LAN Analysis in the Scotiabank Technology Centre

Introduction

• Located in the Asper School of Business• Not part of University of Manitoba IST• 1,700 B. Comm. students, 200 MBA students and about 50 Ph.

D. students and instructional staff• 80 Core i5 2.5 GHz Quad Core workstations (62 in the main

lab and 18 in the glass class)• 2 sets of images with different software for both areas• 2 high speed HP 9050dn printers

Network Diagram

Server

Switch

Printers Workstations

Admin’s and imaging PCs

Analysis of Strengths and WeaknessesStrengths:

Star topology

Network reliability

Weaknesses:

Outdated software

Network capacity Share the capacity with the

whole campus

Old central switch

Our recommendations

New Switch

Software Updates

Network Security Education for the Lab Administrator

Cost Justification and Budget

Difficult to determine the cost of switch without further analysis

Estimation $10,000 – $20,000

Software

Each machine already has Windows 7 license

MS Project 2010 ~ $150 per academic license

MS Visio 2010 ~ $50

Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 ~ $200

CAST training costs $2,000 per session

Description of the network improvement project

Periodic update/improvements

Both software/hardware and people

Brief flow of updates:

1. Update outdated applications

2. Install a new switch

3. Update the operating system

4. Provide security training courses

Managerial issues affecting the project

Considerable due to the:

• Value of equipment• Number of users• Security risks• Substance of certain information contained in the network

Challenge:

• Cost justification to the management

What we have learned