Network Proposal forMountain Sky Elementary School

Katie GotshallShane Neff

Todd RowlettRyan ShafferRachel Stull

April 24, 2002

Table of Contents

Problem Statement...............................................................................................................3Client Network Requirements.............................................................................................3Network Solution’s Recommendations...............................................................................4Mountain Sky’s Design Strategy.........................................................................................5

Security Policy.................................................................................................................6Network Strategy- Advantages and Disadvantages.............................................................6

Advantages......................................................................................................................6Disadvantages..................................................................................................................7

Router Configuration...........................................................................................................7Address Scheme...................................................................................................................8Project Schedule................................................................................................................10Appendix A Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Logical LAN Topology......................11Appendix B Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Main Distribution Facility Logical Topology............................................................................................................................12Appendix C Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Main Distribution Facility Physical Topology............................................................................................................................13Appendix D Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 1 Logical Topology.....................14Appendix E Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 1 Physical Topology....................14Appendix F Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 2 Logical Topology......................15Appendix G Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 2 Physical Topology....................16Appendix H Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 3 Logical Topology.....................17Appendix I Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 3 Physical Topology.....................18Appendix J Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 4 Logical Topology.......................19Appendix K Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 4 Physical Topology....................20Appendix L Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 5 Logical Topology......................21Appendix M Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 5 Physical Topology...................22Appendix N Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 6 Logical Topology.....................23Appendix O Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 6 Physical Topology....................24Appendix P Mountain Sky IP Address Scheme................................................................25Appendix Q Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Router Access Control Lists...............26Appendix R Pricing Scheme for Network Solution’s Proposal.........................................28

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Problem StatementStudents, teachers, and administrators need an easy to use, fast and secure access to information on the Internet, academic services available on the school’s intranet, and a central location in which to store the school system’s applications and student data.

Client Network RequirementsThe Washington School System has set forth many specifications for this project. These specifications were used to determine costs, resources needed to complete project, and to determine the exact logical and physical network topologies. These requirements were also used to develop our strategy for security and to establish a networking address scheme that was both logical and consistent.

The following requirements were established by the Washington School System for the complete installation of an information and data network:

The network must be scalable: 1000% growth for LAN implementations and 100% for WAN implementations.

The specified throughput for network segments has been specified and is as follows: 10 Mbps to the desktop and 100 Mbps to the backbone.

Only two Layer 3 and 4 routing protocols will be supported: Transfer Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Novell’s Internet Packet Exchange (IPX).

All nodes on each LAN segment need to have access to the Internet. Each LAN segment must contain two physically separate LAN infrastructures for

security purposes: administrative access and curriculum (student) access. Wire speeds have been determined: 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, and 100Base-FX. All horizontal network cabling needs to be category 5-untwisted pair (CAT5

UTP).o Must be tested to achieve 100 Mbps.

All vertical cabling must be category 5-untwisted pair (CAT5 UTP) or multimode fiber optic.

All cabling must conform to TIA 568A and TIA 569 standards for length. WANs and LANs must be both internally and externally secure. Mountain Sky Elementary School’s WAN connection will be located at the Main

Distribution Facility (MDF) and only supports a Frame Relay connection to the Washington School System’s district office.

Each classroom must be configured to support 25 workstations.o 24 for studentso 1 for instructor

Each classroom has 4 cable runs from the Intermediate Distribution Facility (IDF)o 3 for studentso 1 dedicated for instructor workstation

All networking equipment in the classroom’s Point of Presence (POP) must be kept in a locked cabinet.

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Decorative molding must be used for all cable runs in the classroom. Each school must contain a backup DNS and Email server. Each school must also contain an application server and an administrative server. The entire network must have a logical and consistent networking address

scheme.o Student and curriculum computers use DHCPo Network devices, printers, servers, and administrative workstations all use

a static addressing scheme. All router configurations are stored at the district offices and routers will boot to

these centrally stored configurations. Security

o Double firewall at district officeo 2 Physical networkso User ID and Passwordso Access control lists (maintained at district office).

Each school’s network needs to be designed to support no more than 250 student or curriculum workstations and 75 administrative and instructor workstations.

These guidelines will constitute an agreement between Network Solutions and the Washington School District. The proposal contained within this document is based upon these criteria.

Network Solution’s RecommendationsNetwork Solutions recommends a multi-tiered approach to providing the Washington School District with the usable network that is needed. Many alternatives were considered.

