Reserach Papaer

Wide Area Network (WAN)
Consultancy Project
Existing Situation Analyses Document
(ESAD)
Issue Date Revision Number Revision Date
11/06/2018 00
30/07/2018 01 July 30, 2018

Document: Identification Number:
Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
FOR (Wide Area Network Consultancy Project)
July 30, 2018
REPORT
BY XOKA IT Solution and

Power House Computer Solution
Existing Situation Analyses Document

(SAD)
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Table of Contents
Section 1 – Introduction & Overview of Project ................................................................ 4
Section 2 – Existing system: ICT Infrastructure Survey ..................................................... 8

2.1. Purpose of a Network infrastructure Assessment ................................................................... 8
2.2. Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................................ 9
2.3. Client existing LAN and WAN Infrastructure Assessment findings ................................. 10
2.4. Client’s existing Hardware and Software Utilization ............................................................. 15
2.5. Client existing LAN and WAN Devices....................................................................................... 17
2.6. Client’s existing Data Centre devices ......................................................................................... 18
Section 3 - Existing system: Organizational Functions ................................................... 19
Section 4. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 29
Annex A: Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary ........................................ 30
ANNEX B: Existing Structural Cabling of the Federal Courts ......................................... 43
ANNEX C: Network Infrastructure Distribution Summary ............................................. 61
ANNEX D: Switch Router and Firewall data Summary .................................................... 66
Annex E – Office Locations of Federal Courts .................................................................. 70
Annex F: Existing LAN Layout of Federal Courts ............................................................. 73
Annex G – Observation Report ........................................................................................ 140
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Section 1 – Introduction & Overview of Project
1.1. Introduction
One of the key factors that determine effective utilization of information and communication
resources in an organization is the existence of a well-designed network infrastructure and
software.
Network Infrastructure provides a number of different benefits to an organization that have
a number of employees who need access to the same information. Networks can go a long
way in helping organizations to get things done at faster manner which saves man-hours and
money.
Network Infrastructure reduces organizations equipment and communication costs. When
employees share printers, fax machines and CD-ROM's, the need to purchase additional
office equipment is eliminated. Money is saved by eliminating much of the paper that is
necessary because electronic communication becomes the primary method of
communicating between coworkers.
The other area where a network infrastructure benefits an organization is on the consumption
of Software Licenses. Software licensing has become a big issue nowadays, and hence
purchasing software license for each employee is very expensive. Network Infrastructure
reduces software license costs. Money is saved because software can be shared by multiple
users instead of having to be bought for each person that uses a particular program.
Networks make it much easier to perform data backups faster because the files can be shared
from one location. Moreover, a single internet connection can be shared among users of an
organization using the network infrastructure.
Hence based on the above facts and the initiation taken by the Supreme Court to implement
integrated Information Network System (LAN/WAN); Network Infrastructure Requirement
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Survey has been conducted for all courts and will recommend LAN/WAN design will be
propose including equipment and supplies needed for the implementation in the next
documents.
As technology continues to evolve, the enterprise network must consider supporting voice,
data, video and multimedia applications. Rapid increases in processing power, the growing
size of networks and the introduction of higher-speed access methods create an
overwhelming need for reliable and manageable network infrastructure, trained ICT
professionals to manage the available resources.
XOKA and Power House believe that a properly designed and installed structured cabling
system will provide a cabling infrastructure that delivers predictable performance as well as
flexibility to accommodate growth and change over an extended period of time. Moreover,
since implementation of the proposed infrastructure in turn would create a high demand for
ICT Specialists; appropriate personnel to put in place has to be planned at the same time so
that they can assist and advice the end-users, as well as for day to day administration,
maintenance and support of computer systems and the networks.
1.2. Background
An independence judiciary at Federal and State levels is established by the Constitution of
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and proclamation No.25/96. The Federal
Courts comprise the Federal Supreme Court, the Federal High Court, and the Federal First
Instance Court. They have jurisdiction over cases arising under the Constitution, Federal Laws,
and International Treaties; parties specified in Federal Laws; places specified in the
Constitution or in Federal Laws. The permanent places of sitting of the Federal Courts, as
determined by law are:
▪ Federal Supreme Court in Addis Ababa,
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▪ Federal High Courts in Addis Ababa, and Diredawa,
▪ Federal First Instance Courts in Addis Ababa and Diredawa.
The Federal Supreme Court has around 40 Video conference cites and 5 E-filing sites across
the country. The Federal High Court has 5 branch benches 4 in Addis Ababa, namely, Kality,
Bole, Lideta, and Arada, and one in Diredawa. The Federal First Instance Court has 11
Branches, one at each sub city of Addis Ababa and one at Diredawa.
As governmental power is divided into Federal and Regional administrative structures,
jurisdiction of courts is also divided into Federal and Regional structures. This means the
constitution of the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic has facilitated a condition in which
both the Federal and regional courts perform their judicial activities side by side.
Proclamation No.25/96, enacted based on the constitution, has established a three-tiered
court. Those are: - The Federal First Instance Court, the Federal High Court and The Federal
Supreme Court. All the courts have the mandate to preside over civil, criminal and labor cases
brought to them. The Federal Supreme Court is the highest and final judicial organ over
Federal matters.
The Federal Supreme Court is currently using ICT as an enabler in the Federal Supreme Court
of Ethiopia. However, in order to provide centralized, shared services in efficient and effective
way, the branch or circuit benches must be connected with the main office.
To this end, the Federal Supreme Court, by hiring XOKA IT Solution & Power House Computer
Solution, intended to study the required Network infrastructure in order to connect each of
these courts using a local and wide area network, build interconnected data centers, acquire
appropriate software package, and video conferencing facility, and produce a Terms of
Reference document for hiring the actual Network Infrastructure implementing company.
1.3. Overview of the Project
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This project officially kicked off on April 30, 2018. The Project is expected to be completed
on July 30, 2018. Among other activities, assessment of existing network environment done
at all 17 Federal Courts is one. The major deliverables expected from this Project are:
▪ Inception Report
▪ Situational Analyses Document
▪ Weekly Progress Reports
▪ WAN Infrastructure Design Document
▪ Software Recommendation Document
▪ Staffing Recommendation Document
▪ Terms of Reference for WAN Infrastructure Implementation
▪ Project Closure Report
The infrastructure assessment has been done in all 17 Federal Courts, and their result has
been analyzed and presented in this document. The existing Situation Analysis Document
(SAD) is an analysis of existing gaps against Federal Supreme Court requirements.
The Assessment has identified gaps in the following areas:
▪ Client existing LAN and WAN Infrastructure
▪ Client existing Hardware and Software devices with type and model
▪ Client existing datacenter devices including type and model
▪ Client existing manpower with qualifications
This ESAD document is prepared after a thorough analysis of these environmental
requirements for a Wide Area Network Connectivity among Federal Courts.
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Section 2 – Existing system: ICT Infrastructure Survey
Network Infrastructure assessment is performed to ensure either smooth operation of
networking in an organization or to analyze the existing system for developing new network
infrastructure or improving the existing system. These types of assessments enable a
company or an organization analyzes its existing network system and identifies issues and
gives a solution for them. It helps to analyze costs for upgrading the existing system to
accommodate current technologies and gives way for further scalabilities. Such kind of
assessments also helps in developing a company or organization information technology
policies regarding internet access, access control, security, device naming etc.
2.1. Purpose of a Network infrastructure Assessment

