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Truth In Numbers Network Design

Executive Summary

The network design for Truth in Numbers has been carefully designed to ensure all of the company’s goals are met. When designing the network, all of Truth in Numbers personal and business needs were outlined and reviewed. This network design project outlines the new infrastructure for Truth in Numbers network. There are some disadvantages and advantages to the choices that have been made for Truth in Numbers network. The disadvantages include network security threats and higher costs for hardware. Some of the advantages for the chosen solutions are faster connectivity, easy network upgrades and secure remote access. The final choices will support the Truth in Numbers network and business goals and will make certain that the company has an efficient yet securely designed network.
Network topologies are the shape of the network, how it is all connected, how the network works together. The star topology will be used in each office for Truth in Number. The star topology has been chosen for several reasons; it is easy to manage physically, easy to upgrade and very reliable. The choice of cables that will be used for Truth in Numbers networks will consist of Category 7 and 10Gbase-T cables. This cable will be used to support an Ethernet network for all offices within the company.
To make sure that Truth in Numbers employees are able to securely access the network regardless of their location, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) will be implemented. The protocol that we will use for the VPN will be Point-To Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP.
The ability to maintain use of the network at all times is important. Network security and disaster recovery is vital. The network design for Truth in Numbers covers these two areas.
A wide-ranging disaster recovery plan has been analyzed and designed so that business can continue with very few interruptions.
The security of the network is imperative. Preventative...