Course IT640 – Networking and Telecommunications Phase 2 IP 2 and DB 2 Network Models and Protocols
Course IT640 - Networking and Telecommunications Phase 2 IP 2 and DB 2, Network Models and Protocols Network Models and Protocols Phase 2 - Task 1 Task Type: Discussion Board Deliverable Length: See Assignment Details Primary Discussion Response is due by Wednesday Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas: After reviewing the story, conduct research online into the various possibilities for analyzing and approaching the system documentation problems that are presented, and propose possible solutions. Before you start this assignment, please read the story entitled Harold's Hardware Store attached as U2-Story . After reading the story, complete the following: Discuss the specific recommendations that you would make based on your personal experience and research. Provide specific examples of how you would address the communication problems that are mentioned in the story and how your problem-solving technique could be implemented for the company that was mentioned in the story. How can you apply the lessons that you learned from the story to your own retail store problem? Provide feedback on the recommendations that your classmates made. Phase 2 - Task 2 Task Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: Word document of 4–5 pages (excluding references and cover page) The retail store has informed you that no documentation of the current network exists. There are numerous types of data communications that occur in a retail company, and the employees are willing to explain to you what information they work with and the steps that are involved to process the daily business transaction paperwork. Assume that the retail store is currently using open systems interconnection (OSI) and transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) in a dual-stacked environment. This has proven to be memory-intensive and has caused an inability for application internetworking to occur. Examples are provided in the attached U2Example zip file to help with this assignment. Network Reference Model (OSI vs. TCP/IP) Comparison (4–5 pages) The project deliverables for this week are as follows: Create a network reference model diagram of the current network that describes the role of each layer for both OSI and TCP/IP that are used to transmit data between the devices and applications specifically in your retail store. Create a revised network reference model diagram of the proposed network solution (using OSI or TCP/IP) that describes the hardware and software that are used to transmit data between the devices and applications in your retail stores. Based on the current dual-stacked network environment, create a data flow diagram for both OSI and TCP/IP that shows at least 4 typical network connections that are made by users in your retail store. Show how the data and information flow from the user workstation to the application using both the OSI and TCP/IP network models and the impact of encapsulation. Create a revised data flow diagram based on the proposed network solution that shows at least 4 typical network connections that are made by users in your retail store. Show how the data and information flow from the user workstation to the application using the chosen network model (using OSI or TCP/IP) and the impact of encapsulation. Provide an analysis as to how this part of the project fulfills the mission and 1 or more goals of the case study organization. Note: Use Microsoft Visio or equivalent to create the network reference model (current and revised) and data flow (current and revised) diagrams. You will embed the diagrams in the Word document and also provide them as attachments. See your Web resources for additional diagramming tools. All sources should be cited both in-text and in References using APA format. Name the document "yourname_IT640_IP2.doc"