Assignment Prompt & Instructions
Please see the attached file for assignment details.
**files (2)**
– ## it640_final_project_scenario.pdf
– ## MilestoneThreeGuidelinesandRubric.html.zip
**## it640_final_project_scenario.pdf**
IT 640 Final Project Scenario
Imagine that you are a newly hired network consultant for SNHUEnergy Inc., a quickly growing oil and
gas company that has decided to expand its operation and begin developing a more efficient approach
to its use of the currently available technology. As a consultant for the company, you will evaluate the
current network architecture, determine any key changes that should occur, and recommend a high-
level design for future growth. The leadership team within the company has made a major commitment
to the board of directors that they will begin an initiative to create a communication architecture that
will allow the company to grow for the next ten years. You have been assigned the task of addressing
the overall framework for the architecture and evaluating the basic structure of the network, its
communication paths, and the type of traffic utilized. You will also begin to develop a basic security plan
in an effort to mitigate any risk the company currently has to internal and external factors.
SNHUEnergy Inc. is a medium-sized oil and gas company that is focused on the discovery and drilling of
oil-based products. It wants to grow from company solely focused on exploration into a company that
also provides the transportation and refinement of its discoveries. This is a big step for the company,
and it wants to make sure the communication infrastructure is ready to deliver in the next 12 to 18
months. The company is currently headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and operates small facilities in the
central United States. The total employee count is 120 across the organization, but this will grow by 50%
each year for the next two years. Initially, you will evaluate the current logical and physical design of the
network to determine the network connectivity, the traffic patterns of the organization, and what would
need to occur to enable the business to grow.
The network infrastructure consists of a wide area network (WAN) connecting the Dallas office (human
resources, accounting, and payroll) with the Memphis office (billing and operations). The company will
develop a plan to expand to two additional regional offices in Kansas City and Houston. You will be
asked to take the initial design and determine what traffic will need to communicate at each office and
which security parameters will need to exist as the company grows. This work will consist of
understanding the connectivity and traffic traversing internally and externally and developing a plan to
enable end-users to access the correct communication to the key critical applications (i.e., human
resources, email, and Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP]) across the company.
The infrastructure consists of network routers, switches, and firewall equipment that currently connect
all the users to the internet internally and externally. All the connectivity between the users is
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) traffic, which is utilized by data, voice, and
video applications across the organization.
In the future, the company will extend these services across the existing wide area network (WAN) by
using TCP/IP communication processes.
**## MilestoneThreeGuidelinesandRubric.html.zip**
## Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric.html
## IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
### Overview
When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements because the network’s logical infrastructure makes it possible for computers to communicate using the routes defined in the physical network topology. For the final milestone, you will provide a detailed recommendation of components that are able to meet the future communication needs of SNHUEnergy, Inc.
### Prompt
In this section, you will provide a future recommendation based on the information presented. In addition, analyze the information provided in the
[Final Project Scenario](https://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/it/it640/it640_final_project_scenario.pdf) document to develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture in a network diagram.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
– [Organizational Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Organizational%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Dallas%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Memphis Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Memphis%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Future Communication Needs: Summarize the future communication needs of the organization.
2. Network Architecture: Describe in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defend how the future network would improve communication across the company.
3. Future Visual Representation: Develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram.
– Use the provided physical network design example as a guide for creating your diagram.
### What to Submit
Review each critical element, and use each critical element as a bold subheading to organize your review of the current network architecture. Your submission should align to the current APA standards. Submit your finalized network configuration as a network diagram. You will submit two files for this milestone.
### AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow
[these AI usage guidelines](https://snhu.ink/StudentGenAIGuide). You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in
[this Shapiro Library guide](https://snhu.ink/CitationAndAI).
### Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Future Communication Needs | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization, but summary contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize the future communication needs of the organization | 30 |
| Network Architecture | Describes in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defends how the future network would improve communication across the company | Describes a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization, but does not defend how the future network would improve communication across the company or response is cursory or illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization | 30 |
| Future Visual Representation | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram, but diagram is illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not develop a visual representation of the recommended network architecture | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |
## Course Documents/IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.pdf
Dallas Office
DALLAS_SW_01
PAYROLL
Memphis Office
MEMPHIS_SW-01
MEMPHIS_WKS_003
DALLAS_WKS_003
ACCOUNTING E-MAIL
DALLAS_SW-02
HR
DALL_RTR_03
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Physical Network Design
MEMPHIS_RTR_002DALLAS_WKS_002
DALLAS_WKS_001
MEMPHIS_WKS_002
Operations
Dallas Office:
Total Employees – 90
Applications –
Email
Payroll
Accounting
HR
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 2
Firewalls – 1
Connectivity –
Internet
Memphis Office:
Total Employees – 30
Applications –
Billing
Operations
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 1
Firewalls – 0
Connectivity –
Internet
Billing
Internet
MEMPHIS_WKS_001
Organizational Network
– IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
WAP’sWAP’s
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-2Switch-2
INTERNETINTERNET
FIREWALL
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas Office Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas OfficeDallas Office
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Memphis Office
Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
**## MilestoneThreeGuidelinesandRubric.html.zip**
## Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric.html
## IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
### Overview
When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements because the network’s logical infrastructure makes it possible for computers to communicate using the routes defined in the physical network topology. For the final milestone, you will provide a detailed recommendation of components that are able to meet the future communication needs of SNHUEnergy, Inc.
### Prompt
In this section, you will provide a future recommendation based on the information presented. In addition, analyze the information provided in the
[Final Project Scenario](https://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/it/it640/it640_final_project_scenario.pdf) document to develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture in a network diagram.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
– [Organizational Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Organizational%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Dallas%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Memphis Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Memphis%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Future Communication Needs: Summarize the future communication needs of the organization.
2. Network Architecture: Describe in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defend how the future network would improve communication across the company.
3. Future Visual Representation: Develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram.
– Use the provided physical network design example as a guide for creating your diagram.
### What to Submit
Review each critical element, and use each critical element as a bold subheading to organize your review of the current network architecture. Your submission should align to the current APA standards. Submit your finalized network configuration as a network diagram. You will submit two files for this milestone.
### AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow
[these AI usage guidelines](https://snhu.ink/StudentGenAIGuide). You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in
[this Shapiro Library guide](https://snhu.ink/CitationAndAI).
### Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Future Communication Needs | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization, but summary contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize the future communication needs of the organization | 30 |
| Network Architecture | Describes in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defends how the future network would improve communication across the company | Describes a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization, but does not defend how the future network would improve communication across the company or response is cursory or illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization | 30 |
| Future Visual Representation | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram, but diagram is illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not develop a visual representation of the recommended network architecture | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |
## Course Documents/IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.pdf
Dallas Office
DALLAS_SW_01
PAYROLL
Memphis Office
MEMPHIS_SW-01
MEMPHIS_WKS_003
DALLAS_WKS_003
ACCOUNTING E-MAIL
DALLAS_SW-02
HR
DALL_RTR_03
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Physical Network Design
MEMPHIS_RTR_002DALLAS_WKS_002
DALLAS_WKS_001
MEMPHIS_WKS_002
Operations
Dallas Office:
Total Employees – 90
Applications –
Email
Payroll
Accounting
HR
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 2
Firewalls – 1
Connectivity –
Internet
Memphis Office:
Total Employees – 30
Applications –
Billing
Operations
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 1
Firewalls – 0
Connectivity –
Internet
Billing
Internet
MEMPHIS_WKS_001
Organizational Network
– IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
WAP’sWAP’s
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-2Switch-2
INTERNETINTERNET
FIREWALL
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas Office Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas OfficeDallas Office
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Memphis Office
Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
**## it640_final_project_scenario.pdf**
IT 640 Final Project Scenario
Imagine that you are a newly hired network consultant for SNHUEnergy Inc., a quickly growing oil and
gas company that has decided to expand its operation and begin developing a more efficient approach
to its use of the currently available technology. As a consultant for the company, you will evaluate the
current network architecture, determine any key changes that should occur, and recommend a high-
level design for future growth. The leadership team within the company has made a major commitment
to the board of directors that they will begin an initiative to create a communication architecture that
will allow the company to grow for the next ten years. You have been assigned the task of addressing
the overall framework for the architecture and evaluating the basic structure of the network, its
communication paths, and the type of traffic utilized. You will also begin to develop a basic security plan
in an effort to mitigate any risk the company currently has to internal and external factors.
SNHUEnergy Inc. is a medium-sized oil and gas company that is focused on the discovery and drilling of
oil-based products. It wants to grow from company solely focused on exploration into a company that
also provides the transportation and refinement of its discoveries. This is a big step for the company,
and it wants to make sure the communication infrastructure is ready to deliver in the next 12 to 18
months. The company is currently headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and operates small facilities in the
central United States. The total employee count is 120 across the organization, but this will grow by 50%
each year for the next two years. Initially, you will evaluate the current logical and physical design of the
network to determine the network connectivity, the traffic patterns of the organization, and what would
need to occur to enable the business to grow.
