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Lesson 1B / Slide 1 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
ObjectivesIn this lesson, you will learn to:
• Plan a TCP/IP addressing structure• Plan a subnet configuration• Select an appropriate IP configuration method• Evaluate network performance• Calculate actual data throughput• Optimize network performance
Lesson 1B / Slide 2 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Pre-assessment Questions1. While planning the network and remote access strategy, you need to analyze
the ________ to estimate the number of users requiring network and remote access. a. Organization’s needs b. Technology used c. Security needs d. Service used
2. The ability of a clustering solution to respond when a server within a cluster service experiences failure is called __________. a. Reliability b. Efficiency c. Fault tolerance d. Stability
Lesson 1B / Slide 3 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Pre-assessment Questions (Contd.)3. While creating the network infrastructure plan, which of the following options
will you consider to determine the growth plan of an organization? a. Networking costs b. Future uncertainties c. Organization’s vision d. Network stability
4. Which of the following components of the master project plan aims at keeping the stakeholders informed at all levels? a. Training plan b. Capacity plan c. Budget plan d. Communication plan
Lesson 1B / Slide 4 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Pre-assessment Questions (Contd.)5. Identify the three variables that decide how quickly a project can be
completed. a. Schedule, budget, and features b. Resources, schedule, and budget c. Resources, schedule, and features d. Resources, schedule, and budget
Lesson 1B / Slide 5 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Solutions to Pre-assessmentQuestions
1. a. Organization’s needs 2. b. Efficiency 3. c. Organization’s vision 4. d. Communication plan 5. c. Resources, schedule, and features
Lesson 1B / Slide 6 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Planning a TCP/IP Network• The first step in designing a network is to plan the logical and physical network
of the organization. • To plan the logical network, you need to select a communication protocol, such
as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and NetBEUI. • TCP/IP is the most preferred communication protocol used for planning the
logical network of an organization because it is the most robust protocol suite. • To plan a TCP/IP network, you need to plan the following according to the
current and future business requirements of an organization:• TCP/IP addressing structure • Subnet configuration
Lesson 1B / Slide 7 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Planning TCP/IP Addressing Structures• A TCP/IP addressing structure is of the following two types:
• Class-based:• Used for networks that do not have subnets. Depending on the size of
the network, it can be of the following types:• Class A: Used for a network with a large number of hosts• Class B: Used for a medium-sized network• Class C: Used for small networks
• Classless-based:• Used for networks that are divided into subnets• Enables better administration and maintenance of the network
because each subnet is administered individually• Enables conservation of IP addresses as the same IP address with a
different subnet mask can be assigned to 20 hosts in a network
Lesson 1B / Slide 8 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Planning Subnet Configuration• A large network can be broken down into subnets for security and
manageability reasons. • To determine the number of subnets required on a network, you need to
consider the following factors:• Wide area network (WAN) connections• Overloading• Future growth
• You can create subnets in a network based on the following:• Location• Department• Cadre
• To determine the number of hosts on a subnet, you need to consider the following factors:
• Network performance• Future growth
Lesson 1B / Slide 9 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Selecting IP Configuration Methods• You need to select an appropriate IP configuration method to configure the
TCP/IP properties on the hosts of a network. The selection of an IP configuration method depends on the size of an organization.
• You can choose any of the following TCP/IP configuration methods:• Manual addressing• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) reserved addressing• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) dynamic addressing• Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)
Lesson 1B / Slide 10 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Practice-Creating a TCP/IP Plan• Problem Statement
• You are the system administrator in BlueMoon Computers, Inc., a leading computer parts manufacturer in the United States. The corporate office of BlueMoon Computers is at Atlanta. The company plans to open three new branch offices at Geneva, Paris, and Virginia. Each branch office will have one server and approximately 100-150 hosts. All three servers will connect to the corporate office using WAN links. You need to create the TCP/IP plan for the three new branch offices.
Lesson 1B / Slide 11 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Practice-Creating a TCP/IP Plan(Contd.)
