Ntc 362 Integrative Network Design Week 5

Integrative Network Design Project

Kudler Fine Foods begins the next phase of upgrading the current infrastructure by installing new wireless technology to provide an improved communication link for each Kudler store location. The optimization of company profits along with better communication among the store locations necessitates the installation of the new systems and servers. The new systems will provide an improved inventory system that allows the point of service (POS) systems at each store to notify Kudler’s warehouses of the products needed to restock the on hand inventory. This removes the need of counting current stock manually thereby eliminating wasted man hours.

Upgrading the method of communication at each location with a voice over wireless local area network (VoWLAN) will provide floor managers with the flexibility of instant communication while providing support to customers. The implementation of a network and access monitoring policy to provide real-time analysis is just one part of the technological improvements introduced at each store to aid in quality control. After completion of the new system Kudler Fine Foods will become a flagship of excellence in the whole foods marketplace.

Network Overview

The aging infrastructure currently in use has outlived its usefulness, and the Bus network does not provide an efficient method of communication among the stores because each store has a separate network. This communication problem exists because a centralized location for network servers to provide backup, recovery, and security services is nonexistent. The inefficiency of the current system necessitates the implementation of a new wireless wide area network (WWAN) to provide a network that offers both mobility and room for expansion. Kudler’s new WWAN will provide the communication between the locations. Each workstation and point of sale (POS) will use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, and managers will use VoWLAN cells...