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Final Presentation Feasibility study for U-Drive Presentation of project Presented by: Emma Heaney

Final Presentation Feasibility study for U-Drive Presentation of project Presented by: Emma Heaney Martin Lake Joe Powell Luke Warren. Overview.

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Final Presentation Feasibility study for U-Drive Presentation of project Presented by: Emma Heaney

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  1. Final Presentation Feasibility study for U-Drive Presentation of project Presented by: Emma Heaney Martin Lake Joe Powell Luke Warren

  2. Overview • A local based driving school, known as U-Drive School of Motoring is looking to expand it’s current home based office of 2 employees. CEO Colin Powell and his wife to a new office with approximately 30 office staff. • The new office building requires a brand new computer network and has asked us to carry out a feasibility study on different solutions to their problem.

  3. The Client • U-Drive is a locally based driving school • Based within the Highcliffe area in Dorset • Founded and run by CEO Colin Powell • Is primarily home based but looking to expand

  4. The Project • Our project is to conduct a feasibility study for U-Drive to create a system that will be used with the new expansion of the business • Deliverables will include: • Working Prototype of System • Floor plan listing devices • 3 Different cost plans of various brands • Report with complete details of the process • Newly designed Website (requirement removed)

  5. Methodology • Idea is based on the Waterfall model

  6. Methodology • Starting with the requirements set in the Terms of Reference. • Following on to the design phase. • Designing the Floor Plan • Designing Logical Topology • Designing Addressing Scheme, VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) etc.

  7. Methodology • Following on to device requirements: • Servers, switches, routers • Equipment brands e.g. Cisco, Procurve • Operating Systems e.g. Windows 7 • Email clients e.g. Google Mail

  8. Methodology • Finishing with maintenance: • Network Management • Redundancy • Backups and Repairs • Possible Future Growth

  9. Terms of Reference • Terms of reference outlined main requirements of the client: • Background • Objective • Scope • Constraints • Assumptions • Deliverables

  10. Research • Wired • More secure (no publicly available access) • Faster speeds of 100Mbps+ • More reliable connection • Cheaper • Manageable from central point

  11. Research • Wireless • Mac address filtering available • Speeds of upto 54Mbps (Based on 802.11g) • Different encryption methods • Expensive with manageable access points (VLANs) • Susceptible to interference • Vulnerable to attack • Verdict: Wired Network

  12. Research • Desktop Operating Systems • Windows 7 • Windows XP • Linux • Verdict: Windows 7

  13. Research • Server Operating Systems • Windows Server 2008 • Linux (Centos) • Verdict: Windows Server 2008

  14. Research • Office Suites • Microsoft Office 2010 • OpenOffice • Verdict: Microsoft Office 2010

  15. Research • Internet Packages • BT Business Broadband • Zen Pro Business Broadband • Zen Office Unlimited Broadband • Gravity Internet ADSL2+ • Verdict: BT Business Broadband

  16. Research • Mobile Packages • Vodafone ‘My SIM’ • O2 SIM Only Deal • Orange2Business • Verdict: Vodafone ‘My SIM’

  17. Design Process (VLANs) • The following VLAN assignment has been created for the network:

  18. Logical Topology

  19. Cost Plan • Decided on devices for 3 cost plans: • (Top) Cisco Layer 3 • (Mid) Cisco Layer 2 • (Bottom) Linksys

  20. Cost Plan • After producing three cost plans the costing’s were: • Top £16,672 (w/ ex £57,303) • Mid £8,510 (w/ ex £36,063) • Bottom £7,425 (w/ ex £27,138)

  21. Visio • Visio designs, Comms Room

  22. Visio • Visio designs, overall office

  23. GANTT Chart • Version 21 of the GANTT Chart:

  24. Summary • Topology – Completed • Prototype - Completed • Floor Plans – Completed • Cost Plans – All 3 Completed • Website – Agreed to be cancelled with client • Report - Completed

  25. Questions? If you have a question feel free to ask now.

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