Network Proposal for

Mountain Sky Elementary School

Katie Gotshall
Shane Neff
Todd Rowlett
Ryan Shaffer
Rachel Stull
April 24, 2002

Table of Contents
Problem Statement...............................................................................................................3
Client Network Requirements.............................................................................................3
Network Solutions Recommendations...............................................................................4
Mountain Skys Design Strategy.........................................................................................5
Security Policy.................................................................................................................6
Network Strategy- Advantages and Disadvantages.............................................................6
Advantages......................................................................................................................6
Disadvantages..................................................................................................................7
Router Configuration...........................................................................................................7
Address Scheme...................................................................................................................8
Project Schedule................................................................................................................10
Appendix A Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Logical LAN Topology........................11
Appendix B Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Main Distribution Facility Logical
Topology............................................................................................................................12
Appendix C Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Main Distribution Facility Physical
Topology............................................................................................................................13
Appendix D Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 1 Logical Topology......................14
Appendix E Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 1 Physical Topology.....................14
Appendix F Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 2 Logical Topology......................15
Appendix G Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 2 Physical Topology....................16
Appendix H Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 3 Logical Topology......................17
Appendix I Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 3 Physical Topology......................18
Appendix J Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 4 Logical Topology.......................19
Appendix K Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 4 Physical Topology....................20
Appendix L Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 5 Logical Topology......................21
Appendix M Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 5 Physical Topology....................22
Appendix N Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 6 Logical Topology......................23
Appendix O Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 6 Physical Topology....................24
Appendix P Mountain Sky IP Address Scheme.................................................................25
Appendix Q Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Router Access Control Lists................26
Appendix R Pricing Scheme for Network Solutions Proposal.........................................28

Problem Statement
Students, teachers, and administrators need an easy to use, fast and secure access to
information on the Internet, academic services available on the schools intranet, and a
central location in which to store the school systems applications and student data.

Client Network Requirements

The Washington School System has set forth many specifications for this project. These
specifications were used to determine costs, resources needed to complete project, and to
determine the exact logical and physical network topologies. These requirements were
also used to develop our strategy for security and to establish a networking address
scheme that was both logical and consistent.
The following requirements were established by the Washington School System for the
complete installation of an information and data network:

The network must be scalable: 1000% growth for LAN implementations and
100% for WAN implementations.
The specified throughput for network segments has been specified and is as
follows: 10 Mbps to the desktop and 100 Mbps to the backbone.
Only two Layer 3 and 4 routing protocols will be supported: Transfer Control
Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Novells Internet Packet Exchange
(IPX).
All nodes on each LAN segment need to have access to the Internet.
Each LAN segment must contain two physically separate LAN infrastructures for
security purposes: administrative access and curriculum (student) access.
Wire speeds have been determined: 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 100Base-FX.
All horizontal network cabling needs to be category 5-untwisted pair (CAT5
UTP).
o Must be tested to achieve 100 Mbps.
All vertical cabling must be category 5-untwisted pair (CAT5 UTP) or multimode
fiber optic.
All cabling must conform to TIA 568A and TIA 569 standards for length.
WANs and LANs must be both internally and externally secure.
Mountain Sky Elementary Schools WAN connection will be located at the Main
Distribution Facility (MDF) and only supports a Frame Relay connection to the
Washington School Systems district office.
Each classroom must be configured to support 25 workstations.
o 24 for students
o 1 for instructor
Each classroom has 4 cable runs from the Intermediate Distribution Facility (IDF)
o 3 for students
o 1 dedicated for instructor workstation
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All networking equipment in the classrooms Point of Presence (POP) must be

kept in a locked cabinet.
Decorative molding must be used for all cable runs in the classroom.
Each school must contain a backup DNS and Email server.
Each school must also contain an application server and an administrative server.
The entire network must have a logical and consistent networking address
scheme.
o Student and curriculum computers use DHCP
o Network devices, printers, servers, and administrative workstations all use
a static addressing scheme.
All router configurations are stored at the district offices and routers will boot to
these centrally stored configurations.
Security
o Double firewall at district office
o 2 Physical networks
o User ID and Passwords
o Access control lists (maintained at district office).
Each schools network needs to be designed to support no more than 250 student
or curriculum workstations and 75 administrative and instructor workstations.

