Redesign UTP Gigabit Ethernet Network with SMLT

This paper is the documentation of the UTP "redesigned" network with Nortel's SMLT feature. A simulation will be produced at the end of this project. The network design will use full-utilization ofthe network devices in the campus. The simulation of this network designed will be co...

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Main Author: Jalil, Ahmad Razlan
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: universiti teknologi petronas 2005
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Online Access:http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7789/1/2005%20-%20Redesign%20UTP%20Gigabit%20Ethernet%20Network%20with%20SMLT.pdf
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Summary:This paper is the documentation of the UTP "redesigned" network with Nortel's SMLT feature. A simulation will be produced at the end of this project. The network design will use full-utilization ofthe network devices in the campus. The simulation of this network designed will be constructed by using the OPNET network simulation software. The network will be designed with an SMLT (Nortel's Split Multi Link Trunking) feature. The SMLT feature provides a reliable enterprise network environment. Moreover, this feature will have a lot of advantages which might overcome the network transmission problems. These will be discussed later in this document. This official documentation starts with the background study and the problem statement of this project. It will also provide reviews from multiple sources such as magazines, internetand reference documents. The Gantt chart also is provided in order to guide this project systematically. The advantage of redesigning the network is to provide a quality service for the campus. The network will be used maybe for more than a decade. In order to get make it future wise, Split Multi Link Trunking will provide the perfect solution to overcome the clients needs. Moreover, Fast Ethernet is a bit too slow for a large campus, a Gigabit Ethernet network is the most popular type of network for campus right now. It completes the need ofUniversiti Teknologi Petronas technological evolvement. Logically, implementing a new network type into 'UTP' might be costly, but the writer has decided to reuse the hardware which is now used in the Fast Ethernet network. Redesigning the network by using the same hardware will save costs but maybe the redistributed links ofpoints will be the raw cost for this project.