Patton Fuller Hospital

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patton-fuller community hospital Networking project

Patton-Fuller Infrastructure

Dwayne Walton

CMGT/554

10/4/2013

Instructor: Dean McIntyre

University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix

Introduction

The author of this paper will delve into several topics of discussion involving the Patton-Fuller Community Hospital network infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to identify how data is transmitted internally and externally in Patton-Fuller Community Hospital. The paper will identify and describe the OSI layers directly involved in the hospital network and also provide evidence of each layer identified. Lastly, the paper attempts to identify the various protocols that are available for use and provides a recommended standard that should be used for the hospital.

            For all kinds of data transmission, the entire hospital has an overall network using 1000 BaseT using CAT 6 cable. Some of the individual departments have separate network structure, such as Radiology use different standards, such as 1000 BaseF using single mode fiber, as shown in the logical network diagram below. The Ethernet cable runs throughout the hospital, connecting all areas through a Network Bridge located between the network containing the clinical areas and administrative function areas of the hospital. .

Patton-Fuller Network Protocols

Patton-Fuller Community Hospital is currently using a Local Area Network (LAN) standard within the hospital with certain Departments using a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) standard. The Hospital’s top view IT network perspective has the Hospital divided into two sections, the Clinical Areas and the Administrative Function Areas. The entire Hospital‘s backbone (BN) network structure is a 1000 BaseT Ethernet cable. A 1000 BaseT Ethernet cable also known as IEEE 802.3ab, is the standard for gigabit Ethernet using copper wiring (UOP, 2013). However, in the second half of the...