Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Internet
WAN
AS/400
Mainframe
Layer 2
links
WIN
Servers
WIN
Servers
Closet Switches and Hubs
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Fa l c o n Co m m u n i c a t i o n s Cu r r e n t Ne t w o r k
Scenario Four Questions
The following questions/directives refer to scenario four:
1.
Is this network scalable?
2.
What do you recommend for the core and distribution switches?
3.
How would you incorporate network and device virtualization?
4.
What changes are required in the closet switches and hubs?
5.
What do you recommend for the WAN routers and Internet firewalls?
6.
What do you recommend for the AS/400 and WIN server?
7.
What is the role of the distribution layer in the architecture?
8.
What do you recommend for IP addressing?
9.
Falcon Communications has a VLAN with a /22 IP subnet that is experiencing net-
work delays. What do you recommend?
10.
Diagram your proposed solution.
Scenario Four Answers
1.
No. The current Falcon network is not scalable. It is a flat network architecture using
Layer 2 links in the core with no hierarchy. It does not have core, distribution, and ac-
cess layers.
