Network Implementation Plan

Assumptions.

Before the development of the network, a list of assumptions must be made as provided by the previous network development document. Assumptions are made in order to give time to the most relevant details of the network design (Noble, 1999).

In this case, implementation of the network plan assumes the following:

• Preparation of the implementation side has been done by WWTC.The preparations include ensuring power supply is in order, there is proper functional air conditioning system, adequate supply and installation of sockets before the implementation team arrives.
• WWTC has confirmed that all sockets that are to be used in carrying network data and to join equipments are working properly and in good condition.
• WWTC has delivered necessary equipments , installed power rails in cabinets and tested the amount of power in the circuits to ensure it is capable of supporting the equipment to be installed
• WWTC has ensured that equipment’s grounding points are available.
• All devices to be used are delivered in the order of implementation with PCMCIA flash copy stored in flash drive.
• WWTC has facilitated the technicians who are capable of following strict order and requirements of implementation.
• During design, it is also assumed that the representative from the Cisco Company who has supplied almost all equipments will be on the implementation site.

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Tools Required

During implementation of the network plan, the following tools will be required.

Table 1       Tools Required

Implementation Tasks

The implementation process is a very important part in network design. Any mistake done during this phase can lead to enormous lose in terms of time and resources? Step by step process can be clearly depicted through a number of steps (Robert & Wesler, 1990). The steps presented below will ensure the completion of the WWTC network implementation. The tasks are presented in form of activities with their detailed descriptions presented thereafter. The output of each step or tasks is deliverables which are recorded in the implementation record. Implementation tasks are as shown in the table below:

Table 2       Implementation Tasks

Step 1.              Confirm ESD Procedures

The step entails testing straps and making connections to the joint points, and putting on specialist cardigans. The customer is required to ensure additional support in case of extra needed equipments. Proper measures for use of equipments must be taken for compliance perposes.ESD wrist straps can be used in absence of local protocols.

• WWTC ESD regulations provides that ESD straps and lab coats must be on throughout the setup process in the room..
• WWTC to supply every technician with ESD coats and straps.
• WWTC to verify the safety of ESD straps before use.

Step 2.              Installation Area Preparation.

The main preparation requirements for implementation of network plan is lifting equipments and fitting stabilizers. The breakdown of the above procedures is:

• WWTC workers to prepare the installation site following the SRS document
• WWTC to ensure that the area is free and clean for use. The cabinets should also be free form any other object.
• WWTC to ensure that the equipments are sniffed to the implementation site before start of the operation.
• The Cisco representative to confirm the originality of racks and other equipments supplied.

Step 3.              Setting up Cabinets.

Cabinets must be installed before putting in any equipment. The service provider (Cisco) is to provide cabinet measurements for STRATM cabinets. The rear of each cabinet should contain angle strips. Cisco to install rails on MGX8850 equipment. DC supply must be fixed in the rear part of each cabinet. Fan trays to be also installed in each rack for effective cooling. All the procedures mentioned are to be undertaken under strict adherence to the manufacturer’s recommendations.

Step 4.              Installation of Power Feeds, Rails, and Earthing.

WWTC is to provide adequate power supply. Proper sockets to be provide adjacent to the racks. The Cisco partner to be on the site to ensure the tasks are undertaken in the correct procedure. Power leads are labeled for efficient use. Cisco partner to ensure that it connects to the rack.

Step 5.              Unpack Equipment

The equipments supplied must be unpacked before they are dispatched for use. The step involves rack mounting of the equipments. The process is as follows:

• Checking to verify that no damage occurred in transit.
• Checking for the condition of the equipments to be in conformity to the packaging standards.
• Assembling equipments in the site.
• WWTC to keep packaging until necessary clearance is done.
• When all the implementation activities are over, WWTC should provide a procedure of disposing the packaging

Step 6.              Installing devices.

The procedure for installing equipments in the cabinet is as follows:

Locate STRAM CABINETS ON THE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING

• Bolt racks to the floor
• Insert each equipment to its relevant slot in the cabinet.
• For easy installation, clearance and removal, verify that the devices have sufficient clearance.
• Check for device clearance for sufficient air flow in the relevant cabinet.
• Ensure that cabling does not block the air flow.
• Label equipments with the names of connected hosts.
• Take care to ensure racks are supplied with BPX8650 and MGX8850.Check the device installation manual

Step 7.              Recording Equipment Serial Numbers, and verification of Delivery Documentation

At this stage, serial numbers must be captured from the items. The serial numbers must also be followed throughout the implementation stage for tracking and identification purposes. The Cisco partner to verify the authenticity of the serial numbers by comparing it with the recorded serial numbers at the time of supply. Ensure that spare are held.

