Ethernet network design

Assume that for each production line you need $100$ Fast Ethernet ports, your design should have the

following deliverables,

$-$ A cabling diagram for the overall network $($also showing the Wi$-$Fi access points$).$ The

cabling should show the connectivity between the switches, routers, access points, servers,

etc.. also should indicate the IP addressing plan. Hint: You can either take a snapshot from

Cisco Packet Tracer, or you could draw the network using Visio or any other professional

tool for bonus marks.

$-$ The optimal number of the required Ethernet switches, also suggest suitable locations to

place them, and suitable switch models based on Cisco Packet Tracer

$-$ Type of cables should we use $($Cat$6$ cabling for the Fast Ethernet, and single mode optical

cables for the uplink ports of the switches, and the connection between routers$)?$ Also, you

need to make sure that the cables are not exceeding the maximum recommended length.

$-$ Each factory block should have its own router, you will need to design the cable

connectivity between the switches and routers $($using single mode optical fiber cables$).$

$-$ Routers inside the blocks need to be connected to two core routers inside the server room

$-$ The two core routers are connected to two generic servers, one DHCP server, and one HTTP

server.

$-$ Use duplicate connection, i$.$e$.,1+1,$ for inter$-$router connection and for the connection

between the core routers and the servers

Network configuration

You will need to develop the network configuration plan including,

$-$ IP addressing of routers, switches, hosts, access points and servers. All IP addresses should

be private IP addresses

$-$ RIP routing protocol configuration $($Using OSPF instead will give you a bonus!$)$

$-$ Configuration of the DHCP server

$-$ Types of switches$/$access points$/$ routers.

$-$ Suitable port configuration, etc..

Figure $3.$ Serving AP example