The main purpose of assessment of the current ICT infrastructure
1. Enables to take inventory of current available network infrastructure
2. Enables to know current status of the network devices
3. Enables to identify current problems and issues
4. Enables reviewing the current architecture
5. Enables to identify security issues
6. Enables to analyze over all problems and give recommendation for addressing the
issues.
To achieve these, our project team has conducted a Site Visit to Understand and analyze the
existing ICT resources and network infrastructure that Federal Supreme, High and First
Instance Courts and their branches have. We assess the existing network infrastructure the
human resources available for running the existing ICT infrastructure. The assessment is done
in collaboration with Supreme, High and First Instance Courts ICT staffs and Branch judiciary
offices’ employees. Its main objective is to check the available ICT infrastructure resources
like computers, servers, switches, routers, firewalls, video conference equipment, software
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and applications status which are working in the ongoing business operations. The report of
the existing system will focus on showing the current available resources on different sites of
the federal court offices.
Our project team has surveyed all the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia supreme
courts, high courts and First Instance courts offices to analyze the existing ICT system &
infrastructure of the Courts’ which includes hardware, software, network infrastructure and
technical support for the existing system in order to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency
of the system and recommend on areas which needs improvement or change to enable the
company to efficiently utilize ICT and achieve its goals being the major competent in the
court system.
2.2. Assessment Methodology

In order to assess the existing infrastructure and compile a reliable data we used the following
methods of data collection
1. Data collection using structured questionnaires: Site visit to the respective offices
and branches
2. Key informant interviewing: data collected from the ICT personnel and other staffs
3. Observation
The courts use different ICT systems as a supporting tool for a wide range of its activities at
the head and benches. To mention some of the usage of ICT system on the federal courts to
handle data on Court case management system and human resource management system
and resource sharing. In most of the federal court offices ADSL connection is available for
internet access and for the data VPN data connection is available. To use these resources the
Federal Courts, have different ICT related equipment like routers, switches, computers,
printers, ups and different software. The initiative taken by the court to improve the ICT
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infrastructure for its organizational operations and its plan to use current ICT technologies to
make the court continue improving the court management system is very much appreciated
by our team.
Our survey shows that the existing ICT resources within the court are not efficiently utilized
due to the following major reasons:
▪ Benches and Supreme Court do not have WAN connection, all have separated internet
services. There is no wide area network infrastructure to share resources like
documents, printers, scanners, etc from branch to branch.
▪ There is no formal backup system in the court for making a backup of critical data.
▪ There is no central data base system for the court case management system and human
resources
▪ There is no standardized data center all the benches
▪ All most all of the network infrastructures are under standard
▪ In most offices there are no enough highly ICT trained professionals to give prompt
support to computer users, which may result in lag of operation in the court system.
2.3. Client existing LAN and WAN Infrastructure Assessment

findings
The main utilization of the network infrastructure in federal courts is mostly internet service,
local printer sharing (in some offices), and localized court case management system (CCMS)
access. Most of the personal computers are used for Word-processing and spreadsheet
activities. Electronic documents are processed using both English and Amharic languages.
And there is no centralized document and knowledge management information system for
collaboration works except CCMS. There is no centralized backup solution in the federal
courts.
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2.3.1. Structural Cabling Infrastructure
The existing structural cabling of the Federal Courts data is presented on ANNEX B: Existing
Structural Cabling of the Federal Courts. Currently the following locations have network
infrastructure that is functional and accommodated most of the users:
▪ Federal Supreme Court,
▪ Federal High Court Head Office (Lideta),
▪ Kality Federal High Court,
▪ Bole Federal High Court,
▪ Federal First Instance Head Office (Lideta),
▪ Yeka Federal First Instance,
▪ Menagesha Federal First Instance,
▪ Kirkos Federal First Instance,
▪ Arada Federal First Instance,
▪ Addis Ketema First Instance,
▪ Bole Federal First Instance,
▪ Akaki Federal First Instance,
▪ Kolfie Keranio Federal First Instance,
▪ Judicial Execution Directorate of the Federal Supreme Court
The following locations did not have functional network infrastructure
▪ Federal Sheria Supreme Court,
▪ Diredawa Federal first Instance,
▪ Nifas Silk Lafto Federal First Instance,
▪ Diredawa Federal High Court, and,
▪ Arada Federal High Court Court
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A structured cabling system is a complete system of cabling and associated hardware, which
provides a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure. This infrastructure serves a
wide range of uses, such as to provide telephone service or transmit data through a computer
network. It should not be device dependent.
We further define a structured cabling system in terms of ownership. The structured cabling
system begins at the point where the service provider (SP) terminates. This point is the point
of demarcation or Network Interface Device (NID). Every structured cabling system is unique.
This is due to variations in:
✓ The architectural structure of the building, which houses the cabling installation;
✓ The cable and connection products;
✓ The function of the cabling installation;
✓ The types of equipment the cabling installation will support -- present and future;
✓ The configuration of an already installed system (upgrades and retrofits);
✓ Customer requirements; and
✓ Manufacturer warranties.
The standardization of these installations is necessary because of the need to ensure
acceptable system performance from increasingly complex arrangements.
The U.S. cabling industry accepts the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), in
conjunction with TIA/EIA, as the responsible organization for providing and maintaining
standards and practices within the profession. It has published a series of standards to design,
install, and maintain cabling installations. These help to ensure a proper cabling installation.
The benefits of these standards include consistency of design and installation;
✓ Conformance to physical and transmission line requirements;
✓ A basis for examining a proposed system expansion and other changes; and
✓ Uniform documentation.
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The industry standard term for a network installation that serves a relatively small area (such
as a structured cabling installation serving a building) is a local area network (LAN). There are
also metropolitan area networks (MANs) and wide area networks (WANs).
Structured cabling installations typically include: vertical and horizontal backbone pathways;
vertical and horizontal backbone cables; horizontal pathways; horizontal cables; work area
outlets; equipment rooms; telecommunications closets; cross-connect facilities; multi-user
telecommunications outlet assemblies (MUTOA); transition points; and consolidation points.
Backbone cabling. From the entrance facility, the structured cabling network branches out
to other buildings, as well as from floor to floor within a building on the backbone cabling
system. We use the term backbone to describe the cables handling the major network traffic.
And since the backbone is the major data transferring media from the user to other users, it
has to be good speed and reliable.
Inter-building and intra-building are two types of backbone cables. Inter-building backbone
cable handles traffic between buildings. Intra-building backbone cable handles traffic
between closets in a single building.
As of which the existing backbone cables for amost all Courts are UTP and most of them are
not terminated as per the standard and cascaded. The main components of cabling are:
▪ Cable pathways: shafts, conduits, raceways, and floor penetrations (such as sleeves or
slots) that provide routing space for the cables.
✓ Most of the cable pathways are not properly installed for most of the Courts and at
some of the Courts the Trunkings was installed long time and opened to pull
additional cable, they are damaged.
▪ The actual cables: optical fiber, twisted-pair copper, coaxial copper, or some
combination of these.
✓ Most of the cables installed at all Courts are cat 6 and there are some cat 5e cables
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✓ Most of the cables are pulled outside of cable pathways so it is easily damageable
▪ Connecting hardware: connecting blocks, patch panels, interconnections, cross-
connections, or some combination of these components, and
✓ Most of the patch panels are cat 6 and the cables are terminated
▪ Rack:
✓ Most of the network have rack and the devices are contained on the rack
✓ No power backup is available for all racks
✓ No cable management
ANNEX C: Network Infrastructure Distribution Summary
2.3.2. Node Distribution
Node is the network infrastructure that is sufficient for one computer usage. Hence, we
evaluated the existing infrastructure based on accesses to users:
Number of Number of Number of