• Solution
1. Plan an IP addressing structure for the network2. Plan the number of subnets required in the network3. Select an appropriate IP address configuration method for the
network
Lesson 1B / Slide 12 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Optimizing a TCP/IP Network • Optimization of a network ensures effective network services to hosts and
enables the network to provide services to additional hosts. • You need to monitor the following factors to evaluate the performance of the
network: • Bandwidth• Latency• Throughput• Capacity• Wire speed• Utilization• Collisions• Efficiency• Frame rate
Lesson 1B / Slide 13 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Optimizing a TCP/IP Network (Contd.) • You can evaluate network performance using the following graphs:
• Ethernet throughput: The rate at which data is transferred on a network. You can determine the throughput values for a network by viewing the Ethernet throughput graph, as shown in the following figure.
Lesson 1B / Slide 14 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Optimizing a TCP/IP Network (Contd.) • Ethernet Utilization: The percentage of time for which a transmission wire
is occupied by the sender and the receiver. This utilization rate of transmission wire is classified in the following levels:
• Light• Moderate-heavy• Saturation
Lesson 1B / Slide 15 of 22©NIIT
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Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Optimizing a TCP/IP Network (Contd.) • You can view the Ethernet utilization for a network using the Ethernet
utilization graph, as shown in the following figure.
Lesson 1B / Slide 16 of 22©NIIT
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Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Tools Used for Evaluating Network Performance
• You can use the following tools to check the actual status of a network:• Traffic–monitoring tools• Protocol analyzers• Network management software• Handheld diagnostics tools
Lesson 1B / Slide 17 of 22©NIIT
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Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Calculating Actual Data Throughput• You can also monitor network traffic by calculating Actual Data Throughput
(ADT).• ADT is the amount of usable data that is transferred to the higher-level
Layer 3 software. • The factors affecting ADT are network traffic and rate of data transfer.• You can calculate ADT by using the following formula:
ADT = net utilization * efficiency * wire speedWhere, net utilization = utilization – number of collisions
Lesson 1B / Slide 18 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Improving Network Performance• After evaluating the network performance, you need to improve the
network performance.• To improve the network performance, you should do the following:
• Determine if the network is overloaded.• Ensure unique identification for each host and server on the network.• Monitor the bandwidth utilization to estimate the congestion on the
network.
Lesson 1B / Slide 19 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Practice-Optimizing Network Performance
• Problem Statement
• Brandon Pierce is the senior system administrator at the head office of BlueMoon Computers Inc. Some employees at the head office have complained to Brandon about slow network access. Brandon provides you the following information about the network utilization:• The file server at the head office works on a switched
connection and runs at 90 percent utilization.• The network traffic generated by the file server has
resulted in congestion of the network.• The file server currently uses 10/100 Mpbs NIC that runs
at 10 Mpbs.Resolve this problem based on the above information.
Lesson 1B / Slide 20 of 22©NIIT
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Planning TCP/IP Network Services
Practice-Optimizing NetworkPerformance (Contd.)
• Solution
1. Evaluate the network performance2. Improve the network performance
Lesson 1B / Slide 21 of 22©NIIT
Planning and Optimizing a TCP/IP Network
Planning TCP/IP Network Services
SummaryIn this lesson, you learned that: • The first step in designing a network is to plan the logical and physical
network of the organization. • To plan a TCP/IP network, you need to plan the following:
• TCP/IP addressing structure • Subnet configuration
• You need to select an appropriate IP configuration method to configure the TCP/IP properties on the hosts of a network.
• You need to monitor factors, such as bandwidth, latency, throughput, capacity, wire speed, utilization, collisions, efficiency, and frame rate to evaluate the performance of a network.
• You can evaluate network performance using the Ethernet throughput and Ethernet utilization graphs.
• You can use tools, such as traffic–monitoring tools, protocol analyzers, network management software, and handheld diagnostics tools to check the actual status of a network.