Case Study - Data Communication Network

GoodTech Inc. is a technology company with around 1,000 employees spread across two 10-story office buildings that are 0.5 miles apart in downtown Los Angeles. They want to upgrade their existing network infrastructure and deploy the latest networking standards to better connect their two buildings, improve speeds, consolidate systems, and allow for future expansion. As the lead network architect for GoodTech Inc., you have been tasked with designing and planning the new corporate network. Develop an overview of the key components, standards, and technologies you would implement in the new network. Specifically address the following: 1. What physical topologies and transmission modes will be used for the network? Provide examples. 2. What standards will the new network use for encoding, modulation, cabling, and network protocols? 3. How will the new infrastructure utilize the OSI reference model? Describe the implementation at each layer? 4. What types of guided media and unguided media will be used? Consider the physical paths that will carry data communication signals? 5. How will performance, reliability, and security be addressed in the design? What features and redundancies will be built-in?