URGENT: Network design for a high school. Which topology, software and hardware are needed?
URGENT: Network design for a high school. Which topology, software and hardware are needed?
Two schools located approximately a kilometer apart and on opposite sides of a busy road have merged. The larger of the two schools is used as a Junior High School, and the smaller of the two schools as a Senior High School.
The computer facilities and networks at the Junior High School were recently upgraded.
The computer facilities and networks at the Senior School site are in urgent need of upgrading. The school has three computer labs each with 20 computers and 1 monochrome laser printer. There are a further 16 computers in the Library as well as a monochrome laser printer, a color inkjet printer, a flatbed scanner (which is connected to a standalone computer), and a photocopier. Most of the computers are close to five years old, are very slow and have insufficient memory to meet the needs of the students.
All teachers have been issued with laptops and desktop computers have been removed from the Staff Room.
The Administration Office computers and printers have recently been replaced and need no further action.
The two main objectives for the school are to network the two school sites, and to ensure that the students in the Senior School have access to the best computer facilities they can provide.
The school requires that:
1.Both school sites are networked,
2.The current network, computer labs, and library are upgraded and/or redesigned to meet student and teacher needs,
3.Wired access for at least one teacher computer is provided in all classrooms,
4.Wireless network access is available in all classrooms as well as some outdoor areas for teachers and students,
5.Students have access to study resources from school and home,
6.Videoconferencing facilities are available.
Suggest a type of LAN architecture that is suitable for the school. Please identify all the network hardware and software necessary to build the LAN solution(s) you are proposing.
Remember that it is a school and access to the internet will need to be controlled and some sites blocked.
Best answer:
will have a look at this question later – dont delete it. Will edit my comment here when I come back to the question later :)
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3 Comments for URGENT: Network design for a high school. Which topology, software and hardware are needed?
1. colanth | June 30th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
If this is a practical problem (not a classroom assignment), the budget will be a large determining factor. (For example: Easiest way to link the 2 buildings – a large duplicated fiber pipe. Problem – VERY expensive.) Best practical solution – this is not a DIY project. Hire a network design company.
2. GTB | June 30th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
This is a homework problem. It really does not belong here. You need to do your homework or you will not pass the course.
Finally, it is not URGENT as you claim.
3. molasses2 | June 30th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
This is the kind of design people get paid to engineer, so I’m not going to hit all the points. I will say that the proximity of the two schools makes me want to price several options: fiber, microwave, and VPN. Putting a fiber connection in would be very expensive, but will almost certainly provide the best results. Microwave will not be cheap, but should be significantly cheaper than fiber, though installation is best done by professionals, and you may have atmospheric disturbances that make your signal flap. Finally, you could just get a separate Internet connection for both sites and build a VPN between the two.
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