Assignment Background Information

A University has decided to enhance security by installing high-definition IP cameras throughout its campus network.  After evaluating different products, the Cisco

4300 Video Surveillance camera was chosen as the standard.
The university recognizes that the additional camera traffic, along with its management, will require a major upgrade to the network infrastructure.   A phased project

was created to enable NETW206 students to design and implement the network infrastructure within a single session.  The four project phases are:
1.    Phase 1 (Weeks 1 – 2): Design Network Switching Infrastructure
2.    Phase 2 (Week 3): Standardize Network Configurations
3.    Phase 3 (Week 5): Network Assessment
4.    Phase 4 (Week 7): Extending the Network

Phase 1 Assignment

As the network engineer, you have been asked to design the new network switching infrastructure that fully supports both the existing data traffic and the additional

camera traffic according to the following requirements.
Design Requirements

Your network design should address each of the following requirements:
1.    Must comply with the Cisco hierarchical design model;
2.    Must provide physical, as well as logical, redundancy;
3.    Must integrate 1Gb or higher uplinks;
4.    Must segment camera IP traffic from the existing network for security reasons;
5.    Must support a minimum of 150 cameras and provide connectivity for 120 existing users, printers and servers that will be segmented into 4

departments/workgroups.  Plan for 20% future expansion;
6.    Must utilize PoE for cameras to avoid the use of power bricks or power injectors;
7.    Must provide sufficient bandwidth for full HD support and support existing data usage;
8.    Must minimize rack space.