Description
Existing node users computers
Supreme Court 311 316 261
Supreme Judiciary Execution court 69 93 50
Supreme Sheria court 0 36 34
Federal High court head office (Lideta) 157 245 174
Kality Federal High Court 126 46 26
Arada Federal High Court 0 15 13
Bole Federal High Court 33 45 37
Diredaw Federal High Court 0 28 25
Federal First Instance Head Office ( Lideta) 63 158 147
Yeka Federal First Instance 17 56 39
Menagesha Federal First Instance 86 61 24
Nifas Silk Lafto Federal First Instance 1 30 28
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Kirkos Federal First Instance 56 73 44
Arada Federal First Instance 0 27 45
Addis ketema First Instance 2 35 36
Bole Federal First Instance 71 107 32
Diredawa Federal first Instance 7 33 31
Akaki Federal First Instance 77 90 32
Kolfie Keranio Federal First Instance 30 47 35
2.4. Client’s existing Hardware and Software Utilization

2.4.1. Processor Model and Speed:
The processor is “the brain” of a computer. It reads instructions from the software and tells
the computer what to do. Pentium, PowerPC and 80486 are common processors. The speed
at which the CPU processes information internally is measured in Megahertz (MHz), Gigahertz
(GHz) and so on. Generally; processors with higher MHz or GHz enhance the ability to run
different computer applications at the same time.

2.4.2. Memory (RAM):
RAM stands for Random Access Memory. Every time a program is opened, it gets loaded
from the hard drive into the RAM. This is because reading data from the RAM is much faster
than reading data from the hard drive. Running programs from the RAM of the computer
allows them to function without any lag time. The more RAM the computer has, the more
data can be loaded from the hard drive into the RAM, which can help speed up the computer
data processing power.

2.4.3. Network Interface Card (NIC):
NIC is an acronym for network interface card, a plug-in adapter card that provides the physical
connection to the network.
2.4.4. Hard Disk:
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The computer's hard disk is the part of the computer hardware where users store document
and program files. Typically, on a Windows PC, it will have the drive letter C. The capacity of
hard drive is usually measured in Megabyte, Gigabyte, and Terabyte and so on.
2.4.5. Operating System:
An Operating System is software or set of programs that mediate access between physical
devices (such as a keyboard, mouse, monitor, disk drive or network connection) and
application programs (such as a word processor, spreadsheet, database and the World Wide
Web browser).
2.4.6. Client’s existing Software Utilization
The detail Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary is presented on ANNEX A:
Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary.

2.4.7. Microsoft Office:
Most of users at Courts are using Ms Office 2007 installed on their computers and few users
are still using Ms Office 2003 for word processing and spreadsheet, for their day to day
activities.
2.4.8. Amharic Software:
Since Amharic language is the official working language for the Federal Government of
Ethiopia, users need Amharic software to process documents in Amharic language. There are
two types of Amharic Software installed on the most of the Courts PCs:
▪ Power Geez and
▪ Visual Geez.
Since different types of Amharic software are used, users usually face a problem of reading
documents created on different computers that are using the different types of the software.
2.4.9. Application Software:
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The Courts have application software
1. Court Case Management system
2. Human Resource Management System
3. IBEX Financial System
Even though this applications lack integrity with each other and could not be used over a
network among the different users; the initiations taken by the federal courts in developing
the above applications in try to solve or minimize the data manipulation and storage problem
in the judiciary system is really appreciated by our team.
2.4.10. Antivirus:
Nowadays, security is becoming a big issue because of loss of critical data due to virus and
different attackers or intruders. Hence, latest antivirus and firewall should be installed to
protect PCs from virus and different intruders. Most of the computers of Federal Courts are
installed with Kaspersky Antivirus software. But most of the antiviruses are expired and
centrally uncontrolled. ANNEX A: Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary is
attached herewith.
2.5. Client existing LAN and WAN Devices

2.5.1. Network Active Devices
Most of the federal courts have managed and unmanaged network devices and all of the
federal courts implemented flat network topology. The courts have switches that can be
configured VLAN and increase security, manageability, scalability and the efficiency and
effectiveness of the network, but all of the manageable switches are not yet utilized to their
capacity.
The main advantages of VLAN are listed below.
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• Broadcast Control: Broadcasts are required for the normal function of a network. Many
protocols and applications depend on broadcast communication to function properly. A layer
2 switched network is in a single broadcast domain and the broadcasts can reach the network
segments which are so far where a particular broadcast as no scope and consume available
network bandwidth. A layer 3 device (typically a Router) is used to segment a broadcast
domain. If we segment a large LAN to smaller VLANs we can reduce broadcast traffic as
each broadcast will be sent on to the relevant VLAN only.
• Security: VLANs provide enhanced network security. In a VLAN network environment, with
multiple broadcast domains, network administrators have control over each port and user. A
malicious user can no longer just plug their workstation into any switch port and sniff the
network traffic using a packet sniffer. The network administrator controls each port and
whatever resources it is allowed to use. VLANs help to restrict sensitive traffic originating
from an enterprise department within itself.
• Cost: Segmenting a large VLAN to smaller VLANs is cheaper than creating a routed network
with routers because normally routers costlier than switches.
• Physical Layer Transparency: VLANs are transparent on the physical topology and
medium over which the network is connected.

2.5.2. Server, Router & Computer Quantity Summary
Detail description of the types and models of the routers, switches, and are attached in the
annex. Detail description and location Information about the passive network device and
structural cabling of the Federal Courts. ANNEX D: Switch Router and Firewall Data Summary
is attached herewith.
2.6. Client’s existing Data Centre devices