These guidelines will constitute an agreement between Network Solutions and the
Washington School District. The proposal contained within this document is based upon
these criteria.

Network Solutions Recommendations

Network Solutions recommends a multi-tiered approach to providing the Washington
School District with the usable network that is needed. Many alternatives were
considered.
Network Solutions interpreted the Washington School Districts request for proposal to
focus on two primary goals: access and security. Network Solutions understands that
since our client is a public school corporation, financial considerations should be
considered to be just as high of a priority.
Initially, virtual LANs (VLANs) were discussed as a viable alternative to providing two
physical networks to both the students and the administrative and academic staff. VLANs
would offer both access and security at a reasonable cost. The main problem with using a
VLAN approach was its inability to meet the clients two separate physical network
requirement.
A more expensive, but more secure alternative that would provide an improved network
performance (as opposed to VLANs) was decided upon. This alternative involved using
the edge router that connected Mountain Sky to the school districts WAN as the device
that would provide dynamic IP addresses to curriculum (student) workstations, utilize
network address translation (NAT) to keep as much of Mountain Skys LAN transparent
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to WAN users, separate the students network from the administrative network physically,
and restrict WAN users from accessing the administrative servers. This edge router would
be configured with access control lists that will also restrict any curriculum workstations
from accessing any of the administrative LANs resources.
The backbone from the edge router to the IDFs will consist of multi-mode fiber optic
cable, and will utilize full-duplex switching to the hubs that are located in each
classroom. The use of switches on the backbone will meet Washington School Districts
100 Mbps backbone requirement. Using hubs in each classroom will meet the 10 Mbps
requirement for curriculum workstation throughput.

Mountain Skys Design Strategy

Network Solutions has chosen a multi-tiered approach to network design with a primary
focus on network efficiency and security.
We are recommending using one router, as the point of entry from the Washington School
Districts WAN. This router will have 2 serial ports, and 8 Ethernet ports. The serial port
will be used for the frame relay WAN connection. Only one serial port will be used
initially, and the other one will be used in the future to accommodate growth.
One of the Ethernet ports will connect to a 3-port switch that will connect to the service,
DHCP, administrative, email, DNS, application, and library servers. This connection will
utilize Access Control Lists (ACLs) to limit any WAN traffic from accessing the
resources located on the servers.
Two additional Ethernet ports will be used to create two separate LAN segments to meet
the Washington School Districts requirement for two physical networks separating the
students from the faculty. This will be accomplished by placing an ACL on the student
port that prohibits students from accessing the faculty network, while allowing the faculty
to freely access the student network.
Those two Ethernet ports will connect to two fiber switches located in the MDF via
multi-mode fiber optic cable. One fiber switch will serve the students and one will serve
the faculty network segment. The student switch will have 6 fiber ports and the faculty
switch will also have 6 ports. Each of these ports will connect via multi-mode cable to 6
intermediate distribution facilities (IDFs) scattered throughout the premises.
Each IDF will house 4 24-port switches. Two of these switches will have a fiber uplink to
connect the IDF to the MDF. The other two switches will be connected to the student
network fiber uplink switch. This allows each cable run (15 in all to serve each classroom
from each IDF).
Each IDF network segment is connected to each classroom via Category 5 (UTP) cable (3
runs for students and 1 for faculty). Each cable run (aside from faculty run that will
connect directly to the teachers workstation) will connect to an 8-port hub. These hubs

will evenly distribute the network traffic to the required 24 workstations located in each
classroom.

Security Policy
Any network security measures that are implemented cannot just be arbitrary rules that
are started or finished to respond to problems. Security must exist beyond technology,
and must be based upon solid reasoning and decisions that seek to find a balance between
open access and total restriction in which all parties can exist.
Network Solutions Inc. has developed a security policy. This policy does more than just
throw technology at a problem. The policy seeks to provide the Washington School
District with documentation that lays out the following factors that involve all networks:

Who uses the network?