Network Solutions interpreted the Washington School District’s request for proposal to focus on two primary goals: access and security. Network Solutions understands that since our client is a public school corporation, financial considerations should be considered to be just as high of a priority.

Initially, virtual LANs (VLANs) were discussed as a viable alternative to providing two physical networks to both the students and the administrative and academic staff. VLANs would offer both access and security at a reasonable cost. The main problem with using a VLAN approach was its inability to meet the client’s two separate physical network requirement.

A more expensive, but more secure alternative that would provide an improved network performance (as opposed to VLANs) was decided upon. This alternative involved using the edge router that connected Mountain Sky to the school district’s WAN as the device that would provide dynamic IP addresses to curriculum (student) workstations, utilize network address translation (NAT) to keep as much of Mountain Sky’s LAN transparent to WAN users, separate the student’s network from the administrative network physically, and restrict WAN users from accessing the administrative servers. This edge

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router would be configured with access control lists that will also restrict any curriculum workstations from accessing any of the administrative LAN’s resources.

The backbone from the edge router to the IDFs will consist of multi-mode fiber optic cable, and will utilize full-duplex switching to the hubs that are located in each classroom. The use of switches on the backbone will meet Washington School District’s 100 Mbps backbone requirement. Using hubs in each classroom will meet the 10 Mbps requirement for curriculum workstation throughput.

Mountain Sky’s Design StrategyNetwork Solutions has chosen a multi-tiered approach to network design with a primary focus on network efficiency and security.

We are recommending using one router, as the point of entry from the Washington School District’s WAN. This router will have 2 serial ports, and 8 Ethernet ports. The serial port will be used for the frame relay WAN connection. Only one serial port will be used initially, and the other one will be used in the future to accommodate growth.

One of the Ethernet ports will connect to a 3-port switch that will connect to the service, DHCP, administrative, email, DNS, application, and library servers. This connection will utilize Access Control Lists (ACLs) to limit any WAN traffic from accessing the resources located on the servers.

Two additional Ethernet ports will be used to create two separate LAN segments to meet the Washington School District’s requirement for two physical networks separating the students from the faculty. This will be accomplished by placing an ACL on the student port that prohibits students from accessing the faculty network, while allowing the faculty to freely access the student network.

Those two Ethernet ports will connect to two fiber switches located in the MDF via multi-mode fiber optic cable. One fiber switch will serve the students and one will serve the faculty network segment. The student switch will have 6 fiber ports and the faculty switch will also have 6 ports. Each of these ports will connect via multi-mode cable to 6 intermediate distribution facilities (IDFs) scattered throughout the premises.

Each IDF will house 4 24-port switches. Two of these switches will have a fiber uplink to connect the IDF to the MDF. The other two switches will be connected to the student network fiber uplink switch. This allows each cable run (15 in all to serve each classroom from each IDF).

Each IDF network segment is connected to each classroom via Category 5 (UTP) cable (3 runs for students and 1 for faculty). Each cable run (aside from faculty run that will connect directly to the teacher’s workstation) will connect to an 8-port hub. These hubs will evenly distribute the network traffic to the required 24 workstations located in each classroom.

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Security PolicyAny network security measures that are implemented cannot just be arbitrary rules that are started or finished to respond to problems. Security must exist beyond technology, and must be based upon solid reasoning and decisions that seek to find a balance between open access and total restriction in which all parties can exist.

Network Solutions Inc. has developed a security policy. This policy does more than just throw technology at a problem. The policy seeks to provide the Washington School District with documentation that lays out the following factors that involve all networks:

Who uses the network? Where are the users? What are their permissions? What do the network users need to have access to, what needs to be protected? What are the threats? Where is the information?

Our security policy is simple, yet is able to provide a clear definition of what we recommend to the Washington School System based upon the requirements for security they have set forth.

No one from the external (Internet) can access any machine on the internal network.

Everyone must have access to the Internet and anonymous FTP Everyone must have the ability to send and receive email. The student and administrative networks are to be kept separate. All traffic will be logged and audited and someone will be held accountable for

this audit on a regular basis. All usernames and passwords will be maintained at the district level. All router and switch configuration files are to be kept and maintained at the

district level. A training program to educate faculty on the best practices to ensure network

security will be implemented. This is to minimize the greatest cause of security breeches in a network, internal users.

Network Strategy- Advantages and Disadvantages

AdvantagesThe recommendations presented by Network Solutions have many advantages. Among other things, a secure and efficient network will be the major outcome that can be expected from this project. All of Washington School District’s requirements have been met and the network will be highly scalable, which will allow for future growth as the school district’s enrollment continues to rise.