• Partner or Cisco is to record equipment serial numbers, as indicated in http://www.cisco.com/univercd/home/home.htm, via manual inspection.
• The verification must conform with above serial numbers.

Step 8.              Verify That Card Modules Are Inserted into the Correct Slot Allocations

The Cisco card modules for Reuters are to be installed following this procedure:

Remove the router cover and get to its motherboard.

Reach out to the power supply unit. Remove all modules for power supply to provide entry to memory modules.

Insert the memory modules and replace the power supply.

Step 9.              Install Intra-Cabinet Power Cabling and Earth Cabling

Inside the cabinet, there are two types of cables to be installed. These are power cables and data cables (Ethernet cables) The DC power cables are  to be supplied to each cabinet and the sockets to be connected are 3 per cabinet. The requirements include:

• WWTC to provide power cables and earthing cables. 10 mm ² crimps to be obtained from RS components.
• Ensure power is from isolated supplies.
• Install power cables in regular intervals within rails and equipment modules as provided for in the documentation.
• Connect earth points to specific joint locations.
• Label cables.
• Ensure power cables and data are segregated.

Step 10.          Install Intra- and Inter-Cabinet Communications Cables

The intra cabinet communication cables are to be fitted at the farthest corners of the cabinet to safe the computers and users from the eminent dangers of electromagnetic waves.

The procedure is as follows:

• Ensure intra-cabinet is provided.
• Lessen the wound on the fiber cables to prevent damage on them.
• Install cables between the equipments in same rack.
• Label cables.

Step 11.          Verify Circuit Termination in WWTC Patch Panel

Patching process in WWTC entails fixing the termination components to cables to ensure connection. Verify connection by sending ping commands between testing nodes.

The procedure for patching is as follows:

• Ensure that WWTC confirms the correctness of circuits between panel and NTU equipment.
• Test the circuit connection to the patch panel
• Confirm designation of the circuit.
• Confirm the specifications for signal lengths in the cables are adhered to.

Step 12.          Power up Cisco Equipment

The power up procedure is to follow steps below:

• Confirm DVM range for supply.
• Switch on all power supply points to equipments
• Confirm power up circle for all equipments.

Step 13.          Verify/Load System Software/Firmware

In this stage, details of the software upgrade procedures come to play. Details are in product documentation. Details of software upgrade procedures are detailed in product documentation material. The procedure is as shown below:

• Connect each device to Cisco using VT100 terminal and confirm terminal, firmware and the boot code.
• Verify IOS software by connecting Cisco to each router.
• The company should be able to automatically correct any variations in the software.

Step 14.          Configure Equipment

Cisco provides configuration details that can be input into the device before getting configured. The steps below shows the configuration steps for a switch to be used:

Switch> enable

Switch# configure terminal

Switch(config)# hostname <device-name>

device-name(config)# ip domain-name xumuc.com

device-name(config)# enable secret <password>

device-name(config)# username <username> secret <password>

device-name(config)# crypto key generate rsa

How many bits in the modulus [512]: 2048

device-name(config)# line con 0

device-name(config-line)# login local

device-name(config-line)# exit

device-name(config)# line vty 0 4

device-name(config-line)# login local

device-name(config-line)# transport input ssh

device-name(config-line)# exec-timeout 1 00

device-name(config-line)# exit

device-name(config)# line vty 5 15

device-name(config-line)# login

device-name(config-line)# exit

device-name(config)# no logging console

device-name(config)# no ip domain-lookup

Step 15.          Complete Installation Tests

The last step is the installation test for the network. This is done after implementation

Table 3       Installation Tests

Security Implementation Tasks.

After setting up the network, it is imperative to ensure that its integrity, availability and authenticity elements are observed. This can be done through security enforcement through setting up VLANs, Port security and DHCP snooping (Schwartz, 1977).

Setting up VLANs.

Port security

DHCP snooping.

The following parameters of DHCP should be set to enable snooping.

WWTC active directory.

Table 8: Active Directory Implementation Tasks

Project Schedule or Time line

References

Noble, C. H. (1999). Building the strategy implementation network. Business Horizons, 42(6), 19-28.

Roberts, L. G., & Wessler, B. D. (1970, May). Computer network development to achieve resource sharing. In Proceedings of the May 5-7, 1970, spring joint computer conference (pp. 543-549). ACM

Schwartz, M. (1977). Computer-communication network design and analysis (Vol. 25). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.