Where are the users?
What are their permissions?
What do the network users need to have access to, what needs to be protected?
What are the threats?
Where is the information?

Our security policy is simple, yet is able to provide a clear definition of what we
recommend to the Washington School System based upon the requirements for security
they have set forth.

No one from the external (Internet) can access any machine on the internal
network.
Everyone must have access to the Internet and anonymous FTP
Everyone must have the ability to send and receive email.
The student and administrative networks are to be kept separate.
All traffic will be logged and audited and someone will be held accountable for
this audit on a regular basis.
All usernames and passwords will be maintained at the district level.
All router and switch configuration files are to be kept and maintained at the
district level.
A training program to educate faculty on the best practices to ensure network
security will be implemented. This is to minimize the greatest cause of security
breeches in a network, internal users.

Network Strategy- Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages
The recommendations presented by Network Solutions have many advantages. Among
other things, a secure and efficient network will be the major outcome that can be
expected from this project. All of Washington School Districts requirements have been
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met and the network will be highly scalable, which will allow for future growth as the
school districts enrollment continues to rise.

Disadvantages
The primary disadvantages to Network Solutions proposal relate to the shear cost of
purchasing, designing, installing, and testing the network. In addition those serving as
network administrators will need to be trained on the network, which will create
additional costs.

Router Configuration
Router>en
Router#config t
Router(config)#hostname mountsky
mountsky(config)#en secret cics
mountsky(config)#en password cisco
mountsky(config)#line vty 0 4
mountsky(config)#password alpha
mountsky(config)#login
mountsky(config)# ipx routing
mountsky(config)#int s0
mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.166.0.0 255.255.255.0
mountsky(config-if)#no shutdown
mountsky(config-if)#ipx network 10
mountsky(config-if)#int e0
mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.37.0.1 255.255.225.0
mountsky(config-if)#no shutdown
mountsky(config-if)#ipx network 20
mountsky(config-if)#int e1
mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.38.0.1 255.255.255.0
mountsky(config-if)#no shutdown
mountsky(config-if)#ipx network 30
mountsky(config-if)#int e2
mountsky(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
mountsky(config-if)#no shutdown
mountsky(config-if)#ipx network 40
mountsky(config-if)#exit
mountsky(config)#ip routing
mountsky(config-router)#router rip
mountsky(config-router)#network 10.166.0.0
mountsky(config-router)#network 10.37.0.0
mountsky(config-router)#network 10.38.0.0
mountsky(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0
mountsky(config-router)#exit
mountsky(config)# access-list 1 deny 10.37.0.0 0.0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0.0
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mountsky(config)#int s0
mountsky(config-if)#ip access-group 1 in
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.38.0.0 0.0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0
mountsky(config)#int s1
mountsky(config-if)#ip access-group 2 in
mountsky(config-if)#exit
mountsky(config)#exit
mountsky#copy run start