The network infrastructure consists of a wide area network (WAN) connecting the Dallas office (human
resources, accounting, and payroll) with the Memphis office (billing and operations). The company will
develop a plan to expand to two additional regional offices in Kansas City and Houston. You will be
asked to take the initial design and determine what traffic will need to communicate at each office and
which security parameters will need to exist as the company grows. This work will consist of
understanding the connectivity and traffic traversing internally and externally and developing a plan to
enable end-users to access the correct communication to the key critical applications (i.e., human
resources, email, and Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP]) across the company.
The infrastructure consists of network routers, switches, and firewall equipment that currently connect
all the users to the internet internally and externally. All the connectivity between the users is
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) traffic, which is utilized by data, voice, and
video applications across the organization.
In the future, the company will extend these services across the existing wide area network (WAN) by
using TCP/IP communication processes.
**## MilestoneThreeGuidelinesandRubric.html.zip**
## Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric.html
## IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
### Overview
When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements because the network’s logical infrastructure makes it possible for computers to communicate using the routes defined in the physical network topology. For the final milestone, you will provide a detailed recommendation of components that are able to meet the future communication needs of SNHUEnergy, Inc.
### Prompt
In this section, you will provide a future recommendation based on the information presented. In addition, analyze the information provided in the
[Final Project Scenario](https://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/it/it640/it640_final_project_scenario.pdf) document to develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture in a network diagram.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
– [Organizational Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Organizational%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Dallas%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Memphis Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Memphis%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Future Communication Needs: Summarize the future communication needs of the organization.
2. Network Architecture: Describe in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defend how the future network would improve communication across the company.
3. Future Visual Representation: Develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram.
– Use the provided physical network design example as a guide for creating your diagram.
### What to Submit
Review each critical element, and use each critical element as a bold subheading to organize your review of the current network architecture. Your submission should align to the current APA standards. Submit your finalized network configuration as a network diagram. You will submit two files for this milestone.
### AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow
[these AI usage guidelines](https://snhu.ink/StudentGenAIGuide). You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in
[this Shapiro Library guide](https://snhu.ink/CitationAndAI).
### Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Future Communication Needs | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization, but summary contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize the future communication needs of the organization | 30 |
| Network Architecture | Describes in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defends how the future network would improve communication across the company | Describes a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization, but does not defend how the future network would improve communication across the company or response is cursory or illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization | 30 |
| Future Visual Representation | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram, but diagram is illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not develop a visual representation of the recommended network architecture | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |
## Course Documents/IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.pdf
Dallas Office
DALLAS_SW_01
PAYROLL
Memphis Office
MEMPHIS_SW-01
MEMPHIS_WKS_003
DALLAS_WKS_003
ACCOUNTING E-MAIL
DALLAS_SW-02
HR
DALL_RTR_03
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Physical Network Design
MEMPHIS_RTR_002DALLAS_WKS_002
DALLAS_WKS_001
MEMPHIS_WKS_002
Operations
Dallas Office:
Total Employees – 90
Applications –
Email
Payroll
Accounting
HR
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 2
Firewalls – 1
Connectivity –
Internet
Memphis Office:
Total Employees – 30
Applications –
Billing
Operations
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 1
Firewalls – 0
Connectivity –
Internet
Billing
Internet
MEMPHIS_WKS_001
Organizational Network
– IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
WAP’sWAP’s
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-2Switch-2
INTERNETINTERNET
FIREWALL
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas Office Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas OfficeDallas Office
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Memphis Office
Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
**## it640_final_project_scenario.pdf**
IT 640 Final Project Scenario
Imagine that you are a newly hired network consultant for SNHUEnergy Inc., a quickly growing oil and
gas company that has decided to expand its operation and begin developing a more efficient approach
to its use of the currently available technology. As a consultant for the company, you will evaluate the
current network architecture, determine any key changes that should occur, and recommend a high-
level design for future growth. The leadership team within the company has made a major commitment
to the board of directors that they will begin an initiative to create a communication architecture that
will allow the company to grow for the next ten years. You have been assigned the task of addressing
the overall framework for the architecture and evaluating the basic structure of the network, its
communication paths, and the type of traffic utilized. You will also begin to develop a basic security plan
in an effort to mitigate any risk the company currently has to internal and external factors.
