1. (18pts) Eco Friendly Designs has decided to open an office on the second floor of a four story office building in Pleasantville, CA. They plan to be here for a while and need space for future expansion. The new manager, Mr. Ingo, has hired you to install cabling and related equipment Xo connect every computer to a 100Mbps Wired Ethernet LAN. Their competitor, "Designs by Friendly Competitor" has moved in on the first floor. Mr. Ingo wants only a wired network. He has explicitly told you not to support wireless. He has provided the floor plan of the office space shown below and lets you know he currently has 40 full time employees. The diagram shows typical office sizes and some cubicles. The overall dimensions are 220ft x 80ft. CHI NHNH KIT SU GO * 2 SECOND FLOOR PLAN If we assume every computer already had the "appropriate NIC card", how would that be written in Ethernet terminology (ie, Speed, signal type, medium)? a. What type(s) of cabling should be installed? b. List the major equipment required and specify which items would be placed in the telecommunications room c. On the plan, draw i. The location of the telecom room. ii. Identify where 2 shared printers could be located iii. Identify where 3 conference rooms could be located iv. Show the horizontal runs. Remember: keep cable lengths under 90 meters and specify whether they will be in the ceiling, the walls, in a raceway outside the walls or across the floor. Assume there is a dropped ceiling and estimate distances if necessary. v. Identify drops by placing an "X" where a wall plate would be attached d. Capability for growth. Eco Friendly Designs has a 5year lease. Their product is in hot demand in a growing industry. They expect to hire while at this site, possibly another 20 employees. You should plan on increasing the number of employees over the next 5years. Explain how you might upgrade the LAN without building the network from scratch. 1. (18pts) Eco Friendly Designs has decided to open an office on the second floor of a four story office building in Pleasantville, CA. They plan to be here for a while and need space for future expansion. The new manager, Mr. Ingo, has hired you to install cabling and related equipment Xo connect every computer to a 100Mbps Wired Ethernet LAN. Their competitor, "Designs by Friendly Competitor" has moved in on the first floor. Mr. Ingo wants only a wired network. He has explicitly told you not to support wireless. He has provided the floor plan of the office space shown below and lets you know he currently has 40 full time employees. The diagram shows typical office sizes and some cubicles. The overall dimensions are 220ft x 80ft. CHI NHNH KIT SU GO * 2 SECOND FLOOR PLAN If we assume every computer already had the "appropriate NIC card", how would that be written in Ethernet terminology (ie, Speed, signal type, medium)? a. What type(s) of cabling should be installed? b. List the major equipment required and specify which items would be placed in the telecommunications room c. On the plan, draw i. The location of the telecom room. ii. Identify where 2 shared printers could be located iii. Identify where 3 conference rooms could be located iv. Show the horizontal runs. Remember: keep cable lengths under 90 meters and specify whether they will be in the ceiling, the walls, in a raceway outside the walls or across the floor. Assume there is a dropped ceiling and estimate distances if necessary. v. Identify drops by placing an "X" where a wall plate would be attached d. Capability for growth. Eco Friendly Designs has a 5year lease. Their product is in hot demand in a growing industry. They expect to hire while at this site, possibly another 20 employees. You should plan on increasing the number of employees over the next 5years. Explain how you might upgrade the LAN without building the network from scratch
