problem 1: PAT’S ENGINEERING WORKS

Pat’s Engineering Works is a small company which specializes in complex engineering consulting projects. The company is moving to new offices and wants you to design their network. They encompass a staff of eight engineers (which is expected to grow to 12 over the next 5 years), plus the other eight management and clerical employees who as well need network connections, however whose requirements are less intense.

Design the network. Be sure to comprise a diagram.

problem 2: HOSPITALITY HOTEL

Hospitality Hotel is a luxury hotel that whose guests are mostly business travelers. To enhance its quality of service, it has decided to install network connections in each of its 600 guest rooms and 12 conference meeting rooms.

Your task is to design the network for public network and decide how to connect the two networks altogether. Be sure to comprise a diagram.

problem 3: MegaCorp

MegaCorp is a big manufacturing firm which operates 5 factories in Dallas, 4 factories in Los Angeles and 5 factories in Albany, New York. It operates a tightly connected order management system which coordinates orders, raw materials and inventory across all 14 factories.

What kind of a WAN architecture and WAN service would you suggest?

problem 4: Cookies Are Us

Cookies are Us runs a series of 100 cookie stores across the Midwestern U.S. and central Canada. At the end of each day, the stores express mail a diskette or two of sales and inventory data to headquarters, which utilizes the data to ship new inventory and plan marketing campaigns. They have decided to move to a WAN. What kind of a WAN architecture and WAN service would you suggest?