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DisadvantagesThe primary disadvantages to Network Solutions proposal relate to the shear cost of purchasing, designing, installing, and testing the network. In addition those serving as network administrators will need to be trained on the network, which will create additional costs.

Router ConfigurationRouter>enRouter#config tRouter(config)#hostname mountskymountsky(config)#en secret cicsmountsky(config)#en password ciscomountsky(config)#line vty 0 4mountsky(config)#password alphamountsky(config)#loginmountsky(config)# ipx routingmountsky(config)#int s0mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.166.0.0 255.255.255.0mountsky(config-if)#no shutdownmountsky(config-if)#ipx network 10mountsky(config-if)#int e0mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.37.0.1 255.255.225.0mountsky(config-if)#no shutdownmountsky(config-if)#ipx network 20mountsky(config-if)#int e1mountsky(config-if)#ip address 10.38.0.1 255.255.255.0mountsky(config-if)#no shutdownmountsky(config-if)#ipx network 30mountsky(config-if)#int e2mountsky(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0mountsky(config-if)#no shutdownmountsky(config-if)#ipx network 40mountsky(config-if)#exitmountsky(config)#ip routingmountsky(config-router)#router ripmountsky(config-router)#network 10.166.0.0 mountsky(config-router)#network 10.37.0.0 mountsky(config-router)#network 10.38.0.0mountsky(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0mountsky(config-router)#exitmountsky(config)# access-list 1 deny 10.37.0.0 0.0.0.0mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0.0mountsky(config)#int s0mountsky(config-if)#ip access-group 1 inmountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.38.0.0 0.0.0.0

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mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0mountsky(config)#int s1mountsky(config-if)#ip access-group 2 inmountsky(config-if)#exitmountsky(config)#exitmountsky#copy run start

Address SchemeThe Washington School District will receive a class C IP address that will be changed to the class A private network address of 10.0.0.0 using Network Address Translation (NAT) in the border router. Using a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0, two hundred and fifty-six subnets will be created and dispersed to each school within the district, which will allow over 65,000 hosts to be assigned on each subnet. The details of the district’s addressing scheme are summarized below. The complete district IP addressing scheme is located in Appendix A.

IP Address: 10.0.0.0Address Class: ANetwork Address: 10.0.0.0

Subnet Address: 10.0.0.0Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0Subnet bit mask: 0nnnnnnn.nnnnnnnn.hhhhhhhh.hhhhhhhhSubnet Bits: 16Host Bits: 16Possible Number of Subnets: 256Hosts per Subnet: 65534

Selected Subnet: 10.0.0.0/255.255.0.0Usable Addresses: 65534 Host range: 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.255.254 Broadcast: 10.0.255.255

Based upon the previously mentioned addressing scheme, Mountain Sky will receive two IP addresses. One address will be for the student network, and the other for the administrative network. Mountain Sky’s assigned addresses are 10.37.0.0 and 10.38.0.0. The 10.37.0.0 will be the student LAN and 10.38.0.0 will be the Administrative LAN. The classroom printer will reside on the student network.

A DHCP server will be used at the school to disperse all of the addresses for both the administrators and students. Keeping the school’s request that the Administrative network should be statically defined, the DHCP server is capable of assigning the same IP address to a specific machine every time. Therefore, the administrator’s hosts will always receive the same IP address, as will all classroom printers. The servers will have a statically defined address. The address range for IP addresses to be assigned to students

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will be from 10.37.1.1 to 10.37.2.254. This will provide roughly double the IP addresses currently needed for students. The classroom printers will be set ranging between 10.37.255.1 to 10.37.255.254. The following is a summary of the student LAN IP addresses:

Router Student Ethernet Interface (E0)—10.37.0.1MDF Student Switch—10.37.0.2IDF 1 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.3IDF 2 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.4IDF 3 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.5IDF 4 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.6IDF 5 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.7IDF 6 Trunked Switches—10.37.0.8Student Host Range—10.37.1.1 to 10.37.2.254Classroom Printers—10.37.255.1 to 10.37.255.254

The Administrative network will use the 10.38.0.0 address, and, as previously mentioned, will use the DHCP server to automatically define specific addresses, which are reserved solely for specific machines. The addressing scheme for the administrative LAN is outlined below.

