ISTI: NET IP NETWORK DESIGN FOR ITelco This study develops a new network design for ITelco, an information technology (IT) company. The developer of the network design is the Network Planning and Engineering Department of Information Services Technology, Inc. (ISTI).
ITelco Organizational Structure Relevant to Network Design
ITelco has network requirements for approximately 50,000 users (employees and clients). The distribution of users covers six North American locations. Table 1 (below on this page) documents the geographic distribution of ITelco network users. Figure 1 (on the following page) illustrates the geographic distribution of ITelco network users.
Chart 1 · Geographic Distribution of Users of ITelco Network
The geographic distribution of user clusters indicates the need for developing the company's new network as a wide area network (WAN). The presence of three user clusters in the Ottawa area allows the consideration of the desirability of a subsidiary network for the Ottawa region, as 30,000 (60 percent) of the users of the c
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