Data Center
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Except few branches of the federal courts, almost all the federal courts do not have dedicated
server room or data center. Out of the 17 branches we have made an assessment, three of
them (Supreme Court, Lideta High Court, Lideta First Instance Court) only have dedicated
server room. But all of the remaining federal courts do not have standard data center.
Section 3 - Existing system: Organizational Functions
The Federal Supreme Court envisioned to further improve its service delivery standard by
introducing ICT systems in to its court administration and management endeavors. As part
of this improvement requirement is the implementation of a Wide Area Network connectivity
among all Federal Courts. The implementation of this infrastructure is also required to bring
about easy communication between federal courts as well as better information management
of cases.
To this end, the Federal Supreme Court has identified that existing information systems need
to be assessed so that a detailed technical and financial recommendation will be available for
management decision making at the end of this assignment.
Accordingly, a thorough assessment of network infrastructure, devices and software systems
have been made across all the 17 federal courts. The methodology employed to conduct this
assessment are:
▪ Assessments made using standard checklists for network infrastructure, hardware and
software existing scenarios
▪ Key Informant Interview (KII) with designated experts of the Federal Supreme, High Court
and First Instance Court
This section provides description of the existing organizational functions, software systems
in place, their desired high-level functionality and current challenges, as well as current
business processes that have been suggested for the improvement when the wide area
network is implemented.
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3.1. Existing Organizational Structure of the Federal Courts
The Federal Supreme Court has currently restructured its organizational structure to support
the Court’s administrative and judicial functions.
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The Federal High Court Head Quarters is located at Lideta compound, and the same is true for
Federal First Instance Court Head Quarters. The Office of Judicial Execution is located in its own
compound in front of St Yared Music School. The Women and Youth Directorate of the Federal
Supreme Court along with the Federal Sheria Court are located on yet another compound,
away from the Federal Supreme Court. All other Directorates of the Federal Supreme Court,
including the Federal Supreme Court Benches, are located in the Head Quarters building.
All the Directorates, except the benches, of the Federal High Court are located at Lideta Head
Quarters office. The Lideta bench of the Federal High Court is still located in the same
compound as its headquarters. Likewise, all the Directorates of the First Instance Court, except
the benches, are located at Lideta headquarters. Similarly, the Lideta First Instance Court Bench
is at Lidetaheadquarters compound. Office locations of the Federal Courts is attached at
ANNEX D: Office Locations of Federal Courts.
3.2. Existing Business Process of Court Case Management and Judicial Execution
Business Process for Court Case Management
The Federal Courts are tasked with registering incoming cases from the public and appeals
from other Courts, provide a standard process of review of cases, provide appointment(s) and
judgement. This process has the following steps:
a) Case is presented to the Registrar
b) Registrar checks up all the requirements, when basic requirements to file a case are
fulfilled, opens a case
c) Judgement fees, as appropriate, will be paid
d) Documents brought up in support of the case are scanned for soft copy availability
e) Case is assigned to a Judge
f) Court hearing is conducted, and all court conversations are audio-recorded
g) If appropriate, appointment is created, and descriptions of the Appointment are entered
in a software (CCMS)
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h) If appropriate, all required testimonies will be heard, and here also all the court hearing
conversations are audio-recorded
i) Audio recordings are transferred to Transcription Team, who write every sound in the
recording, onto a file, print on it and gets signed by the transcriber
j) Transcribed conversation on a paper is submitted to the judge
k) Judge(s) analyze evidences presented against the law, and deliver judgement
l) When evidence is complete, judgement will be made on the case
m) Formal judgement will be notified to the litigants, and case will be closed
n) Judgement is passed to the Judgement Execution Directorate
However, different case types come to the Court and the process may have branching from its
usual flow of activities. Case types can be of Civil, Criminal, Labor and Religious. Some of the
above steps have been captured to depict the overall process of electronic file management of
cases brought up to the Federal Courts, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Existing Court Case Management Process Description
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Business Process for Judgement Execution Directorate
Once the judgement has been passed, the Judgement Execution Directorate will take over
cases and implement what has been decided. This Directorate provides the following services
to all Federal Courts:
▪ Registration of all incoming cases to the Directorate
▪ Investigation and cost estimation
▪ Auctioning
▪ Distribution of property to
▪ Receive and hand over properties
▪ Effect payment
▪ Administer properties, etc.

Efforts to automate the Court Case Management Process
As part of the continuous automation of the court case management business process, the
Federal Supreme Court is currently using a software called Court Case Management System
(CCMS) that has been deployed to more than 300 Courts nation-wide. This software allows
recording detail case information. It also produces various statistical reports. However, in order
to further improve its service delivery standard, the Court has introduced a number of
improvements to the software, adding the following capabilities:
▪ Touch screen access – for public (stakeholders) to inquire about appointments and case
follow-up
▪ Court List Display – list of cases that will be seen by the Court, in morning and afternoon
sessions
▪ Call Center application – for public (stakeholders) to inquire about appointments and case
follow-up using toll free 992 number
▪ Web-based access – developed by inhouse staff to provide web-based access for public
(stakeholders) on appointments, and case follow-up
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▪ SMS Service – currently under development, and is expected to allow SMS inquiry of
appointments, and case follow-up
▪ Queue Management–for ordered case management of stakeholders (litigants)
The Federal Supreme Court is utilizing various technologies to modernize and automate its
court case management, focusing mostly on allowing public (stakeholders) to easily get
information on the following details:
▪ Appointment Date and Time
▪ Which Court/bench
▪ Case (document) Number
▪ Litigants
Backend and Front-end Technologies of Existing Information Systems
Currently, the following information systems exist at Federal Courts:
▪ Court Case Management System
▪ Human Resources Management System
▪ Judicial Administration Council Management Information System
▪ IBEX Financial System
No. Name of Information System Mode of Access Front End Back end
Desktop MS SQL
1. Court Case Management System Visual Basic
Application Server 2000
Human Resources Management Web-based MS SQL
2. Visual C#
System Access Server 2008
Judicial Administration Council Web-based MS SQL
3. Visual C#
Management Information System Access Server 2008
Web-based Visual Basic
4. IBEX Financial System MS Access
Access .NET
The Web based systems (HRMS and JAC-MIS) are installed at Federal Supreme, High and First
Instance Court Head Quarters only, however, due to unavailability of wide area network, they
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cannot be accessed from the other Federal Courts.Likewise, is the case for the IBEX Financial
System. The CCMS however, is installed in standalone mode in over 300 courts nation-wide.
Challenges of the Existing Court Case Management Business Process
With all these efforts being made by the Court to automate this business process, a number of
serious challenges exist in the current system, as discussed hereunder.

1. Archives and Records Management
The Federal Supreme Court houses court cases of more than 70-80 years, stored in hard copy,
and occupying large number of space in the head quarter offices. Moreover, some of these
files are on the brink of damage, having bad smells, making finding court cases difficult.
In order to organize the archiving process, color-coding of the archive files has been started,
and is ongoing, improving the searching process.
Currently some Directorates of the Federal Supreme Court are located in rented building
because of unavailability of office space in the Head Quarter compound. On the other hand,
large number of archive cases have occupied several offices.
Moreover, currently the cases filed and evidences / supporting documents brought to file cases
are being scanned and put in softcopy availability option. Hence scanning of documents has
been mainstreamed in the main business process.

a. Disaster Recovery of Archive Cases
Large number of case files archived in the HQ of the Federal Supreme Court, and in hardcopy,
are vulnerable to disasters. Disasters such as sudden fire and flooding are serious concerns for
safety of these archive files.