Router Administrative Ethernet Interface (E1)—10.38.0.1MDF Administrative Switch—10.38.0.2IDF 1 Switch—10.38.0.3IDF 2 Switch—10.38.0.4IDF 3 Switch—10.38.0.5IDF 4 Switch—10.38.0.6IDF 5 Switch—10.38.0.7IDF 6 Switch—10.38.0.8

The servers, except for the administration server will be located on a LAN off of the border router. This network will use the class C private address of 192.168.1.0 and will be accessible by all hosts on the network. The administration server will be located behind a router off the administrative LAN switch located in the MDF.

The IPX addressing scheme will use the subnet number of the IP address as the network address and the MAC address of the node as the host portion. The network portion of the IPX address for the student network will be 37 and the administrative network will be 38; the host portion will be the MAC address of the machine to which the address is assigned.

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Project ScheduleThe time needed to complete this project will be approximately seven and a half months. The project began on January 7, 2002 when Network Solutions was presented with the documentation that laid forth the requirements and guidelines, as well as the needs of the Washington School District as they pertained to the Mountain Sky School.

Much of the project time will be spent in the planning stage at the beginning of the project, and the testing phase towards the completion of the project. The implementation of the project will conclude on July 14, 2002. At this time, the client (Washington School District and Mountain Sky School) will spend a period of one week performing the acceptance test. If the client accepts the network, the project will conclude on July 21, 2002, which will allow classes to begin without interruption.

Figure 1: Network Solutions Project Timeline

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Appendix A Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Logical LAN Topology

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Appendix B Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Main Distribution Facility Logical Topology

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Appendix C Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Main Distribution Facility Physical Topology

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Appendix D Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 1 Logical Topology

Appendix E Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 1 Physical Topology

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Appendix F Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 2 Logical Topology

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Appendix G Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 2 Physical Topology

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Appendix H Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 3 Logical Topology

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Appendix I Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 3 Physical Topology

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Appendix J Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 4 Logical Topology

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Appendix K Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 4 Physical Topology

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Appendix L Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 5 Logical Topology

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Appendix M Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 5 Physical Topology

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Appendix N Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 6 Logical Topology

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Appendix O Mountain Sky Elementary School’s IDF 6 Physical Topology

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Appendix P Mountain Sky IP Address Scheme

LocationStudent LAN

Administrative

LANConnection to District

Chaparral 10.5.0.0 10.6.0.0 10.150.0.0Cholla 10.7.0.0 10.8.0.0 10.151.0.0Desert Foothills 10.9.0.0 10.10.0.0 10.152.0.0Desert Slope 10.11.0.0 10.12.0.0 10.153.0.0Iron Wood 10.13.0.0 10.14.0.0 10.154.0.0John Jacobs 10.15.0.0 10.16.0.0 10.155.0.0Lake View 10.17.0.0 10.18.0.0 10.156.0.0Mountain View 10.19.0.0 10.20.0.0 10.157.0.0Road Runner 10.21.0.0 10.22.0.0 10.158.0.0Sunnyslope 10.23.0.0 10.24.0.0 10.159.0.0Washington 10.25.0.0 10.26.0.0 10.160.0.0Abraham Lincoln 10.27.0.0 10.28.0.0 10.161.0.0Acacia 10.29.0.0 10.30.0.0 10.162.0.0Blue Sky 10.31.0.0 10.32.0.0 10.163.0.0Lookout Mountain 10.33.0.0 10.34.0.0 10.164.0.0Moon Mountain 10.35.0.0 10.36.0.0 10.165.0.0Mountain Sky 10.37.0.0 10.38.0.0 10.166.0.0Sahuaro 10.39.0.0 10.40.0.0 10.167.0.0Sunburst 10.41.0.0 10.42.0.0 10.168.0.0Sunset 10.43.0.0 10.44.0.0 10.169.0.0Sweetwater 10.45.0.0 10.46.0.0 10.170.0.0Tumbleweed 10.47.0.0 10.48.0.0 10.171.0.0Alta Vista 10.49.0.0 10.50.0.0 10.172.0.0Arroyo 10.51.0.0 10.52.0.0 10.173.0.0Cactus Wren 10.53.0.0 10.54.0.0 10.174.0.0Manzanita 10.55.0.0 10.56.0.0 10.175.0.0Maryland 10.57.0.0 10.58.0.0 10.176.0.0Ocotillo 10.59.0.0 10.60.0.0 10.177.0.0Orangewood 10.61.0.0 10.62.0.0 10.178.0.0Palo Verde 10.63.0.0 10.64.0.0 10.179.0.0Richard E. Miller 10.65.0.0 10.66.0.0 10.180.0.0Royal Plam 10.67.0.0 10.68.0.0 10.181.0.0

