Question

Discuss how you would network AIT-Sea View campus, taking into account the various sections of that campus (computer labs, health clinic, offices, security post, etc)  

Answer 1

A campus can be networked with infrastructure used for enterprise networks. The communication access should be given to different services, end users, resources, devices, etc. It could be done using hierarchy and modularity. The most common design for such a campus is optimized for high speed functional goals.

Keeping in mind the security post, health clinic, and computer labs, etc. the overall model is broken into different layers with more manageable networks. Different levels will be focused on different roles. The design will have flexibility as well so that different hardware, features, and software applications can be included as and when required.

Core layer will have transportation facilities between different sites. This can be achieved using routing and a level of resilience. This will also help the network to recover from failure easily.

Distribution layer is added too. It offers a boundary and policy-based feature for the connections. The control between core layers can be achieved with a distribution layer.

An access layer helps in providing user access and workgroup access.