LAN TECHNOLOGY FOR FAIR-LEASE LANKA (Pvt)

Task 1
Local area network is basically the data communication network which
connects terminals, and computers etc. within 1 building. Ethernet, token
ring, FDDI, Gigabit Ethernet are the basic technologies of LAN.
Ethernet is most commonly used LAN technology. It was standardized by IEEE
in 1980. It has high portability of data collision because Ethernet shares
media. Ethernet connecter is a network interface card with 48 bits MAC
address which help Ethernet devices to communicate with remote device of
Ethernet.
Ethernet technology like other local area network technologies carries data or
information from thousands of kilometers of distances, Ethernet is very high
speed technology and is specialized its interconnections are also very high
speed that are bound to tons of meters. Ethernet technology of LAN is very
useful for providing high speed access to network and is useful and is being
used in various ways and in office automation, terminal access, data
processing which is distributed also includes situations which require
connections that are economical to local communication medium that carry
high traffic at high peak data rates. There are some conditions that require
resistance to various environments, real time responses while not being
excluded specifically and it does not include any specific environment for
which the technology f called as Ethernet is develop. (Maynard, 1982)
Many local area network technologies that uses ring topology make use of
token passing for gaining synchronized access to ring. The ring is called as
shared but single medium of communication. Whenever the computer or your
laptop wants to transmit or pass signals it waits for the token. After the signal
is transmitted, computer transmits token on the ring. And the next computer
which is ready to transmit or pass receives the token and then it transmits.
When a computer wants to transmit it waits for token.
FDDI fiber distributed data interface is another technology of LAN which
transmits data at 100 MBps. Fiber distributed data interface is not designed
or develop or MAC or used very rarely. Fiber distributed data interface is
basically part of large Local area network. It can be used in various ways in a
network that helps to links large number of people together who are working
in a single building.

Another technology of local area network LAN which is developed by

modification of Ethernet is Gigabit Ethernet and this concept is very easy to
understand. Another technology which is being used for achieving fast access
to internet is fast Ethernet which is also develop from Ethernet as the simple

Ethernet runs normally at the speed of 10 Mbps while the fast Ethernet runs
at the speed double of simple Ethernet or when 10 Mbps is multiplied by 10
speed of fast Ethernet is achieved so fast Ethernet runs at the speed of 100
Mbps and when this is multiplied by 10 we can achieve the Gigabit Ethernet
which runs at the speed of 1000 Mbps. While the data that is passed to front
end of each of the MAC head or frame is normally the same. Some
capabilities are added but basically its just Ethernet. The two big benefits
achieved from this are

The managers or technicians and some vendors provide support to

engineers that are aware of Ethernet technology or know how Ethernet
works. The advantage of this is that the training budget is reduced and
the operational expenditure of major network error or mistake chances
are very less.
Moreover switches are also very beneficial for translating among the
Ethernet ports that are running at various rates and speeds. But as we
know that it is very easy and simple to do but this is done at very high
rates and low expenditure or costs. (Hill, 2000)
As we know that workstations are connected through hubs as in case of fair
Lease Lanka there are hubs for network access. These devices are used to
propagate data that is coming through whole of the network. But there is a
risk that when information or data is being transmitted by more than one
people at the same time then collision of data will occur and all the data that
is transmitted is lost. And this collision is transmitted throughout the network
by these hubs. And to prevent such collisions that will result in loss of data is
to replace hubs with switches, because these devices will not propagate any
collision throughout the network. These hubs etc. together forms the LAN
segment. With the help of VLAN known as virtual LAN network manager can
segment the LAN into different domains. So this results in a logical
segmentation. VLAN also allows the domains to be operated without the
routers.
VLANs can reduce the traffic that is caused by broadcasts and multicasts.
With the help of VLAN people of different departments can communicate
through the same workgroup. Without VLAN they cant communicate as
easily they have to work close to each other to communicate.

PROPOSED LAN TECHNOLOGY

For the mentioned scenario in Fair-Lease Lanka (Pvt) Ltd where the main
issue is low performance of network and limited number of hubs that is not

being able to achieve the desired level of performance. For such situations
the Ethernet switches technology is the best or Gigabit Ethernet or Gbe with
switches is the best technology to be used as I have explained earlier that the
main problem faced by the company is inefficiency of network and latency
problems which are slowing down the working process of this company so
main motive is to design such a system which utilizes LAN technology that
will increase the efficiency of the networking system so that the work can be
done efficiently and on time. So, I am proposing to use Ethernet with switches
technology to overcome the problems being faced by the company and to
avoid latency problems by providing efficient ways to access and use internet
services.
As we know that whenever data is transmitted by two person simultaneously
collisions will occur and this is common in Ethernet network technology and
various network infrastructure devices like Ethernet hubs which are being
used in this organization have small lights on their heads that blinks each
time whenever simultaneous passing of data occurs and collision occurs. So
Ethernet switches is best option for achieving high performance as in this
organization due to use of limited hubs performance level is