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Appendix Q Mountain Sky Elementary School’s Router Access Control Lists

Using Access Control Lists (ACLs) Network Solutions will ensure that your network is kept secure, both internally and externally. Since two LANs will be installed on the property, an ACL placed on the border router will block student users coming from their router port into the router port designated to administrators. The placement of a standard ACL on the administrative port of the edge router would prohibit students from accessing the network and create an implicit deny any command that would block all traffic from coming onto the administrator network. The administrators however, would still have access to both the student network and external networks, such as Internet access.

In addition to the ACL placed on the router’s administrative port, one will also be placed on the student network to keep external users from accessing that network. The administrative server will be placed behind the firewall off of a switch on the administrative LAN allowing only the administrators to access the server. The following is a description of the ACLs on each router port of the school’s border router.

Administrative LAN Portmountsky(config)# access-list 1 deny 10.37.0.0 0.0.0.0mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0.0mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit host 192.168.1.1

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mountsky(config)# access-list 1 permit host 192.168.1.2mountsky(config-if)# access-group 1 in

Student LAN Portmountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.38.0.0 0.0.0.0mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit 10.166.0.0 0.0.0mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit host 192.168.1.1mountsky(config)# access-list 2 permit host 192.168.1.2mountsky(config-if)# access-group 2 in

Since Mountain Sky will be using NAT and ACLs the network will be very well protected from both internal and external intrusion. The administrative server will only be accessible by the administrators and the district network. External security threats to the school’s network will be eliminated by the border router, which will employ an ACL that blocks unauthorized users from gaining confidential information.

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Appendix R Pricing Scheme for Network Solution’s Proposal

Device Vendor ModelNumber of Ports

Quantity Cost per Total

Hub LinksysNetwork Everywhere 10BT 8 Port Hub

8126(Classrooms)

$35.95 $4529.70

HubHawking Technology

Network Everywhere 10BT 8 Port

8126(Classrooms)

$35.95 $4529.70

Hub Asante Friendlynet FH10T/8 Port 8126(Classrooms)

$36.95 $4655.70

Fiber Switch

SMC Networks

SMC TigerStack™ 100 Stackable 24-Port 100FX Switch

2412(IDF)

$3,650.95 $43,811.40

Fiber Switch

HPHP ProCurve Switch 100BASE-FX 24-Port Fiber Module

2412 (IDF)

$9,671.95 $116,063.40

Fiber Switch

NortelBaystack 450-12F 12 MT-RJ Ports 100BFX Switch, Stackable

12(x2)

12(IDF)

$5495.00 $131,880.00

Fiber Switch

Ram Electronics

Fast Ethernet 100Mbps 8 port switch with Fiber, ST connectors.

82(MDF)

$995.95$1991.90

Fiber Switch

SIIGFiber Optic Switch 4000-ST

4(x2)

2(MDF)

$509.95 $2,039.80

Fiber Switch

NetgearGS504T 4-Port 100/1000Mbps Gigabit Switch

4(x2)

2(MDF)

$679.88 $2719.52

Ethernet Switch

CiscoCisco 1548 Micro Switch 10/100 Managed

81(MDF)

$869.95 $869.95

EthernetSwitch

HP HP Procurve Switch 408 81(MDF)

$135.95 $135.95

Ethernet Switch

Hawking Technology

Hawking PN108ES 10/100 8-Port Switch

81(MDF)

$36.95 $36.95

Standard Switch

CiscoCatalyst 1900 24 Ports 10MB Switch With 2 100BTX Ports

2412(IDF)

$823.00$9876.00

StandardSwitch

D-Link

DSS-24+Rack Mount 24 PT Sitch10BaseT/100BaseTX Unmanaged

2412(MDF)

$216.95 $2,603.40

Standard Switch

NetgearJFS524 24Port 10/100 Switch

2412(MDF)

$224.95 $2,939.40

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Router Cisco2005 2 WAN

8 Enet1(MDF)

$1,484.99 $1,484.99

Router Bay NetworksRefurb Baystack AN Router ENET

2 WAN3 AUI

1(MDF)

$656.95 $656.95

CabinetsData-LinkAssociates, Inc.

