2. New network that will accommodate ACME
Inc needs
Four campuses
Four, five floor buildings
Eight different locations
New IP addressing scheme
Outfit building with new routers and switches
3. Map out a new network topology
Subnet IP addresses for network
Cost and efficiency
Consolidate research and implement
Allow for future expansion
4. Create a network that meets cisco industry
standards.
Based off the Cisco Borderless Campus
Design.
Create a stable and efficient network to
decrease downtime and increase profit.
This network will be able to accommodate all
of ACME’s needs now and for the future while
keeping their wallet fat.
5. Business Needs:
A whole new network spanning 8 locations.
An efficient network for ACME Inc.
Technical Needs:
64,000 host network distributed over 8 locations
32 Servers per location
Business Constrains:
Keep costs low now and in the future.
Technical Constraints:
Equipment cannot be purchased from e-bay or any seller who cannot
provide a warranty.
6. Goals for a Network
Effective
Redundant
Successful
Latest Technology
Equipment to Last
Scalability
IP Addressing
7. Reliable & Failsafe
2 Routers per location
2 Layer 3 Core Switches per location
Easy to Maintain & Implement
EIGRP
8. Using all Cisco Products allows use for EIGRP
All new equipment
Use of redundancy for fail safe
Easy IP design
9. Hardware Amount Price/per unit Total Price Warranty Location Purchased
Switches
Cisco 2960 series 3200 $2,308.00 $7,385,600.00 1 year Router-switch.com
WS-C2960S-24PD-L standard
Cisco 4506 series 272 $16,500.00 $4,488,000.00 1 year Router-switch.com
WS-C4506-S4-AP25 standard
Routers
Cisco 7201 series 16 $11,500.00 $184,000.00 1 year Router-switch.com
standard
Servers
Cisco UCS 260 256 $23,000.00 $5,708,800 howardtechnologies.com
Consulting Services
Consultants 8 $170,000.00 $1,360,000.00 Cisco IBSG
Grand Total $19,126,400.00
10. About a year long project
Per Location
▪ 1.5 Months
5 days per campus
14 days of troubleshooting
