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Question: Discuss about the Wireless Campus Network Design. Answer: Introduction: This project is intended for GITAM University which has three campuses located in various cities of India such as Visakhapatnam, Hyderabad and Bangalore. The main campus of the university is located at Visakhapatnam and it has decided to implement an advanced network infrastructure for deploying latest technologies. In this project, a single converged IP network has been decided to improve network infrastructure of the University for deploying the innovative technology and enabling a better environment. The proposed network solution will be capable to run internal applications as well as providing Wi-Fi facility within the campus. The aim of this project is to setup a campus wide network having 1 GB fiber on the backbone and around more than 300 switches on the network. The university faces various challenges from both aspects technical as well as business. The challenges that are being faced by the University is development of a world class infrastructure that will be scalable in nature as well as offer high class education facility. Another challenges that are being faced by the University are listed as below: Optimization of budget for creating the right fit to deploy the network infrastructure. The support from partners in an up-country location as that as of Vishakhapatnam is a major concern. There is no provision to facilitate new services such as video, virtualization and cloud computing. Project hardware requirements Device Manufacturers Name Series Model Features Ports Switch Cisco 6500 6509E MTBF: 348,935 hours Maximum forwarding performance (IPv4): 510 Mpps 16 Cisco 2960 24TT-L Flash Memory 32 MB Max VLANs 255 Maximum transmission unit (MTU) - Up to 9000 bytes 24 Server Cisco ACS - Authentication and Authorization protocols Firewall Cisco ASA 5500 5550 Throughput: Up to 1.2 Gbps Security Context Up to 50 VPN Throughput: Up to 425 Mbps Router Cisco 7200 7206 Ethernet (10BASE-T) Ports 48 Ethernet (10BASE-FL) Ports - 30 48 and 30 PC Dell, HP - - Operating System Linux and Windows RAM 4 Gb Hard Disk 320 Gb- Types of cables Copper Straight through cable Copper crossover cable Serial Cable In this figure, the Cisco 6509E Switch has been used that has WiSM means wireless controller for 300 access points. The routers has been used to create different segments within the single converged IP network so that there is no issue of congestion within the network. The converged IP network means it is a shared network hence the switches have been used for distribution of the network. Outcomes / benefits of the proposed design The single converged IP network for the main campus of GITAM University has helped to achieve the high class education facility as well as facilitating long distance education. The proposed solution has helped to save 80% costs by implementing the new infrastructure. The time required for deploying of new applications has also reduced by 90% as the applications can be hosted as services within the cloud. There is dramatic increase in the use of physical resources and there is also improvement in the experience of users. The availability of cloud in the University has helped various departments to utilize virtualized servers to complete their requirements. This has eventually helped to reduce the costs associated with maintenance and procurement of physical machines. The various technical limitations of the proposed solution that is single IP converged network are being illustrated as below: In a single IP converged network, there are different standards, types of communication, file system protocols as well as interface buses for connecting hosts to different storage devices thus forming a storage network or LAN. As in a single IP converged network, the storage is not on a segregated network various risks are inherent over the network. Conclusion GITAM University focused on developing technical and professional knowledge of the students along with their analytical as well as practical skills. However, it was becoming difficult due to various limitation in the network infrastructure that prevented from providing high class education. Hence, the issue being faced by the university was resolved with the help of proposed solution to deploy a single IP network throughout the campus. 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