b. Storage Space of Archive Files
The rise in the number of cases filed each year has grown significantly over the last decades
and is also expected to grow significantly in the next years. Storage space requirement for
these case files and archives is increases incrementally.
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2. Audio Recording of Court Hearings
Audio recording of court hearings is carried out to all cases files in Federal Courts. The
recordings are made using a device called Bosch Audio recording machine.
In courtrooms, it is vital that audio is recorded and distributed precisely and efficiently.
Everyone, including the judge, the jury, the prosecution, the defendant, and the witnesses, must
be recorded accurately for subsequent playback and dictation. Many situations require
recordings over individual channels. Sound quality is extremely important since there can be
no doubt as to what has been said. Amplification may also be required, so that the audience
and media can follow proceedings. In some trials it is necessary to display the person speaking
on a large screen, for easier viewing, or there may be a need for video conferencing, especially
when a defendant or witness cannot attend in person1.
These machines allowing saving audio recordings in memory stick, and the files in these
memory sticks are used to transfer files to transcribers. However, sometimes computer viruses
attack these memory stick and files get lost. Some of these files are recording of testimonies,
and witnesses may not be willing or available to witness again, loss of these files with a
computer virus is a serious data safety concern for the Federal Supreme Court.
1
Bosch solutions for reliable courtroom recording, Brochure,
http://resource.boschsecurity.com/documents/Application_note_enUS_8342805771.pdf
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3. Transcribing of Audio Recordings
The transcribing process of audio recordings has been described as the most tiresome and
unhealthy task in the whole court case management business process. It involves listening of
audio recording and writing down every word spoken in the court during the hearing period.
At the end of the transcription process, the transcriber signs on the document, taking
accountability for the document content, and the document is handed over to the judge.
However, the quality of some of the audio recordings may not allow to be transcribed and
hence the court hearing have to be repeated again. Moreover, it has been observed that there
is significant challenge of staff turnover and staff hired as transcribers change frequently. These
problems are also an area of concern for the Federal Supreme Court.
4. Filing of Judgments
Once the judges have all the evidences and information (transcribed court hearings) at hand,
they pass on the appropriate judgement. Those judgements are written by Judges or
secretaries of judges. These softcopy judgements are taken by Flash disk and filed along with
the scanned electronic files. The hardcopies of judgements are also attached with physical case
files. Using unsecured flash disk for taking a backup of files is also a concern for the Federal
Supreme Court.
5. Backup of Databases
Currently database backups of CCMS database, and all other databases of all Federal Courts
are being taken using flash disk and the databases are attached and reports are compiled then
after. Such activities are semi-manual and have high data safety and security concerns for the
Federal Supreme Court.

6. Electric Power Interruption
Electricity power interruption has been a major challenge of the Federal Courts, especially in
connection to database work. The CCMS and other information systems have been put in place
and are providing support for the Court to satisfy its public stakeholders. Besides CCMS, there
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are other systems that demand the uninterrupted supply of electricity such as the HRMS, JAC-
MIS, IBEX Financial System, The Queue Management System, the Touch Screen application, the
Court List Display application. Moreover, additional information systems are being put in place
such as the SMS Service, IVR Service and the Court Case Tracking System for the Judicial
Execution Office, which demand uninterrupted power supply for all Federal Courts.
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Section 4. Conclusion
Based on our assessment and findings, we have evaluated the existing networks of Federal
Supreme Court, Federal High Courts and Federal First Instance Courts, and since most of the
network infrastructure of the Federal Courts does not have documentation, it has been difficult
for troubleshooting. Moreover, most of the networks of Federal Courts are not modular, are
not scalable, are not secured and centralized. In addition to tabular statistics, we have also
provided observation report, on ANNEX G – Observation Report.
From our observation of the Sites, we have also
Based on the assessment we have recommended your organization as follows:
Node Distribution in branches Recommendation

Supreme Court New Installation
Federal High court head office (Lideta) New Installation
Kality Federal High Court Expansion
Arada Federal High Court New Installation
Bole Federal High Court Management
Diredaw Federal High Court New Installation
Federal First Instance Head Office ( Lideta) New Installation
Yeka Federal First Instance Expansion
Menagesha Federal First Instance Management
Nifas Silk Lafto Federal First Instance New Installation
Kirkos Federal First Instance Management
Arada Federal First Instance New Installation
Addis ketema First Instance Management
Bole Federal First Instance Management
Diredawa Federal first Instance New Installation
Akaki Federal First Instance Management
KolfieKeranio Federal First Instance Management
FirdAfetasemyared Music supreme court New Installation
Sheria supreme court New Installation
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Annex A: Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary

Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary
6.1. Federal Supreme Court
6.1.1. Computer Hardware and Software
Operating System Hard Disk Size (GB)
Type QTY %age Type QTY %age
win 10 77 33 1TB-500 146 63
wind 7 151 65 499-400 48 21
win xp 1 0 399-300 9 4
Blank 2 1 299-200 15 6
231 100 <200 9 4
Processor (GHZ) 4 2
Type QTY %age 231 100
>3 189 81.8
3 TO 2 16 6.9 Office Version
<2 0 0.0 Type QTY %age
OTHER 26 11.3 2016 4 2
231 100.0 2013 13 6
RAM (GB) 2010 78 34
Type QTY %age 2007 111 48
>4 155 67.10 unkon 25 11
3GB 11 4.76 231 100
2 GB 53 22.94
<1 GB 7 3.03
BLANK 5 2.16
231 100.00
6.2. LIDETA FHC

Operating System Office Version
win 10 59 38 2016 1 1.3
wind 7 95 61 2013 2 2.6
win xp 1 1 2010 32 41.0
Blank 2 1 2007 41 52.6
157 100 2003 1 1.3
UNKOWN 1 1.3
78 100
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Processor (GHZ)
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
4 GB 82 53.59
3GB 1 0.65
2 GB 58 37.91
1GB 6 3.92
<1 GB 3 1.96
BLANK 4 2.61
154 100.65
Hard Disk Size (GB)
6.3. KALITY FHC

win 7 21 81 1T 2 8
win 8 0 0 500GB 16 62
win 10 2 8 300GB 3 12
win xp 3 12 100GB 5 19
26 100 26 100
Processor (GHZ) Office Version

Type QTY %age
Type QTY %age
2010 10 38
>3 19 73 2007 6 23
3 to2 7 27 Blank 10 38
26 100 26 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 12 46
2 to 1 8 31
<1 5 19
Blank 1 4
26 100
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6.4. ARADA FHC

win 10 2 15 600 2 15
win 7 11 85 500 10 77
13 100 BLANK 1 8
13 100
Processor (GHZ)
Type QTY %age Office Version
3.3 2 15 Type QTY %age

3.6 4 31 2010 5 38
3.7 7 54 2007 8 62
13 100 13 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
4 GB 12 92
2 GB 1 8
13 100.0
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6.5. BOLE FHC

win 7 36 97.297297 500GB 24 65
Blank 1 2.7027027 300GB 10 27
37 100 100GB 2 5
Processor (GHZ) Blank 1 3
>3 27 72.972973
3 to2 9 24.324324
Blank 1 2.7027027
37 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 21 56.756757
2 to 1 15 40.540541
Blank 1 2.7027027
37 100
6.6. DIREDAWA FHC

win 7 12 39 500GB 24 77.4
win 8 18 58 300GB 5 16.1
win xp 1 3 100GB 2 6.5
31 100 31 100
>3 27 87 2010 6 19.354839
3 to2 4 13 2007 25 80.645161
31 100 31 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 24 77
2 to 1 6 19
<1 1 3
31 100
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6.7. LIDETA FFIC

Office Version
Type QTY %age
Type QTY %age
win 10 2 1
wind 8 7 4 2013 2 1
win 7 149 93 2010 102 64
win xp 2 1 2007 52 33
160 100 unknown 4 3
160 100
Processor (GHZ)
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
4 GB 77 48
2 GB 71 44
1GB 6 4
<1 GB 6 4
160 100
6.8. YEKA FFIC

win 7 32 80 1T 4 10
win 8 4 10 500GB 32 80
win 10 3 7.5 400GB 1 2.5
win xp 0 0 100GB 2 5
Blank 1 2.5 Blank 1 2.5
40 100 40 100