Address Scheme
The Washington School District will receive a class C IP address that will be changed to
the class A private network address of 10.0.0.0 using Network Address Translation (NAT)
in the border router. Using a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, two hundred and fifty-six
subnets will be created and dispersed to each school within the district, which will allow
over 65,000 hosts to be assigned on each subnet. The details of the districts addressing
scheme are summarized below. The complete district IP addressing scheme is located in
Appendix A.
IP Address: 10.0.0.0
Address Class: A
Network Address: 10.0.0.0
Subnet Address: 10.0.0.0
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Subnet bit mask: 0nnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn.hhhhhhhh.hhhhhhhh
Subnet Bits: 16
Host Bits: 16
Possible Number of Subnets: 256
Hosts per Subnet: 65534
Selected Subnet: 10.0.0.0/255.255.0.0
Usable Addresses: 65534
Host range: 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.255.254
Broadcast: 10.0.255.255
Based upon the previously mentioned addressing scheme, Mountain Sky will receive two
IP addresses. One address will be for the student network, and the other for the
administrative network. Mountain Skys assigned addresses are 10.37.0.0 and 10.38.0.0.
The 10.37.0.0 will be the student LAN and 10.38.0.0 will be the Administrative LAN.
The classroom printer will reside on the student network.
A DHCP server will be used at the school to disperse all of the addresses for both the
administrators and students. Keeping the schools request that the Administrative
network should be statically defined, the DHCP server is capable of assigning the same
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IP address to a specific machine every time. Therefore, the administrators hosts will
always receive the same IP address, as will all classroom printers. The servers will have
a statically defined address. The address range for IP addresses to be assigned to students
will be from 10.37.1.1 to 10.37.2.254. This will provide roughly double the IP addresses
currently needed for students. The classroom printers will be set ranging between
10.37.255.1 to 10.37.255.254. The following is a summary of the student LAN IP
addresses:
Router Student Ethernet Interface (E0)10.37.0.1
MDF Student Switch10.37.0.2
IDF 1 Trunked Switches10.37.0.3
IDF 2 Trunked Switches10.37.0.4
IDF 3 Trunked Switches10.37.0.5
IDF 4 Trunked Switches10.37.0.6
IDF 5 Trunked Switches10.37.0.7
IDF 6 Trunked Switches10.37.0.8
Student Host Range10.37.1.1 to 10.37.2.254
Classroom Printers10.37.255.1 to 10.37.255.254
The Administrative network will use the 10.38.0.0 address, and, as previously mentioned,
will use the DHCP server to automatically define specific addresses, which are reserved
solely for specific machines. The addressing scheme for the administrative LAN is
outlined below.
Router Administrative Ethernet Interface (E1)10.38.0.1
MDF Administrative Switch10.38.0.2
IDF 1 Switch10.38.0.3
IDF 2 Switch10.38.0.4
IDF 3 Switch10.38.0.5
IDF 4 Switch10.38.0.6
IDF 5 Switch10.38.0.7
IDF 6 Switch10.38.0.8
The servers, except for the administration server will be located on a LAN off of the
border router. This network will use the class C private address of 192.168.1.0 and will
be accessible by all hosts on the network. The administration server will be located
behind a router off the administrative LAN switch located in the MDF.
The IPX addressing scheme will use the subnet number of the IP address as the network
address and the MAC address of the node as the host portion. The network portion of the
IPX address for the student network will be 37 and the administrative network will be 38;
the host portion will be the MAC address of the machine to which the address is
assigned.

Project Schedule
The time needed to complete this project will be approximately seven and a half months.
The project began on January 7, 2002 when Network Solutions was presented with the
documentation that laid forth the requirements and guidelines, as well as the needs of the
Washington School District as they pertained to the Mountain Sky School.
Much of the project time will be spent in the planning stage at the beginning of the
project, and the testing phase towards the completion of the project. The implementation
of the project will conclude on July 14, 2002. At this time, the client (Washington School
District and Mountain Sky School) will spend a period of one week performing the
acceptance test. If the client accepts the network, the project will conclude on July 21,
2002, which will allow classes to begin without interruption.

Figure 1: Network Solutions Project Timeline

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Appendix A Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Logical

LAN Topology

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Appendix B Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Main

Distribution Facility Logical Topology

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Appendix C Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Main

Distribution Facility Physical Topology

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Appendix D Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 1

Logical Topology

Appendix E Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 1

Physical Topology

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Appendix F Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 2

Logical Topology

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Appendix G Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 2

Physical Topology

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Appendix H Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 3

Logical Topology

17

Appendix I Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 3

Physical Topology

18

Appendix J Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 4

Logical Topology

19

Appendix K Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 4

Physical Topology

20

Appendix L Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 5

Logical Topology

21

Appendix M Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 5

Physical Topology

22

Appendix N Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 6

Logical Topology

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Appendix O Mountain Sky Elementary Schools IDF 6

Physical Topology

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Appendix P Mountain Sky IP Address Scheme

