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Network System Design for West County Bank
Introduction
It is exceedingly important for every organization to build a network system that
is secure and efficient to ensure that it accomplishes its mission. The importance of network
system in an organization is to ensure that there is appropriate communication, and there is
data security, and other organization activities are carried out smoothly. For the network
system goals to be achieved in the organization, there are different measures and policies that
are required to be in place. The rules and policies for the network are determined by the
components, software and devices that are used in the system. A selection of these network
components and software usually determines the strength of security in the network system,
as well as the efficiency of the network as a whole. It is essential to design the system
according to the problem that it is going to resolve to achieve the network goals.
West County bank is an organization that requires high secure network system
due to its activities. It is exceedingly important to generate a network system that will ensure
all activities and processes carried out in the organization are done under secure network.
Fraud and Cybercrime in information technology are the most faced challenges in today’s
technology due to the rampant growth experience in the sector. Besides network security,
competition is also determined by the network system that an organization is utilizing. There
is no customer who will select a banking organization with weak network system since there
is fear of whether their money will be safe or not. It is significantly important for west county
bank to design a network system that is of high security and efficient to operate to improve
their competition in the market.
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While developing the current network design as it is in our case, it is important to
analyse the areas of weaknesses in the network. To create a network that will appropriately be
compatible with the current network system. The current network system at west county bank
has different challenges that make it valuable to terminate the current components and
devices for generation of a network system that will be of great benefit to the organization.
Security being an essential factor while designing the network system, it is
important to utilize the components and devices that are intended to impose a high level of
safety in t6he network. With modern technology, it is recommended to rebrand the network
system with the current devices and components that can withstand the network insecurity in
the market. Rebranding the current west county bank is significantly necessary to replace all
current network devices starting with routers, switches, cables, data storage devices and
firewalls that will ensure there is maximum security for the network system.
For the selection of these devices, there are different factors that are required to
be considered. Operating system interconnection is a system reflection that should be
significantly considered while designing the network system since it greatly facilitates
posting of the network security. The system imposes different advantages in the networking
system since it ensures that that the system security is substantially maintained. Through the
seven layers of operating system, every task that is usually carried out in the network system
is secured by every process carry out their unique work that they are required to tackle.
With the operation system interconnection in place in the network system, it is
important to utilize every process in ensuring that there is security in the organization system.
The results are achieved by assigning every process to tackle its private process and ensure
that the final results are achieved successfully. Below is the west county bank network
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proposal that proposes network strategy that will ensure that the organization activities are
carried out efficiently and according to the expectation of the team goal.
Proposals
The proposed west bank network system is designed under great evaluation of
the current challenges faced by the organization. The network system will offer an
opportunity for customers to access their bank information remotely without necessarily
going to the bank. The results are achieved through the introduction of the software as a
service in the network system, a service that will ensure customers are satisfied with the bank
services. The system as well will involve the ATM operation a process that will increasingly
benefit the organization and clients. The organization WAN will be of great benefit to the
organization, especially on the other organization branches. The network facilitates
information generation and secure storage of data. The system local area network is
designed to ensure that there is fast and secure information sharing in the group. The network
also has a wireless network to ensure that the system is available in the organization by all
means.
Secure internet into the organization is generated to increases the organization
network system security. According to the current network system, American registry for
internet numbers is the organization that will continue providing the organization web
services on the new proposed network system. To ensure that the internet offered by the
vendor is secure, there are different security devices that are in place to ensure that there is
appropriate security achieved in the network system. For our west bank network system, the
optic fibre bundle is the medium selected to ensure that communication has taken place
successfully. There are different techniques that have been utilized to ensure that the
communication devices are linked successfully.
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Customers and organization staff will be able to access the organization resources
through the introduction of service as a software into the network system. The introduction of
the service into the system is to ensure that customers can access the information they require
fast and efficiently through a network system. The achievement of the results is achieved
through the data link, a layer that ensure that communication is done successfully and secure.