>3 25 63 2013 14 35
3 to2 13 33 2010 13 32.5
<2 1 3 2007 11 27.5
Blank 1 3 2008 1 2.5
40 100 Blank 1 2.5
40 100
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RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 13 33
2 to 1 25 63
<1 1 3
Blank 1 3
40 100
6.9. MENAGESHA FFIC

win 7 23 77 1T 3 10
win 10 6 20 500GB 22 73
win xp 1 3 400GB 2 7
30 100 300GB 2 7
100GB 1 3
Processor (GHZ)
30 100
Type QTY %age
>3 29 97
3 to2 1 3 Office Version
30 100 Type QTY %age
RAM (GB)
2013 2 7
2010 13 43
Type QTY %age
2007 13 43
>=3 14 47 uknown 2 7
2 to 1 15 50 30 100
<1 1 3
30 100
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6.10. NIFAS SILK LAFTO FFIC

win 7 26 81 1T 1 3
win 8 3 9 500GB 22 69
win 10 2 6 400GB 4 13
win xp 1 3 300GB 1 3
32 100 100GB 4 13
32 100
Processor (GHZ)
Office Version
>3 30 93.75 2013 1 3
3 to2 2 6.25 2010 21 66
32 100 2007 9 28
unknown 1 3
RAM (GB)
32 100
Type QTY %age
>=3 8 25
2 to 1 21 66
<1 3 9
32 100
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6.11. KIRKOS FFIC

>3 37 84 500GB 33 75
3 to2 5 11 400GB 1 2
Blank 2 5 100GB 6 14
44 100 Blank 4 9
44 100
>3 37 84 2013 1 2
3 to2 5 11 2010 28 64
Blank 2 5 2007 9 20
44 100 unknown 6 14
44 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 16 36
2 to 1 24 55
<1 2 5
Blank 2 5
44 100
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6.12. ARADA FFIC

RAM (GB) Hard Disk Size (GB)
Office Version
Type QTY %age
Type QTY %age
4 GB 21 47
3 GB 2 4 2013 1 2
2 GB 19 42 2010 30 67
1GB 2 4 2007 14 31
<1GB 1 2 45 100
45 100
Operating System
Type QTY %age
win 10 1 4
win 7 23 92
blank 1 4
25 100
Processor (GHZ)
6.13. ADDIS KETEMA FFIC

win 7 22 76
1T 3 10
win 8 3 10
500GB 23 79
win 10 2 7
100GB 3 10
win xp 2 7
29 100
29 100
Type QTY %age
Type QTY %age
>3 29 100
29 100 2013 7 24
RAM (GB) 2010 20 69
Type QTY %age 2007 2 7
>=3 12 41 29 100
2 to 1 14 48
<1 3 10
29 100
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6.14. BOLE FFIC

win 7 32 86 1T 6 16
Blank 5 14 500GB 22 59
37 100 400GB 1 3
100GB 1 3
Processor (GHZ)
Blank 7 19
Type QTY %age 7 100
>3 30 81
Office Version
3 to2 1 3
Blank 6 16 Type QTY %age
37 100 2013 1 3
2010 4 11
RAM (GB) 2007 7 19
Type QTY %age uknown 25 68
>=3 9 24 37 100
2 to 1 20 54
<1 2 5
Blank 6 16
37 100
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6.15. DIREDAWA FFIC

Operating System 1.1 Hard Disk Size (GB)

win 7 26 84 1T 1 3
win 10 2 6 500GB 19 61
win xp 3 10 300GB 2 6
31 100 100GB 9 29
31 100
Processor (GHZ)
Type QTY %age Office Version
>3 27 87 Type QTY %age

3 to2 4 13 2010 1 3
31 100 2007 30 97
31 100
RAM (GB)
Type QTY %age
>=3 16 52
2 to 1 11 35
<1 4 13
31 100
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6.16. AKAKI FFIC

win 7 13 68 1T 2 6
win 8 1 5 500GB 27 77
win 10 3 16 400GB 2 6
win xp 2 11 300GB 1 3
19 100 100GB 3 9
Processor (GHZ) 35 100
Type QTY %age
>3 32 91 Office Version
3 to2 2 6
Type QTY %age
<2 1 3
35 100 2013 2 1
2010 102 64
RAM (GB) 2007 52 33
Type QTY %age uknown 4 3
>=3 20 57 160 100
2 to 1 12 34
<1 3 9
35 100
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6.17. KOLFE KERANIO FFIC