Administrative
Location

Student
LAN

LAN

Connection
to District

Chaparral
Cholla
Desert Foothills
Desert Slope
Iron Wood
John Jacobs
Lake View
Mountain View
Road Runner
Sunnyslope
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Acacia
Blue Sky
Lookout Mountain
Moon Mountain
Mountain Sky
Sahuaro
Sunburst
Sunset
Sweetwater
Tumbleweed
Alta Vista
Arroyo
Cactus Wren
Manzanita
Maryland
Ocotillo
Orangewood
Palo Verde
Richard E. Miller
Royal Plam

10.5.0.0
10.7.0.0
10.9.0.0
10.11.0.0
10.13.0.0
10.15.0.0
10.17.0.0
10.19.0.0
10.21.0.0
10.23.0.0
10.25.0.0
10.27.0.0
10.29.0.0
10.31.0.0
10.33.0.0
10.35.0.0
10.37.0.0
10.39.0.0
10.41.0.0
10.43.0.0
10.45.0.0
10.47.0.0
10.49.0.0
10.51.0.0
10.53.0.0
10.55.0.0
10.57.0.0
10.59.0.0
10.61.0.0
10.63.0.0
10.65.0.0
10.67.0.0

10.6.0.0
10.8.0.0
10.10.0.0
10.12.0.0
10.14.0.0
10.16.0.0
10.18.0.0
10.20.0.0
10.22.0.0
10.24.0.0
10.26.0.0
10.28.0.0
10.30.0.0
10.32.0.0
10.34.0.0
10.36.0.0
10.38.0.0
10.40.0.0
10.42.0.0
10.44.0.0
10.46.0.0
10.48.0.0
10.50.0.0
10.52.0.0
10.54.0.0
10.56.0.0
10.58.0.0
10.60.0.0
10.62.0.0
10.64.0.0
10.66.0.0
10.68.0.0

10.150.0.0
10.151.0.0
10.152.0.0
10.153.0.0
10.154.0.0
10.155.0.0
10.156.0.0
10.157.0.0
10.158.0.0
10.159.0.0
10.160.0.0
10.161.0.0
10.162.0.0
10.163.0.0
10.164.0.0
10.165.0.0
10.166.0.0
10.167.0.0
10.168.0.0
10.169.0.0
10.170.0.0
10.171.0.0
10.172.0.0
10.173.0.0
10.174.0.0
10.175.0.0
10.176.0.0
10.177.0.0
10.178.0.0
10.179.0.0
10.180.0.0
10.181.0.0

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Appendix Q Mountain Sky Elementary Schools Router

Access Control Lists
Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Network Solutions will ensure that your network is
kept secure, both internally and externally. Since two LANs will be installed on the
property, an ACL placed on the border router will block student users coming from their
router port into the router port designated to administrators. The placement of a standard
ACL on the administrative port of the edge router would prohibit students from accessing
the network and create an implicit deny any command that would block all traffic from
coming onto the administrator network. The administrators however, would still have
access to both the student network and external networks, such as Internet access.
D H C P / A p p l ic a t i o n
1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .1

D N S / E m a il
1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .2

F r o m S c h o o l D is t r i c t N e t w o r k
1 0 .1 6 6 .0 .0

S erv er L A N
1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .0

S tu d e n t L A N
1 0 .3 7 .0 .0
A c c e s s D e n ie d

S tu d e n t
A tte m p t
to a c c e s s
A d m i n is t r a t i v e
N e tw o r k

A d m in i s t r a t iv e L A N
1 0 .3 8 .0 .0

A C L s f u n c t io n a s a f ir e w a ll t o
p r e v e n t u n a u t h o r iz e d u s e r s f r o m
a c c e s s i n g t h e A d m i n i s t r a t iv e
n e tw o rk

A d m in i s t r a t iv e
S erv er
1 0 .3 8 .2 5 0 .1

In addition to the ACL placed on the routers administrative port, one will also be placed
on the student network to keep external users from accessing that network. The
administrative server will be placed behind the firewall off of a switch on the
administrative LAN allowing only the administrators to access the server. The following
is a description of the ACLs on each router port of the schools border router.
Administrative LAN Port
mountsky(config)# access-list 1 deny 10.37.0.0 0.0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit host 192.168.1.1
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mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit host 192.168.1.2

mountsky(config-if)# access-group 1 in
Student LAN Port
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.38.0.0 0.0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit host 192.168.1.1
mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit host 192.168.1.2
mountsky(config-if)# access-group 2 in
Since Mountain Sky will be using NAT and ACLs the network will be very well
protected from both internal and external intrusion. The administrative server will only
be accessible by the administrators and the district network. External security threats to
the schools network will be eliminated by the border router, which will employ an ACL
that blocks unauthorized users from gaining confidential information.