West bank county network proposal diagram
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To ensure the organization network system is secure, operation interconnection
model has been utilised to impose different measures in the system. Both the seven layers of
the OSI model have been used in processes and devices to facilitate the secure system. Very
organization target to offer quality services to their customers. for ensuring the organization
customers get the information they require, the application layer has been utilised to ensure
that data needed is readily available.
The application layer will ensure that all communication within the system is
achieved successfully. The information from other layers of OSI model utilizes this layer to
ensure that their responds are interfaced with the user. For the system users, this layer will
ensure that their command is delivered back to them according to the measures to in place.
This layer will handle detecting any error in the system to offer respond to the system user. It
as well provides resolution mitigation to the challenges that might be faced in the system. The
organization internet website interface will be available in this layer to ensure that customers
and other organization users including clients and stakeholders can get in touch with the
organization services. Application as a service will be available in this form to satisfy
customers’ needs and requirements through HTTP protocol.
To ensure that the application layer gets the right feedback that it is requested
to deliver, the presentation layer will be used in the system to ensure that the requested
communication by the user is provided accordingly. The information that will be received in
the application layer will be generated from this layer. Whenever the application of the
system has to be achieved, it has to be produced from presentation layer for the
communication to be made successfully. Besides the user interface, server as well as to
receive the requested communication from the data storage system from application layer that
is controlled by presentation layer for possible contact as per users command.
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All end user processes will generally take place in the presentation layer for
them to be accessed, blocked or managed in the layer, to ensure that there is appropriate
security in the system. Requests and responses that usually occurs between applications are
achieved in this layer. All connection in the network system will be made to ensure that
presentation layer connects with network layer for success communication. The network
application is made through session layer that contains a particular port that is typically
connected with certain upper application layer.
For the streaming of data, communication and information to be effective,
transportation layer will be utilised to facilitate the connection between presentation layers
that is made possible by session layer to the network layer. Both connection and
connectionless are achieved in this layer. Internet protocol is utilised to ensure that the
transportation of the information is derived from the right node, and it will be usually
delivered to the right destination. The transport control protocol will be utilised as well to
facilitate transportation of the communication from the application layer to network layer
connected through session layer of the system.
The nodes contain the unique Internet protocols that will ensure
communication to the particular device is achieved successfully. Through the system
network, the network layer will handle ensuring that the nodes are delivered to the right
destination according to their address. This sheet will help in ensuring that the transported or
communicated information is the required one. For the nodes to be successfully connected to
the network, the network layer will handle retrieving the information from network storage
database that contains nodes information, actually that is IP address. Bridge data protocol will
be used in this layer to ensure that there is a continuous flow of the requested node from the
presentation layer. Fibre cables will be utilised in the system as well to facilitate linkage
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between network layers with the presentation layer. This layer will contain the address,
encapsulation, routing and decapsulation of the system to address.
For the physical communication in the network to be achieved, the data
link layer will be utilised to offer responds to the network layer that is above it. It will also
pass the request made from network layer to physical layer. This layer will handle addressing
the hardware, detection or error in the system, controlling logical and managing and
describing the standards of the physical layer. Through this layer, the network system will be
designed to define the local area network and wide area network in the organization. To
ensure the system achieves the highest level of security and technology, there are different
protocols and technologies that will be utilised in the system. Token ring, serial line internet
protocol, Ethernet, point to point protocol, asynchronous transfer mode and high-level data
link control will be utilised in this layer. Through the protocols and devices, communication
and data of the organization will be secured and will be accessed through different
requirements for the users. Router is a device that will be used in this layer to facilitate
security of the system through directing data to the right responsive receiver pass on the
internet.
The physical layer of OSI model will be the final layer in the network. This
layer will consist of hardwired that will ensure the requested data is available in the form that
it is requested in. for facilitate security and speed of the network, there are different devices
and software that are will be utilised in this layer. FC channel cables, optical transport layer,
SAN director, Wi-Fi transmission for laptops and computers, control area network will be
used in this layer for possible data streaming. All mechanical and electrical interfaces
connection in the system will be achieved in this layer.
