MIS 589 Week 3 Discussion Questions

Week 3a: 1. The Internet is a network of networks. Explain the role of the network layer and Internet protocol (IP) in order to make internet working possible 2. The posting stated, "network layer protocols, specifically in the IP, addresses identify network adapters". What are the top three network adapters used today? 3. The posting stated, "A network layer allows other networks to interconnect". What are three devices that connect networks? Which of the three is the safest and which is the fastest? Week 3b: 1. Computer dynamics is a microcomputer software development company that has a 300-computer network. The company is located in three adjacent five-story buildings in an office park with about 100 computers in each building. The LANs in each building are similar, but one building has the data center in the second floor. There are no other office locations. Please refer to the network architecture components in Figure 6-1 of the textbook and identify the key network architecture components in the design of the enterprise network. Refer to Chapter 6 and discuss how you would go about designing the physical network. You may assume that the campus does not need WAN connectivity. 2. The posting stated, "Based on Figure 6-5 the types of switches that would need to be used are 1Gbps". What are the top bottlenecks for 1 Gbps switches? 3. The posting stated, "backbone network (distribution layer)". What type of devices are used for such request and which companies are the industry leaders for backbones?