F d n o c e S Testing 25 Pentium PCs, printers 35 Nodes
155 Mbps Fiber Optic
2 WinNT LAN Server HDs, tape back-up 100 Mbps UTP
10/100Base-TX Switch
30 Robotics PCs, printers Microwave transceivers Intelligent Hub 100 Mbps Backbone cable
d a o R
100 Mbps UTP 10/100Base-TX Switch
Intelligent Hub
10 Mbps UTP
Equipment Room 3 WinNT Server HDs, tape back-up
Data Collection and Office
15 Pentium PCs, printers
g n i d l i u B d n o c e S
Summary •The CIS Department Personnel believe this LAN proposal offers the following: •innovation •up-to-date technology •flexibility •upgradability •All efforts were made to assist our new enterprise in remaining competitive while considering cost effectiveness for ABC Labs, Inc.