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The storage system of the network is designed to ensure that the banks data
is stored securely. Through the introduction of the SAN directors into the physical layer, it
factor information retrieval from virtual system server, improving the system speed and
workability of the network. FC channel cables in the storage system as well will boost the
storage speed of the system. Security is an essential consideration in the network. SAN
director is a device used to ensure that the security of the data is maintain and kept secure.
For the access to the information, there are different measures imposed that facilitates the
network strength.
Data security is the organization system is the most significant activity in the
network system. To ensure that the organization data is secure, the current storage devices are
required to be replaced to increase the network data security. There are different devices and
cable that are proposed to be utilized in the network system to ensure that data is stored
securely. Fibre technology is offered to be used the network system to facilitate data storage
since the technology facilitates transportation of between different computers. The channel is
employed to connect the server with SAN director to facilitate the storage of data.
The information that is required by both customers and organization staff is
derived from the data storage, making it an essential target of the network security. There are
different measures to ensure that the organization information is not compromised. According
to the OSI model layers, each layer has been placed various measures that will ensure there is
appropriate authentication for data from the network system. Information derived from an
ATM is achieved facilitates data transfer through wide area network.
The data will be obtained from the system according to the IP address directed to
the different devices and components of the network, found in the network layer. The data
information will be sent by switch and routers in the network that are used to facilitate the
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network data security. For access to the information, the devices offer directory according to
the authorization imposed to different system users who are successfully authenticated to the
system. Virtualization is a process that has been utilized on the network system to ensure that
information is generated and stored in the storage data actually. The cable used in the server
incorporates with the current system, utilizing 10 GB supporting link. Through utilization of
the SAN director on the internet, the data storage is facilitated improving the workability of
the network system.
Through the OSI model, there will be adequate storage of and retrieval of data in the
system. From the data gathered in the application layer, it is passed to the presentation layer
and session layer. Each layer will be playing their role in ensuring that the data being
retrieved and received is the commanded data in the application layer. After the data is
achieved, it is will be broken into pieces that are small and TCP to be introduced to the data
in the network layer. The data is usually referred to as segment.
The segment will usually be sequenced for data streaming in the system for
achievement of the data transmitting. The segment of the data are taken to network layer to
be addressed and be routed to the final destination of the data. IP will be added on the data
header after when the data link will place the data in the FC channel where it will be taken to
the storage devices in physical layer. The process involves data storage. For data retrieval
from the storage devices, the procedure will be inversely. Through the OSI model utilization
in ensuring that data is stored securely and appropriately, the network system will achieve its
target goals successfully.
How the network will address WAN, LAN and wireless network
Integrating the current network system and the proposed system in an integral part of
the network. It is important for the current network system to be successfully linked with the
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old system to achieve the target goal. For the introduction of cloud computing integration
with portable devices like laptops and mobile phone, the physical layer has been
authenticated to allow virtual connection for devices and acquire information securely and
successfully. The integration of the communication has facilitated introduction of login into
the system to increase the bank's operation security.
On expanding the network services, the new introduced routers and switches will
assist in the integration of different components and network in the system. Through the
devices, area network connection will be greatly facilitated by the organization since it will
be appropriately linked to the current LAN successfully. The introduction of the wireless
network into the system is importantly boosting the network strength since it avails the
organization resources to customers and organization staff easily.
Technical approach
The integration of the network system is facilitated by the different network devices
and components used in the network. Through utilization of the OSI model layers, the
network system activities and processes are integrated accordingly. The integration of the
layers as increased the network security through the different devices used in the layers.
Utilization of 10 GB switch has facilitated incorporation of fibre channel into the system. The
switch FC channel in the network is substantially important in ensuring that the data storage
devices are effectively functioning under the required measures.