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Appendix R Pricing Scheme for Network Solutions

Proposal
Vendor

Hub

Linksys

Hub

Hawking
Technology

Network Everywhere
10BT 8 Port Hub
Network Everywhere
10BT 8 Port

Hub

Asante

Friendlynet FH10T/8 Port

SMC
Networks

SMC TigerStack 100

Stackable 24-Port 100FX
Switch

24

12
(IDF)

$3,650.95 $43,811.40

24

12
(IDF)

$9,671.95 $116,063.40

12
(x2)

12
(IDF)

$5495.00

2
(MDF)

Fiber Optic Switch 4000ST

GS504T 4-Port
100/1000Mbps Gigabit
Switch
Cisco 1548 Micro Switch
10/100 Managed

4
(x2)

2
(MDF)

$509.95

$2,039.80

4
(x2)

2
(MDF)

$679.88

$2719.52

$869.95

$869.95

HP

HP Procurve Switch 408

$135.95

$135.95

Hawking
Technology

Hawking PN108ES 10/100

8-Port Switch
Catalyst 1900 24 Ports
10MB Switch With 2
100BTX Ports
DSS-24+Rack Mount 24
PT
Sitch10BaseT/100BaseTX
Unmanaged

$36.95

$36.95

Fiber
Sw
itc
h
Fiber
Switch

HP

Fiber
Switch

Nortel

Fiber
Switch

Ram
Electronics

Fiber
Switch

SIIG

Fiber
Switch

Netgear

Ethernet
Switch
Ethernet
Switch
Ethernet
Switch

Cisco

Standard
Switch

Cisco

Standard
Switch

D-Link

Model

Number
of Ports

Device

HP ProCurve Switch
100BASE-FX 24-Port
Fiber Module
Baystack 450-12F 12 MTRJ Ports 100BFX Switch,
Stackable
Fast Ethernet 100Mbps 8
port switch with Fiber,
ST connectors.

8
8

Quantity

Cost per

126
$35.95
(Classrooms)
126
$35.95
(Classrooms)
126
$36.95
(Classrooms)

1
(MDF)
1
(MDF)
1
(MDF)

24

12
(IDF)

24

12
(MDF)

Total
$4529.70
$4529.70
$4655.70

$131,880.00

$1991.90

$823.00

$216.95

$9876.00

$2,603.40

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Standard
Switch

Netgear

Router

Cisco

Router

Bay Networks

Cabinets
Cabinets
UPS
APC
1400RM2U
APC
700RM2U
APC
3000RM3
Server
Dell
Poweredge
1650
Dell
Poweredge
1650
Dell
Poweredge
1650

Refurb Baystack AN
Router ENET

2 WAN
8 Enet
2 WAN
3 AUI

12
(MDF)
1
(MDF)
1
(MDF)

Wall-mounted

N/A

44

$300

$13,200.00

Floor standing

N/A

$1200

$8400

1/2 load

Plugs

Quantity

Cost

Total

28min.

$669

$4,014

14min.

$400

$2,400

12.4min.