SNHUEnergy Inc. is a medium-sized oil and gas company that is focused on the discovery and drilling of
oil-based products. It wants to grow from company solely focused on exploration into a company that
also provides the transportation and refinement of its discoveries. This is a big step for the company,
and it wants to make sure the communication infrastructure is ready to deliver in the next 12 to 18
months. The company is currently headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and operates small facilities in the
central United States. The total employee count is 120 across the organization, but this will grow by 50%
each year for the next two years. Initially, you will evaluate the current logical and physical design of the
network to determine the network connectivity, the traffic patterns of the organization, and what would
need to occur to enable the business to grow.
The network infrastructure consists of a wide area network (WAN) connecting the Dallas office (human
resources, accounting, and payroll) with the Memphis office (billing and operations). The company will
develop a plan to expand to two additional regional offices in Kansas City and Houston. You will be
asked to take the initial design and determine what traffic will need to communicate at each office and
which security parameters will need to exist as the company grows. This work will consist of
understanding the connectivity and traffic traversing internally and externally and developing a plan to
enable end-users to access the correct communication to the key critical applications (i.e., human
resources, email, and Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP]) across the company.
The infrastructure consists of network routers, switches, and firewall equipment that currently connect
all the users to the internet internally and externally. All the connectivity between the users is
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) traffic, which is utilized by data, voice, and
video applications across the organization.
In the future, the company will extend these services across the existing wide area network (WAN) by
using TCP/IP communication processes.
**## MilestoneThreeGuidelinesandRubric.html.zip**
## Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric.html
## IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
### Overview
When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements because the network’s logical infrastructure makes it possible for computers to communicate using the routes defined in the physical network topology. For the final milestone, you will provide a detailed recommendation of components that are able to meet the future communication needs of SNHUEnergy, Inc.
### Prompt
In this section, you will provide a future recommendation based on the information presented. In addition, analyze the information provided in the
[Final Project Scenario](https://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/graduate/it/it640/it640_final_project_scenario.pdf) document to develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture in a network diagram.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
– [Organizational Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Organizational%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Dallas Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Dallas%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
– [Memphis Office Network Diagram – Current](https://www.sweetstudy.com/questions/Course%20Documents/IT%20640%20Memphis%20Office%20Network%20Diagram%20Current.pdf?isCourseFile=true)
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Future Communication Needs: Summarize the future communication needs of the organization.
2. Network Architecture: Describe in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defend how the future network would improve communication across the company.
3. Future Visual Representation: Develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram.
– Use the provided physical network design example as a guide for creating your diagram.
### What to Submit
Review each critical element, and use each critical element as a bold subheading to organize your review of the current network architecture. Your submission should align to the current APA standards. Submit your finalized network configuration as a network diagram. You will submit two files for this milestone.
### AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow
[these AI usage guidelines](https://snhu.ink/StudentGenAIGuide). You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in
[this Shapiro Library guide](https://snhu.ink/CitationAndAI).
### Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Future Communication Needs | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization, but summary contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize the future communication needs of the organization | 30 |
| Network Architecture | Describes in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defends how the future network would improve communication across the company | Describes a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization, but does not defend how the future network would improve communication across the company or response is cursory or illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization | 30 |
| Future Visual Representation | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram, but diagram is illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not develop a visual representation of the recommended network architecture | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% |
## Course Documents/IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.pdf
Dallas Office
DALLAS_SW_01
PAYROLL
Memphis Office
MEMPHIS_SW-01
MEMPHIS_WKS_003
DALLAS_WKS_003
ACCOUNTING E-MAIL
DALLAS_SW-02
HR
DALL_RTR_03
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Physical Network Design
MEMPHIS_RTR_002DALLAS_WKS_002
DALLAS_WKS_001
MEMPHIS_WKS_002
Operations
Dallas Office:
Total Employees – 90
Applications –
Email
Payroll
Accounting
HR
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 2
Firewalls – 1
Connectivity –
Internet
Memphis Office:
Total Employees – 30
Applications –
Billing
Operations
Services –
VoIP Phone System
Video Conferencing
Hardware –
Routers – 1
Switches – 1
Firewalls – 0
Connectivity –
Internet
Billing
Internet
MEMPHIS_WKS_001
Organizational Network
– IT 640 Organizational Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
WAP’sWAP’s
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-2Switch-2
INTERNETINTERNET
FIREWALL
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas Office Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Dallas Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1
## Course Documents/IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.pdf
Server FarmServer Farm
IP PhoneIP Phone
End-usersEnd-users
Corporate ComputersCorporate Computers
Switch-1Switch-1
Dallas OfficeDallas Office
SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Logical Network Design
RouterRouter
Memphis Office
Network
Video
Conferencing
Video
Conferencing
– IT 640 Memphis Office Network Diagram Current.vsdx
– Page-1