Data Communications and Computer Networking_2

Ground Floor: Customer Service and Marketing Department • There are a total of 20 workstations. • There are two network printers accessible by all workstations. • The Internet is accessible by all workstations. • Visitors should be able to access to the wireless internet access, wifi. First Floor: Finance and Human Resource Department • There are a total of 16 workstations • There is a network printer accessible by all workstations. • The Internet is not accessible by all workstations but email service is available Second Floor: Maintenance and Information Technology Department • There are a total of 12 workstations • There is a network printer accessible by all workstations. • The Internet is accessible by all workstations. • There is an email server to handle mail for the whole company. • There is a file server to store and retrieve data. With the aid of network layout for each floor plan, elaborate your design which should specify the network facilities, cabling, data rates, network topologies, protocol standards, etc. You need to justify every implementation with good reasoning and the cost effectiveness of your design.