LAN TECHNOLOGY FOR FAIR-LEASE LANKA (Pvt)

Task 1

Local area network is basically the data communication network which connects terminals, and
computers etc. within 1 building. Ethernet, token ring, FDDI, Gigabit Ethernet are the basic
technologies of LAN.

Ethernet is most commonly used LAN technology. It was standardized by IEEE in 1980. It has
high portability of data collision because Ethernet shares media. Ethernet connecter is a
network interface card with 48 bits MAC address which help Ethernet devices to communicate
with remote device of Ethernet.

Ethernet technology like other local area network technologies carries data or information from
thousands of kilometers of distances, Ethernet is very high speed technology and is specialized
its interconnections are also very high speed that are bound to tons of meters. Ethernet
technology of LAN is very useful for providing high speed access to network and is useful and is
being used in various ways and in office automation, terminal access, data processing which is
distributed also includes situations which require connections that are economical to local
communication medium that carry high traffic at high peak data rates. There are some
conditions that require resistance to various environments, real time responses while not being
excluded specifically and it does not include any specific environment for which the technology f
called as Ethernet is develop. (Maynard, 1982)

Many local area network technologies that uses ring topology make use of token passing for
gaining synchronized access to ring. The ring is called as shared but single medium of
communication. Whenever the computer or your laptop wants to transmit or pass signals it
waits for the token. After the signal is transmitted, computer transmits token on the ring. And
the next computer which is ready to transmit or pass receives the token and then it transmits.
When a computer wants to transmit it waits for token.

FDDI fiber distributed data interface is another technology of LAN which transmits data at 100
MBps. Fiber distributed data interface is not designed or develop or MAC or used very rarely.
Fiber distributed data interface is basically part of large Local area network. It can be used in
various ways in a network that helps to links large number of people together who are working
in a single building.

Another technology of local area network LAN which is developed by modification of Ethernet is
Gigabit Ethernet and this concept is very easy to understand. Another technology which is being
used for achieving fast access to internet is fast Ethernet which is also develop from Ethernet as
the simple Ethernet runs normally at the speed of 10 Mbps while the fast Ethernet runs at the
speed double of simple Ethernet or when 10 Mbps is multiplied by 10 speed of fast Ethernet is
achieved so fast Ethernet runs at the speed of 100 Mbps and when this is multiplied by 10 we
can achieve the Gigabit Ethernet which runs at the speed of 1000 Mbps. While the data that is
passed to front end of each of the MAC head or frame is normally the same. Some capabilities
are added but basically its just Ethernet. The two big benefits achieved from this are

The managers or technicians and some vendors provide support to

engineers that are aware of Ethernet technology or know how Ethernet
works. The advantage of this is that the training budget is reduced and
the operational expenditure of major network error or mistake chances
are very less.
Moreover switches are also very beneficial for translating among the
Ethernet ports that are running at various rates and speeds. But as we
know that it is very easy and simple to do but this is done at very high
rates and low expenditure or costs. (Hill, 2000)
As we know that workstations are connected through hubs as in case of fair Lease Lanka there
are hubs for network access. These devices are used to propagate data that is coming through
whole of the network. But there is a risk that when information or data is being transmitted by
more than one people at the same time then collision of data will occur and all the data that is
transmitted is lost. And this collision is transmitted throughout the network by these hubs. And
to prevent such collisions that will result in loss of data is to replace hubs with switches, because
these devices will not propagate any collision throughout the network. These hubs etc. together
forms the LAN segment. With the help of VLAN known as virtual LAN network manager can
segment the LAN into different domains. So this results in a logical segmentation. VLAN also
allows the domains to be operated without the routers.

VLANs can reduce the traffic that is caused by broadcasts and multicasts.

With the help of VLAN people of different departments can communicate through the same
workgroup. Without VLAN they cant communicate as easily they have to work close to each
other to communicate.

PROPOSED LAN TECHNOLOGY

For the mentioned scenario in Fair-Lease Lanka (Pvt) Ltd where the main issue is low
performance of network and limited number of hubs that is not being able to achieve the
desired level of performance. For such situations the Ethernet switches technology is the best or
Gigabit Ethernet or Gbe with switches is the best technology to be used as I have explained
earlier that the main problem faced by the company is inefficiency of network and latency
problems which are slowing down the working process of this company so main motive is to
design such a system which utilizes LAN technology that will increase the efficiency of the
networking system so that the work can be done efficiently and on time. So, I am proposing to
use Ethernet with switches technology to overcome the problems being faced by the company
and to avoid latency problems by providing efficient ways to access and use internet services.
As we know that whenever data is transmitted by two person simultaneously collisions will
occur and this is common in Ethernet network technology and various network infrastructure
devices like Ethernet hubs which are being used in this organization have small lights on their
heads that blinks each time whenever simultaneous passing of data occurs and collision occurs.
So Ethernet switches is best option for achieving high performance as in this organization due to
use of limited hubs performance level is