You have been hired by the Umbrella Corporation (main office in Texas) to help them set up a facility here in Northern Virginia. The Umbrella Corporation is a government contractor, and they have a variety of contracts that include non-secret information to the most secure. The parent company has decided to create a subsidiary company called "Triton" which will be housed in this new Northern Virginia facility. This facility will house the following departments:
• Accounting - 2 People - Upper Right Desk Area
• Human Resources - 1 Person- Upper Right Desk Area
• Marketing - 1 Person - Center Desk Area
• Sales - 3 People - Left Right Desk Area
• IT -2 People - Center Desk Area
• Receptionist - 1 Person - Upper Center
• (Note: Not all Space is used - this will leave room for additional employees. The upper left is a conference room.)

Design of the office:
• The inner office has not yet been constructed but the plan is as follows:
o Outer offices have walls that go all the way up to the ceiling.
o Center offices are cubicles.
o The office itself has 4 floors – this facility is on the 3rd floor.
 1 & 2nd floor houses another company.
 4th floor is being rented by this company as well in plans for expansion.
 The floors are concrete and the ceilings are a drop-ceilings.
Strategic Goals:
Management has also asked that your plan is aligned with the strategic goals of the company which are focused on efficiency, security, and growth. Therefore, your network solution will need to be:
• Efficient and capable of supporting streamlined communications
• Secure and require minimum maintenance
• Scalable for future growth
What the company has so far:
• Computers for Each Employee
• Two printers to be shared by all employees
• A single server that handles all the e-mail, files, programs, etc.
This company is planning on serving the Federal Government with a variety of IT - using it's small business status to make end-roads into the various agencies. Its first contract is a contract with the Department of Defense.
Deliverable:
It is with this in mind, that they have asked you to make recommendations to the board about the following:
• Name and describe what type of network (LAN, WAN, BNs, etc.) do you think they should have?
o Why?
• Give the management – two different types of architectures they might be able to use.
o Then give them your recommendation on which one you think they should use.
 Outline the pros and cons of the two alternatives.
 Explain why that one would suit them better in the long-run than the other.
o What media would you suggest the company install in its office and why?
o What kind of Telecommunications would you recommend?
o After reviewing the facility plan:
 How would you recommend potentially reduce errors?
 Speed is a high-priority for this network, what would you recommend the company look at in order to ensure speed efficiency?
The company is in its first steps of creating a design plan and would like you to prepare a power point to explain to the upper management what you believe they will need for this facility.