ADVANCED NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY

Competencies:
434.1.1: Networking Fundamentals – The graduate selects appropriate protocols, topologies, architectures, and devices to facilitate growth within existing networks.
434.1.2: Routing and Switching – The graduate designs appropriate local area network (LAN) configurations to meet projected organizational networking needs.
434.1.3: Wireless Networking – The graduate designs appropriate wireless networks to meet projected organizational networking needs.
434.1.4: External Connectivity – The graduate designs appropriate wide area network (WAN) configurations and connections to external networks to meet projected organizational networking needs.
434.1.5: Storage Area Networks – The graduate designs enterprise data storage solutions to meet projected organizational data storage needs.
434.1.6: Network Applications and Virtualization – The graduate recommends appropriate network applications and virtualization technologies that support network infrastructure.
434.1.7: Performance and Network Management – The graduate evaluates whether network performance meets organizational availability, stability, and speed requirements.
434.1.8: Network Security – The graduate recommends network security best practices in the design of new and existing networks.

Introduction:

Western County Bank is a small community bank that makes a modest profit by providing small business and personal loans to customers within the county and surrounding areas.

For this task, you will use the attached “Western County Bank Scenario” to create a proposal that meets the networking and data storage needs of Western County Bank.

Requirements:

A.  Create a network diagram that meets the networking needs of Western County Bank based on the attached scenario that includes a representation for each of the seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model for the following:

•   components

•   logical functions

•   interconnectivity devices
Note: A representation from each of the seven layers of the OSI model can be provided on the network diagram or in a discussion.
B.  Explain how your network addresses the needs of Western County Bank in the following areas:

1.  local area network (LAN) configuration

2.  wide area network (WAN) configuration

3.  mobile network configuration
C.  Create a data storage diagram that represents how you would meet the data storage needs of Western County Bank based on the attached scenario that includes allseven layers of the OSI model and address the following:

•   components

•   logical functions

•   interconnectivity devices
Note: A representation from each of the seven layers of the data storage model can be provided on the diagram or in a discussion.
D.  Discuss your modifications to the existing infrastructure for Western County Bank by doing the following:

1.  Discuss the approach or strategy you would use to implement your network proposal at Western County Bank.

2.  Explain the project requirements (e.g., tasks, services, activities) needed to complete your proposal for Western County Bank.

3.  Identify the monitoring tools you would choose to evaluate whether network performance meets organizational availability, stability, and speed requirements.

a.  Discuss how you would evaluate whether network performance meets organizational availability, stability, and speed requirements.
E.  Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.