$1,369

$1,369

Memory/Hard Drive

OS

Quantity

Cost

Total

1.13GHz

512MB/36GB/36GB

Windows
2000

$3058

$18,348

1.13GHz

512MB/36GB/36GB/36GB

Windows
2000

$3557

$21,342

1.13GHz
1.13GHz

1GB//36GB/36GB/36GB

Windows
3
2000

$4804

$14,412

Data-Link
Associates,
Inc.
Data-Link
Associates,
Inc.
Power
1400VA
(950W)
700VA
(450W)
3000VA
(2250W)
Processor

JFS524 24Port 10/100

Switch
2005

24

$224.95

$2,939.40

$1,484.99 $1,484.99
$656.95

$656.95

In addition, Microsoft licenses for 325 offices, including offices, customer access
licenses, and updates will total $15,600.
Device

Vendor

Model

Description

Quantity

Cost

Total

Fiber
Cabling

PVC

Spool 150
meters at
$324.95
Spool 150
meters at
$314.95

$324.95

PVC

Fiber from
MDF to
IDFs
Fiber from
MDF to
IDFs

48 meters

Fiber
Cabling

Fiber Optic
Cables, designed
for backbones
General-purpose
multimode duplex
cable

48 meters

$314.95

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Cabling

Simplex

General-purpose
duplex cable,
FDDI grade

Fiber from
MDF to
IDFs

48 meters

Spool 300
meters at
$346.95
(150 m
not
available)

$346.95

Cat 5e STP

GigaBase

350 CAT5e STP,

350-MHz Bulk
Cable

CAT 5e
STP from
IDFs to
Classrooms

352
meters

$749.90

Cat 5e STP

Berk-Tek

200 CAT 5e STP,

200 MHz Bulk
Cable

CAT 5e
STP from
IDFs to
Classrooms

352
meters

Cat 5 STP

Plenum

CAT 5 STP Bulk

Cable

Cat 5 STP
from IDF to
Classrooms

352
meters

Cat 5 UTP

Plenum

Cat5 UTP 100

MHz

Cat 5 UTP
from Drop
Points to
nodes

1109
meters

Cat 3 UTP

PVC

CAT 3 UTP 4 pair

1109
meters

Fiber Snaplock
Connectors

SC

CrimpLock Fiber
Optic Connectors

CAT 3 UTP
from Drop
Points to
nodes
End
Connectors
for Fiber
Optic
Cabling

1 Spool
300 meter
at
$499.95
and 1
Spool 150
meters at
$249.95
1 Spool
300
meter at
$449.95
and 1
Spool 150
meters at
$229.95
1 Spool
300 meter
at
$349.95
and 1
Spool 150
meters at
249.95
4 Spools
300
meter
each at
$120.95
4 Spools
300 meter
each at
$103.95
$21.95
each

24 ends
needed

$679.90

$599.90

$483.80

$415.80

$526.80

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Connectors

Plenum

GlueLock Fiber
Optic Connectors

End
Connectors
for Fiber
Optic
Cabling

24 ends
needed

10 pack
at $98.95

$296.85

Fiber
Connectors

ST

Fiber Econo
Connectors

24 ends
needed

10 pack at
$78.95

$236.85

RJ45 Jacks

GigaBase

CAT 5e
Connectors

370 ends
needed

100 pack
at
$103.95

$415.80

RJ45 Jacks

Snagless

RJ45, 8 wire

370 ends
needed

100-Pack
$94.95

$379.80

RJ45 Jacks

Riser

RJ45, 8 wire

End
Connectors
for Fiber
Optic
Cabling
High End
RJ45
modular
plugs
RJ 45
Modular
plugs
RJ 45
Modular
plugs

370 ends
needed

100-Pack
$82.95

$331.80

What we Recommend:
A Higher end version, more
Good price, good scalability scalable, but much more
expensive
Total Cost: Recommended
Total Cost, High End
$100,132.24
$283,625.92

A lower end version, but

with much less scalability
Total Cost, Low end
$70,102.24

The above pricing scheme represents a three-tier approach in which low-, medium-, and
high-end options are given. The bolded items are the devices to be used in the
implementation of Network Solutions recommendations. Although less expensive
options are available, it is the opinion of Network Solutions that the selected products
will offer the desired scalability and the needed security and quality of service.
Additional Costs
Installation: $350,000
Training: $100,000
Consulting: $596,000 (1 senior consultant, 2 junior consultant, 1 project manager, 1 site
manager)

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Project Total: $1,146,132.24

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