Computer Networking · Advanced level

Advanced level · Module 6: Capstone: Multi-Site Network · Lesson 1 of 5

Requirements and Site Survey

Understand the organisation and its sites before designing.

In this lesson you will

  • Gather multi-site requirements
  • Survey site conditions

Key concepts

users and applicationssites and linkspower and environmentconstraints

The lesson

Collect requirements: users, applications, growth, security, budget and the conditions at each site — link options, power and space.

Field offices may have limited power and connectivity; design for these realities.

Write the requirements so they can be tested later.

Step by step

  1. Review the case pack.
  2. List requirements per site.
  3. Note constraints.
  4. Write testable requirements.

Practice activity

Write the capstone requirements document.

Expected result: Clear, testable requirements for all sites.

Check your understanding

  1. Why write requirements so they can be tested?

    Show answer

    So the finished network can be checked against them.

  2. Name one field-site constraint.

    Show answer

    Limited power or connectivity.

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