Network security incorporation is an essential procedure to ensure that the network
system is safe for bank operations. The system is going to be authenticated with active
directory infrastructure whereby every individual to access any organization resources is
required to be granted authorization. Integration of power over the Ethernet is improving the
organization network infrastructure security since the data streaming can be monitored to
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increase the network security. Storage devices security is greatly facilitated through the
introduction of FC channel and SAN director that are used in the data storage system to link
the virtual servers and storage component. The network design is appropriately functional to
solve the challenge that is currently faced by the bank. This is due to the implementation
done to the network system through the introduction of the security improved devices and
other devices to boost the workability for banks services.
To ensure that the network system is executed successfully, there are different
processes, activities and devices that are required to be Present. Appropriate management of
the system during execution operation is essential activities that will be monitored. Proper
management ensures that the policy measures rule and regulation for guiding the project are
followed right towards achieving the project deliverables. It is exceedingly important to
utilize the available resources carefully to ensure the project it completed. It is the task of the
project management to impose the necessary measures for the completion of the project.
Qualified professional are required to be responsible for designing the network
processes to ensure that the results achieved are according to the expectation of the system.
The proposed network design will usually be executed by qualified individuals to achieve the
most positive outcomes from the system. Finances for purchasing the required equipment and
devices for the network system are needed, having a rough approximation of $126, 500 for
the completion of the system implementation.
Project requirements
It is exceedingly important to conduct project evaluation to ensure that the project is
running accordingly and if there are possible challenges be solved. Through project
evaluation period, different challenges are analysed, and their solutions are generated for
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completion of the project. There sure different proves will be involved in the execution of the
project. The project design, will be first analysed to ensure that it solves the challenge faced
by the bank.
Approval of the project design begins the process of project execution where every
step in system implementation will be evaluated to ensure that the system execution is
completed successfully. The results of the project are significantly important to be evaluated
for the generation of policy achievement. Starting with the utilization of OSI model layers, it
is essential to assess the impact introduction of the system network application to customers.
Through the valuation, the availability of the network system will be quickly assessed.
Security is the most expected results from the system. Through security of the
network appraisal, the network system sustainability will be measured appropriately.
Achieving the security measures is a significant achievement for the system, a process that is
facilitated by the components utilized in the system. Utilization of SAN directors and FC
channel in the system are to ensure that the speed of the system is boosted. It is essential for
network system to achieve the recommended speed for the system. After the testing of the
system is completed, the process of performance evaluation is done. The process ensures that
the system races towards achieving its target goal.
Project evaluation
Through the evaluation of the network system, it is possible to report the strength and
weaknesses of the network system. Through recognition of the challenges that are faced in
the system, generation of improvement measures are possible to be achieved in the network.
It as well facilitates improving the system to ensure that there is appropriate security for the
system. According to west county bank proposed network system, there are different
performances that the system is designed to solve. It is greatly important to appraise the
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performances and eliminate the challenges that might be faced on the project execution
period. Evaluation of the wireless network system in the bank will be monitored to ensure
that it serves the intended goals. The evaluation will as well involve local area network and
wide area network to ensure there both network performs the duties are required. Security of
the networks will be closely be monitored to ensure that banks activities over the internet are
secured.
Introduction of cloud computing process in the organization imposes different risks
that requires its performance to be monitored professionally. To ensure that customer’s
information are secure over the internet, security measures have been put in place to ensure
that the performance of the network is secured. Information on ATM is well synchronised to
ensure that the machine transactions are safe. Evaluation will be done on the cloud system to
ensure that all proce4sses conducted are securely done. Information storage is the heart of
networking system. The storage devices are required to be well monitored on their
performance to ensure that they function accordingly.
Through evaluation of the above network performance, the availability of
organization resources and services will be facilitated especially cloud computing and
networks available in the bank. To defeat the processes challenges for system sustainability,
mitigation for the challenges faced in the system will have been generated to impose no harm
to the system. Through network evaluation, it will be possible for network performance to be
boosted according to the level of usage in the system. It will be easier for the improvement to
be done in the system easily.
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