GRADED ASSIGNMENTS
Unit 9 Research 1: Network Design, Part 1
Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes
Show competency in all outcomes for this course.
Assignment Requirements
Now it is time for you to put your networking knowledge to work. Read through the Network Design:
Kamazon.kom Network Upgrade information and make sure you understand the customer’s requirements. Your instructor will act as Kamazon’s representative, so if you have questions or need clarification on any part of the bid requirements, be sure to ask him/her.
Notice the list of deliverables toward the end of the information. Part 1 includes deliverables 1-4.
Required Resources
Computer with drawing, word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
Internet access
Printer
Submission Requirements:
Deliverables 1, 2, 3, and 4 will be due in Unit 10 (unless otherwise noted by your instructor). See the specific requirements for these deliverables in the following bid information.
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10/08/2012
Introduction to Networking
GRADED ASSIGNMENTS
Network Design: Kamazon.kom Network Upgrade
Customer Requirements:
Your company is bidding on performing the network upgrade for Kamazon.kom, a Web retailer of ink books, audio books, and gourmet coffees and teas based in Wichita, Kansas. Kamazon wants to upgrade its existing 10Mbps LAN to at least 1Gbps. The only part of the company that has already been upgraded is the Web Sales & Support department. It was upgraded last year to 1Gbps fiber to all the servers that support the company’s growing business. Kamazon has left it up to bidders to decide whether to use wired or wireless devices and installations in the upgrade.
Kamazon has not stipulated any budget for this project, but it will look closely at all the bids that are submitted for costs, so expenses for equipment, labor, and other areas of the project are important.
Kamazon wants to be assured that whoever does its