1. Galaxy Provider Ltd.
Is planning to connect its office in Texas USA with its
branch at Mumbai. The Mumbai branch has 3 Offices in three blocks located at
some distance from each other for different operations – ADMIN, SALES &
ACCOUNTS.
As a network consultant, you have to suggest the best network related solutions
for the issues/problems raised in (a) to (d), keeping in mind distances between
various locations & other given parameters.
Layout of the Offices in the Mumbai branch:
ADMIN
BLOCK
ACCOUNTS
BLOCK
SALES
BLOCK
Shortest distance between various locations:
ADMIN Block to SALES Block 300m
SALES Block to ACCOUNTS Block 175m
ADMIN Block to ACCOUNTS Block 350m
MUMBAI Branch to TEXAS Head Office 14000km
Number of Computers installed at various locations are as follows:
ADMIN Block 255
ACCOUNTS Block 75
SALES Block 30
TEXAS Head Office 90
a. It is observed that there is a huge data loss during the process of data transfer
from one block to another. Suggest the most appropriate networking device
out of the following, which needs to be placed along the path of the wire
connecting one block office with another to refresh the signal & forward it
ahead.
(i) MODEM (iii) ETHERNET CARD
(ii) REPEATER (iv) HUB
b. Which hardware networking device out of the following will you suggest to
connect all the computers within each block?
(i) SWICTH (iii) MODEM
(ii) REPEATER (iv) ROUTER
c. Which service/protocol out of the following will be most helpful to conduct
live interactions of employees from Mumbai Branch 7 their counterparts in
Texas?
(i) FTP (iii) PPP
(ii) SMTP (iv) VoIP
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d. Draw the cable layout (block to block) to efficiently connect the three offices of
the Mumbai branch.
2. MakeInIndia Corporation, an Uttarakhand based IT Training company, is
planning to set up training centres in various cities in next 2 years. Their first
campus is coming up in Kashipur district. At Kashipur campus, they are planning
to have 3 different blocks for App development, Web designing and Movie
Editing. Each block has number of computers, which are required to be connected
in a network for communication, data and resource sharing. As a network
consultant of this company, you have to suggest the best network related
solutions for them for issues/problems raised in question nos. (i) to (v), keeping
in mind the distances between various blocks/locations and other given
parameters.
KASHIPUR
CAMPUS
APP
DEVELOP MOVIE
MUSSOORIE MENT EDITING
CAMPUS
WEB
DESIGNING
Distance between various blocks/locations:
Block Distance
App development to Web designing 28 m
App development to Movie editing 55 m
Web designing to Movie editing 32 m
Kashipur Campus to Mussoorie Campus 232 km
Number of computers
Block Number of Computers
App development 75
Web designing 50
Movie editing 80
i. Suggest the most appropriate block/location to house the SERVER in the
Kashipur campus (out of the 3 blocks) to get the best and effective
connectivity. Justify your answer.
ii. Suggest a device/software to be installed in the Kashipur Campus to take
care of data security.
iii. Suggest the best wired medium and draw the cable layout (Block to Block)
to economically connect various blocks within the Kashipur Campus.
iv. Suggest the placement of the following devices with appropriate reasons:
a. Switch / Hub
b. Repeater
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v. Suggest the protocol that shall be needed to provide Video Conferencing
solution between Kashipur Campus and Mussoorie Campus.
