I.

Introduction
SOHO LANs have evolved today into inexpensive home and office networks that
support a variety of home and office applications. Home applications include the
ubiquitous disk and printer sharing as well as sharing high-speed Internet access.
Business applications add Web serving and telephony applications. Newer applications
encompass networking home appliances to provide inventory control and centralized
management of the home. Business applications are expanding to include all office
communications, e-business, research, and telecommunications functions.
SOHO stands for small office or home office. It describes a working environment
and a business culture. Virtual office is sometimes used as a synonym for SOHO. A
SOHO LAN is a local area network that supports the SOHO work environment.
At the low end, a SOHO LAN consists of two or more computers (typically,
Windows or Macintosh PCs) linked together to share disks and printers. These computers
are all labeled hosts, even though they do not necessarily host anything.
The basic applications of SOHO LAN are simple disk, file, and printer sharing.
Such sharing turns every SOHO-network-attached PC and printer into resources
available to an entire office. Particularly in an office of 10 people or smaller, sharing a
printer makes sense because a shared printer is just a few short steps from everyone's
desk. In the home where cost is of primary consideration, sharing one printer among all
PCs saves money. Similarly, sharing one large-capacity disk drive among all office
personnel as a master electronic file cabinet spreads the cost across every PC. Having
two big disk drives containing copies of all key data provides instant online backup of that
key data. This does not, however, relieve any home office of the need to keep offsite
copies of data to provide disaster protection.
II. Project Scope
The proposed network consists of 4 rooms that is intended to serve an
approximately 7 users and is designed for the Student Center for a University Campus.
Student Center contains four departments to be served including Registrar, Cashier,
Scholarship Office and Assessment Office. The proposal system will ensure availability,
scalability, security and manageability by dividing all departments in terms of VLAN.

III. Project Requirements

1. Provide a mechanism to share high-speed Internet access among all SOHO
LAN-attached PCs.
2. Propose an IP addressing design that optimizes IP addressing and IP routing.
3. Provide a productive collaboration across the system.
4. Select appropriate Cisco model device for the design of SOHO Lan.
Intended Users
The primary users of the network will be the three cashiers, two registrars, one
member for the assessment office and one member for the scholarship office. Teachers
and other authorized personnel are secondary users of the network in that they will
receive information produced on the network, but they will not directly use the network.

IV. Hardware Requirement Analysis

Router Requirements
A router is a small device that sits between your modem and computer. Most routers are
about the same size and shape as a modem. The purpose of the router is to take the
information from the modem and deliver it to your computer.
The main purpose of a router is to connect multiple networks and forward packets
destined either for its own networks or other networks. A router is considered a Layer 3
device because its primary forwarding decision is based on the information in the Layer
3 IP packet, specifically the destination IP address.
Router Hardware