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Case Project 3-1: Answer: To Solve The Cabling Difficulties, A Physical Star Topology Using A Switch

To solve the cabling difficulties, a physical star topology using a switch as the central device would be used in the manufacturing area. To bring the company’s network up to date and solve the shared bandwidth problem, the company would need to switch to a point-to-point topology using wireless networking with a router. This would allow for fast transfer speeds without requiring many cables to be run, addressing both problems.

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Case Project 3-1: Answer: To Solve The Cabling Difficulties, A Physical Star Topology Using A Switch

To solve the cabling difficulties, a physical star topology using a switch as the central device would be used in the manufacturing area. To bring the company’s network up to date and solve the shared bandwidth problem, the company would need to switch to a point-to-point topology using wireless networking with a router. This would allow for fast transfer speeds without requiring many cables to be run, addressing both problems.

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Case Project 3-1

Old-Tech Corporation has 10 computers in its main office area, which is


networked in a star topology using 10 Mbps Ethernet hubs, and wants to add 5
computers in the manufacturing area. One problem with the existing network is
data throughput. Large files are transferred across the network regularly, and the
transfers take quite a while. In addition, when two or more computers are
transferring large files, the network becomes unbearably slow for users. Adding the
manufacturing computers will only make this problem worse and result in another
problem. Because the ceiling is more than 30ft high, there’s no easy way to run
cables to computers, and providing a secure pathway for cables is next to
impossible. Devise a solution to this company’s networking problems. As part of
your solution, answer the following questions: What changes in equipment are
required to bring this company’s network up to date to solve the shared bandwidth
problem? What topology and which type of device can be used in the
manufacturing area to solve the cabling difficulties?

Answer: To solve the cabling difficulties, a physical star topology using a switch
as the central device would be used in the manufacturing area. To bring the
company’s network up to date and solve the shared bandwidth problem, the
company would need to switch to a point-to-point topology. The company would
need to invest in a router to allow the point-to-point connection to be wireless,
which would reduce the number of cables that would need to be run. Because the
wireless network can use 802.11ac Wi-Fi, the data transfer speed would be at least
6 Gbps, which would solve the company’s shared bandwidth problem. Large files
would be able to be transferred quickly without making the network unbearably
slow.

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