Assignment: Network Design
Overview
Health Systems, Inc., the regional hospital that you worked with in the Unit 1 assignment, has hired you to create a design document about how to build remote access to their organization. For this assignment, you will explain how to design the LAN at a remote branch site and discuss how it will interconnect through a WAN to the main Health Systems hospital site.
Instructions
Use Microsoft Visio to create a diagram for your project.
Include the following in your diagram:
• Display the basic LAN and WAN topology for your remote sites.
• Display router and switch placement.
• Display computers and workstations.
After creating your diagram, write a paper in which you complete the following:
• Describe your diagram. Include specifications about the topologies, cabling, routers, and switches.
• Provide an analysis of your diagram. Explain the role that the devices on your network play in network communication.
• Support your diagram. Provide reasoning for choosing the switching and routing, transmission media, and topology.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.