CIS 534 Week 4 Assignment 2

CIS 534 Week 4 Assignment 2 
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Assignment 2: Designing a Network Topology
Due Week 4 and worth 50 points

You are the network manager of a company that has grown from 20 employees to 200 employees in 12 months. Year 2 projected growth is estimated to be 400 additional employees located at a remote location. The aggressive growth has brought about some unique challenges and opportunities. The company has one remote warehouse and no off-site disaster recovery services or servers. The network design remains a non-redundant, flat topology. 

Your assignment must consider the three-layer hierarchical model. You are free to make supported assumptions of the applications and services that this organization uses. Write a one (1) page paper in which you:
1.	Depict a network topology graphical model of the initial environment of 20 employees using Visio or its open source alternative software. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
2.	Depict a network topology graphical model of the current 200 employees using Visio or its open source alternative software. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
3.	Depict a network topology graphical model for future growth to 400 employees using Visio or its open source alternative software. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
4.	Create a two-paragraph executive summary.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•	Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
•	Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student- name, the professor- name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
•	Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
•	Design a network topology to include hierarchy, redundancy, modularity, and security. 
•	Use technology and information resources to research issues in network architecture and analysis. 
•	Write clearly and concisely about network architecture and analysis using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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