Wall-mounted N/A 44 $300 $13,200.00

CabinetsData-Link Associates,

Inc.Floor standing N/A 7 $1200 $8400

UPS Power 1/2 load Plugs Quantity Cost TotalAPC 1400RM2U

1400VA (950W)

28min. 6 6 $669 $4,014

APC 700RM2U

700VA (450W)

14min. 6 6 $400 $2,400

APC 3000RM3

3000VA (2250W)

12.4min. 8 1 $1,369 $1,369

Server Processor Memory/Hard Drive OS Quantity Cost TotalDell Poweredge 1650

1.13GHz 512MB/36GB/36GBWindows2000

6 $3058 $18,348

Dell Poweredge 1650

1.13GHz 512MB/36GB/36GB/36GBWindows2000

6 $3557 $21,342

Dell Poweredge 1650

1.13GHz1.13GHz

1GB//36GB/36GB/36GBWindows2000

3 $4804 $14,412

In addition, Microsoft licenses for 325 offices, including offices, customer access licenses, and updates will total $15,600.

Device Vendor Model Description Quantity Cost Total

Fiber Cabling

PVC Fiber Optic Cables, designed

for backbones

Fiber from MDF to

IDFs

48 meters Spool 150 meters at $324.95

$324.95

Fiber Cabling

PVC General-purpose multimode

duplex cable

Fiber from MDF to

IDFs

48 meters Spool 150 meters at $314.95

$314.95

Fiber Cabling

Simplex General-purpose duplex cable, FDDI grade

Fiber from MDF to

IDFs

48 meters Spool 300 meters at $346.95(150 m

not available)

$346.95

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Cat 5e STP GigaBase 350 CAT5e STP, 350-MHz Bulk

Cable

CAT 5e STP from IDFs to

Classrooms

352 meters

1 Spool 300 meter

at $499.95

and 1 Spool 150 meters at $249.95

$749.90

Cat 5e STP Berk-Tek 200 CAT 5e STP, 200 MHz Bulk

Cable

CAT 5e STP from IDFs to

Classrooms

352 meters

1 Spool 300

meter at $449.95 and 1

Spool 150 meters at $229.95

$679.90

Cat 5 STP Plenum CAT 5 STP Bulk Cable

Cat 5 STP from IDF to Classrooms

352 meters

1 Spool 300 meter

at $349.95

and 1 Spool 150 meters at 249.95

$599.90

Cat 5 UTP Plenum Cat5 UTP 100 MHz

Cat 5 UTP from Drop Points to

nodes

1109 meters

4 Spools 300

meter each at $120.95

$483.80

Cat 3 UTP PVC CAT 3 UTP 4 pair CAT 3 UTP from Drop Points to

nodes

1109 meters

4 Spools 300 meter

each at $103.95

$415.80

Fiber Snap-lock

Connectors

SC CrimpLock Fiber Optic Connectors

End Connectors

for Fiber Optic

Cabling

24 ends needed

$21.95 each

$526.80

Fiber Connectors

Plenum GlueLock Fiber Optic Connectors

End Connectors

for Fiber Optic

Cabling

24 ends needed

10 pack at $98.95

$296.85

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Fiber Connectors

ST Fiber Econo Connectors

End Connectors

for Fiber Optic

Cabling

24 ends needed

10 pack at $78.95

$236.85

RJ45 Jacks GigaBase CAT 5e Connectors

High End RJ45

modular plugs

370 ends needed

100 pack at

$103.95

$415.80

RJ45 Jacks Snagless RJ45, 8 wire RJ 45 Modular

plugs

370 ends needed

100-Pack $94.95

$379.80

RJ45 Jacks Riser RJ45, 8 wire RJ 45 Modular

plugs

370 ends needed

100-Pack $82.95

$331.80

What we Recommend: Good price, good scalability

A Higher end version, more scalable, but much more expensive

A lower end version, but with much less scalability

Total Cost: Recommended Total Cost, High End Total Cost, Low end$100,132.24 $283,625.92 $70,102.24

The above pricing scheme represents a three-tier approach in which low-, medium-, and high-end options are given. The bolded items are the devices to be used in the implementation of Network Solutions’ recommendations. Although less expensive options are available, it is the opinion of Network Solutions that the selected products will offer the desired scalability and the needed security and quality of service.

Additional Costs

Installation: $350,000

Training: $100,000

Consulting: $596,000 (1 senior consultant, 2 junior consultant, 1 project manager, 1 site manager)

Project Total: $1,146,132.24

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