Narrative Descriptions of Network Diagrams for International Plastics Inc.
The set of network diagrams for International Plastics Inc. consists of five (5) diagrams. They are as follows:
International Plastics Inc. – Network Overview
This diagram shows the 4 physical locations of International Plastics Inc. interconnected by a WAN. The WAN connection between corporate headquarters and the China facility is specifically designed as a satellite link. Along with the location pictorial is a listing of the main functions taking place at that location and the number of current employees.
International Plastics Inc. Corporate Headquarters
The network diagram for the corporate headquarters is really a composite of a number of sections: Note the backbone base for this location is 100baseT.
- The administration section displays the main operational functions (Corporate, HR, etc.) with a computer icon that defines the current number of employees in that function with a description of the computer. There are 36 VOIP telephones in this section.
- The R&D function has a 1000baseF network backbone and is a totally MAC-based environment. There are 15 employees each with their computers; the section includes 3 high-end color printers and a plotter. The 1000baseF network is connected to the corporate LAN through a switch.
- The servers and aNAS include WIN server, a WIN Exchange server, a UNIX server, which hosts the corporate SAP ERP SW. All the servers are IBM servers: the WIN servers are IBM HS20 blade servers and the main UNIX server is an IBM p series.
- A UPS provides backup power for the server room.
- The last section is the communications environment, which has two main parts: the data link to the Satellite base station through a switch and a VOIP router to connect the two facilities with voice. The satellite operates in Ka band and is setup to handle an OC1 data rate with end-to-end encryption. The second part of the communications environment is a router providing a T3 connection through a firewall to the outside network.
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