win 7 33 94 1T 3 9
win 8 1 3 500GB 26 74
win xp 1 3 400GB 1 3
35 100 300GB 2 6
100GB 3 9
Processor (GHZ)
35 100
Type QTY %age
Office Version
>3 30 86
3 to2 5 14 Type QTY %age
35 100 2013 6 17
2010 17 49
RAM (GB)
2007 12 34
>=3 17 49
2 to 1 16 46
<1 2 6
35 100
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ANNEX B: Existing Structural Cabling of the Federal Courts
Federal Supreme Court Head Office
Rack NO (Location): Judge-Building
Trunking: most of thecables are covered using trunking, but the trunking installed was damaged.
Cabling: most of the cables have labeling. Cables punched on patch panel and faceplate.
Wall outlet: there are single and double wall outlets, more details and positions will be on the annex.
Patch cord: different lengths of patch cords available.
Patch Panel: there are two types of patch panels fiber and UTP. Brands of the UTP patch panel are
Surlink. Most of them are 24 port and cat6. The patch panels are highly populated. Scalability is limited.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are Three 12U racks in the Ground floor and first Floor of
the building. The cables are not managed properly
Active Device: There are 3 different Brand switches, ZTE,TP-Link and Cisco35600 series switches
located at the ground and first floor of the building. The catalyst switch 48 ports and with four combo
ports. The other two has 24 ports
Rack NO (Location): New Registrar-Building
Trunking: Data as well as voice cables are covered using trunking
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Cabling: cables are labeled. Easily traceable
Wall outlet: there are wall outlets. their distribution is shown on the annex
Patch cord: different length of patch cords are available
Surlink. Most of them are 24 port and cat6. The patch panels are highly populated. Not scalable.
Active Device: There are 2 different series switches, Cisco 2960 and Cisco35600 series
Rack NO (Location): Admin-Building
Trunking: data and voice cables are covered using trunking
Cabling: cables are labeled. All cables are punched on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are distributed according to users in different offices.
Patch cord: patch cords are available at all offices but the patch cords are not uniform and standard,
some are short and some are too long.
Surlink. Most of them are 24 port and cat6. The patch panels are highly populated. Not scalable.
Active Device: There are 2 different series switches, Cisco 2960 and Cisco35600 series
Lideta Federal High Court Head Office
Rack NO (Location): Building-1: Third floor
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Trunking: all the offices in the 3rd floor are not well covered the cables using trunking. Some cables
are passing outside of the trunk.
Cabling: cables are not well labeled. It is difficult to troubleshoot which cable terminated on which
office and which outlet. They are not well punched on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to users demand. In some offices there are
shortages in some there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not labeled uniformly some are labeled
some are not. In general it is not standard.
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is Surlink. It is 24 port and cat6. It is highly populated. All
the ports are punched with cables. So it is not scalable.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in the 3rd floor with 4u, they contains one
switch and one patch panel. The size of the racks is to small and they are not scalable. Cables are not
managed well and it is to dirty. The power is not standard. The cables are not managed properly
Active Device: There are 2 catalyst Cisco 2960 series switches at each left and right corner of the 3 rd
floor. The switches are 24 ports and with two combo ports. They used for internet access. Both the
switches are highly populated, almost no free port, all are used, if expansion is needed it is difficult
since the size of the rack is 4u. In general it is not standard.
Rack NO (Location): Building-1: Second floor
Trunking: all the offices in the 2nd floor are not well covered the cables using trunking. Some cables
are passing out of the trunk. The data center is found in this floor. Uplink cables are not well covered
and running through trunking.
Cabling: cables are not well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. It is difficult which cable
terminates which office and which uplink goes to which floor switch as well as which outlet. They are
not well punched on the patch panel.
some are not. In general it is not standard and scalable. In the data center there no no node. Cables
are not punched on patch panel simply they are crimped with RJ 45
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the ports are punched with cables. so it is not scalable.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in the 2nd floor with 4u, they contains one
switch and one patch panel. The size of the racks is too small and they are not scalable. Cables are not
managed well and it is no clean and devices are covered with dusts. The power is not standard installed.
Especially in the data center room there is no standard power nodes.
Active Device: There are two 24 switches one is used all the 24 ports and one with 16 ports. One
switch is catalyst Cisco 2960 series and one is TP-link unmanaged switch. The Cisco switch has
additional two combo ports. Both the switches used for internet access. The Cisco switch is highly
populated, no free port is available. The unmanaged TP-Link switch populated only 16 ports of the 24
ports. In this floor still the scalability is difficult
Rack NO (Location): Building-1: First floor
Trunking: all the offices in the 1st floor are not well covered the cables using trunking. Some cables
are installed out of the trunk. Uplink cables are not well covered and running through trunking.
Cabling: cables are not well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. It is difficult which cable goes to
which office and terminated to which outlet. They are not well punched on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to user’s distribution. In some offices there are
shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not labeled uniformly
some are labeled some are not. In general it is not standard and scalable.
Patch cord: patch cords which available in the offices are not uniform and standard, some are short
and some are too long. No well managed.
the ports are punched with cables. So it is not scalable.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in the 1st floor with 4u, they contains Two 24
Cisco catalyst 2960 series switch . The size of the racks is too small and they are not scalable. Cables
are not managed well and it needs cleaning and devices are covered with dusts. The power is not
installed in standard way.
Active Device: There are two 24 switches. Both the switches are Cisco catalyst 2960 series switch. The
switches ports are almost fully populated. The switches have additional two combo ports. Both the
switches used for internet access.
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Rack NO (Location): Building-1: Ground Floor
Trunking: all the offices in the Ground floor are not well covered the cables using trunking. Some cables
are installed out of the trunk. Uplink cables are not well covered and running through trunking. Cables
specially at the counter offices are not well managed there is no trunking.
Cabling: cables are not well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. It is difficult which cable goes to
which office and terminated to which outlet. They are not well punched on the patch panel. The cables
in the counter offices are not managed well. Simple crimped cables help the computers to connected
for data access.
shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not labeled uniformly
some are labeled some are not. In general it is not standard and scalable. The computers in the counter
have no wall outlet, uses crimped with RJ 45 cables.
Patch cord: patch cords which available in the offices are not uniform and standard, some are short and
some are too long. No well managed. Specially the cables in the counter offices are now well organized
and not standard, simple long cables running from the computer to the un managed switch (hub)
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is Surlink. It is 24 ports and cat6 there are two patch panels
at the right most and left most corners mounted on the 4u rack. It is highly populated. All the ports are
punched with cables. So it is not scalable.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in the Ground floor with 4u at the far right
most and left most corners. Each rack contains one 24 Cisco catalyst 2960 series switches. The size of
the racks is too small and they are not scalable. Cables are not managed well and it needs cleaning and
devices are covered with dusts. The power is not installed in standard way. The two un managed switches
found at the left and right side counter are not mounted on racks.
Active Device: There are four 24 port switches. Two of the four switches are Cisco catalyst 2960 series
switches. The Cisco switches ports are almost fully populated. The switches have additional two combo
ports. Both the switches used for internet access. There are two un managed 24 port 3com and D-Link
switches at both the left and right counters. The switches in the counter offices are partially populated.
Rack NO (Location): Building-2
Trunking: all the offices in this block are not well covered the cables using trunking. Some cables are
installed out of the trunk.
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Cabling: cables are not well labeled. It is difficult which cable terminates which office and which outlet.
They are not well punched on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to user’s demand. In some offices there are
some are not. In general it is not standard.
Patch Panel: No patch panel
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is one rack installed at Ground floor right side corner. The
size of the rack is 4u with one un managed switch and un managed 19 cables crimped with RJ 45. The
rack is not clean and it is not standard.
Active Device: There is one TP-Link un managed switch right corner of the ground floor. The switch
is 24 ports. It uses for internet access. the 19 ports of the switch used, there are 4 port unused, if
expansion is needed it is difficult since the size of the rack is 4u. In general it is not standard.
Rack NO (Location): Building-3-Ground floor
Trunking: Not all the cables in building 3 ground floors are covered with trunking. Some cables are
Cabling: cables are not well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. It is difficult which cable goes
to which office and terminated to which outlet. They are not well punched on the patch panel.
shortages of node, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not labeled uniformly
some are labeled some are not
and some are too long
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is Surlink. It is 48 ports and cat6. 11 ports are punched
with cables.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is one rack in the Ground floor with 4u at the right corners.
The rack contains one 24 Cisco switches. The size of the rack is too small and it is not scalable. Cables
are not managed well and it needs cleaning and devices are covered with dusts. The power is not
installed in standard way.
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Active Device: There is one Cisco catalyst 2960 24 port switch. The Cisco switch ports is not fully
populated.. The switch has additional two combo ports. The switches used for internet access.
Rack NO (Location): Building-3-First floor
Trunking: Not all the cables in building 3 first floors are covered with trunking. Some cables are
to which office and terminated to which node. They are not well punched on the patch panel. Some
cables are plugged directly to the switch with out punching on the patch panel.
shortages of node, in some offices there are excess nodes. The nodes are not labeled uniformly some
are labeled some are not. Cables directly connected with the switch plugged to the computer directly.
and some are too long
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is Surlink. It is 48 ports and cat5. 15 ports are punched
with cables.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is one rack in the first floor with 6u at the right corners.
The rack contains one 3com switches. The size of the rack is standard and scalable. Cables are not
managed well and it needs cleaning and devices are covered with dusts. The power is not installed in
standard way.
Active Device: There is one 3com switch. 22 ports of the switch are used. The switches used for
internet access.
Rack NO (Location): Building-4-Ground floor
Trunking: all the cables in building 4 ground floors are not covered with trunking.
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to which office and terminated to which node. They are not well punched on the patch panel. Some
cables are plugged directly to the switch without punching on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: Cables are directly connected to switch plugged to the computer directly.
Patch cord: cables running from the switches use as patch cord
Patch Panel: no patch panel.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is one rack in the first floor with 4u at the right corners.
The rack contains one D-Link switch. The size of the rack is no standard and scalable. Cables are not
managed well and it needs cleaning and devices are covered with dusts. The power is not installed in
standard way.
Active Device: There is one D-Link switch. 20 ports of the switch are used. The switches used for data
access.
Rack NO (Location): Building-4-First floor
Trunking: all the cables in building 4 first floors are no covered with trunking
to which office and terminated to which computer.
Wall outlet: No wall out let. Cables from the switch directly connected to the computer
Patch cord: no standard patch cord
Patch Panel: no patch panel in this floor.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is no rack in the first floor building 4
access.
Rack NO (Location): Building-5-Ground floor--store
Trunking: all the cables in building 5 Ground floors are not covered with trunking.
Cabling: cables are not well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. Computers directly connected
to switches with crimping cables.
Wall outlet: no wall outlet.
Patch cord: no standard patch cord in this room
Patch Panel: no patch panel
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Rack Size and Cable Management: No rack
access.
Rack NO (Location): Building-5-First floor-office 12,17,20
Trunking: all the cables in building 5 Ground floors are no covered with trunking.
Active Device: There are three D-Link with 8, 16, and 24port switch. Total 20 ports of the switches
are used. The switches used for data access.
Rack NO (Location): Closed Files
Trunking: all the cables in building 5 Ground floors are no covered with trunking.
Active Device: There is one 8 port D-Link switch. Total 8 ports of the switches are used. The switches
used for data access.
Conclusion: In general the cables, racks and truncking are not structured and installed in a standard
way. Cables are scattered here and there in different offices.
Bench High Court Offices
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Rack NO (Location): Arada bench High Court
Trunking: There is no trunking in all the offices.
Cabling: cables are pulled through windows and gates from one office to next office or from floor to
floor.
Patch cord: no patch cord at all.
Active Device: There are two D-Link with 16, port switch. Total 10 ports of the switches are used. The
switches used for data access and internet access.
Rack NO (Location): Menagesha Bench High Court(Amsit Kilo)
Trunking: most of the cable in this bench is pulled through trunking.
Cabling: cables in the offices are running through terminated using RJ 45.
Wall outlet: data nodes are terminated with wall outlet.
Patch cord: there are different lengths of patch cord.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two 4u racks in this sub bench. The size of the rack is
too small and cables are not managed in a standard way.
Active Device: There are two D-Link with 16, port switch. Total 10 ports of the switches are used. The
switches used for data access and internet access.
Rack NO (Location): Menagesha Bench High Court(Semen Mezegaja)
Trunking: most of the cable in this bench is pulled through trunking.
Cabling: most of the cables in these offices are covered with trunking and terminated with patch
panel.
Wall outlet: data nodes are terminated with wall outlet..
Patch Panel: there are total three 24 patch panels one at each racks
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Rack Size and Cable Management: there are three 4u racks in this sub bench. The size of the rack
is too small and cables are partially managed using patch cords inside the rack.
Active Device: There are three D-Link with 24 port switch and one switch 16 ports.. The switches used
for data access only.
Rack 1(location 3rd floor right side) :Bole Bench High Court
RACK 2(location 3rd floor left side)
Trunking: most of the 3rd floor cables are covered using trunking. Some cables are installed out of
the trunk.
Cabling: the cables installed in the patch panel are well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. But
it is not giving service. They use unmanaged cables that are connected with D-link from room to
room. It is difficult which cable goes to which office and terminated to which outlet. They are not well
punched on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to computer distribution. In some offices there
are shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not considering the
number of users per room.
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is LINKBASIC. It is 48 port each Rack and cat6.half of the
ports are punched with cables in each patch panel. So It can be scalable to fill the gap of users and
wall outlet per room.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in the 3rd floor with 6u, they contain Two 24
patch panel with punched cables only.
Active Device: There are six 16 port D-link switches, one 8 port D-link switch and one ADSL used as
Switch.
Summary: as general two Rack are installed with one 48 patch panel each and full trunking from each
node in the 3rd floor. But there is no active device in the new rack because of those devices they are
not get service from this infrastructure. They use unmanaged cables that connect with D-link from
room to room. It is difficult which cable goes to which office.
Number of users: 45
Number of wall outlet installed: 31 double wall outlets one for data one for telephone
Number of computers :36
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Rack NO (Location): Diredewa Bench High Court
Trunking: no Trunking
Cabling: no cable
Wall outlet: no wall outlet
Patch cord: some non-factory standard patch cords are connected with d link
Rack Size and Cable Management: no Rack
Active Device: 4 d-link switches
Conclusion: there is no network infrastructure installed. as General in the Old building some
computers are connected with d-link to access internet and woreda net
Federal First Instance Court (FFIC), Kirkos Bench
Rack NO (Location):
Trunking: cables starting from the racks at each floor are covered with trunking.
Cabling: most of the cables in these offices are covered with trunking and terminated at one end with
patch panel and at the other end with wall outlet.
Wall outlet: nodes are terminated with wall outlet..
Patch Panel: there are total six cat 6 with 24 ports patch panels mounted one at each racks
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are six 4u racks in this bench.
Active Device: There are seven D-Link switches. Five of the 24 port and two of the switches are 16
ports.
Federal First Instance Court, Yeka Bench
Rack NO (Location):
Trunking: cables starting from the racks at each floor are covered with trunking.
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Cabling: cables are terminated with patch panel and keystones.
Wall outlet: cables at each office are terminated with wall outlet.
Patch Panel: there are total six cat 6 with 24 ports patch panels mounted one at each racks
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are six 4u racks in this bench.
Active Device: There are nine D-Link switches. six of them are with 24 port , two of them switches
are 16 ports and one is 48 port.
NO RACK: Addis Ketema First Instance
Trunking: all the cables in building are not covered with trunking.
Cabling: some cables are connected with D-link but it is difficult and complex to identify witch cable
is connected to witch d-link
Wall outlet: no wall outlet
Patch cord: no patch cord
Rack Size and Cable Management: there is no Rack.
Active Device:
one non manageable d-link switch
Two TP-link switches with 16 ports each.
Conclusion: as general there is no network infrastructure in this branch except three D-link switches
and some unmanageable cables used to connect with some users.
Number of users:35
Rack NO (Location): Diredawa First Instance Court
Cabling: no cable
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Wall outlet: some wall outlet and some cables in 3rd floor and 2nd floor are installed. But those wall
outlet and cables are not connected with patch panel because there is no Rack and patch panel.
Active Device: there are four d-link switches connected with computers in different room.
Conclusion: as general There is no network infrastructure except some d-link connected with some
computers.
Number of users:33
Number of wall outlet: 8 but not connected with patch panel.
Rack 1 (Location Judge office 105): Akaki First Instance Court

