Requirements specification:

The network will need to support two floors of open plan office with approximately 50 workstations each.

The workstations will need secure, fast and robust access to the company database.

Staff will be expected to use email as a regular communication method but not have access to the World Wide Web generally.

There will need to be provision for some, heavily controlled wireless access.

Security is a main priority as confidential information will be in constant use and is covered by GDPR.

There will need to be control of user accounts, system access, resource sharing and access permissions across the network you design.

There will need to be secure broadband access via the company Virtual Private Network to the offices in the USA.

It is proposed to use an intranet to disseminate company information internally to this site. Core hardware must be kept in a secure place. (A diagram of the layout of the two floors is provided in part 2).

LO3 Design efficient networked systems

P5 Design a networked system to meet a given specification.