Rack 2(Location outside corridor 108)
RACK3(Location ICT office)
RACK4(Location ICT office)
Trunking: Most of the cables in the building are covered with trunking form Rack 1 and Rack 2 to
each node. But some trunking are not properly installed.
Cabling: Cat 6 cable are installed from RACK 1 and Rack 2 to each node with protected trunking. But
some of them are not properly protected
some are not. In general, it is not standard.
Patch cord: some standard one-meter patch cords are used to connect patch panel and D-link switch
but the other patch cords are not standard.
Patch Panel: There are two patch panel installed in Rack 1 and one Patch panel installed in Rack 2
48 patch panel: Rack 1
Rack Size and Cable Management:
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RACK 1: 6U and it is managed by one-meter patch cord

Rack 2: 6u and it is managed by one-meter patch cord
Rack 3: 24U
Rack 4: 4u
Active Device:
one 48 port D-link installed in Rack 1
One 24 port D-link installed in Rack 2
One 24 Port D-link installed in Rack 4
Conclusion: The network Infrastructure is installed by the owner of the Building

Number of Wall outlet: 72
Number of Users: 87
Number of Computers: 42
Rack 1 (Location G-F left corridor) : Bole First Instance Court

Rack 2(location G-F right corridor)
Rack 3(location 1st-F left corridor)
Rack 4(location 1st –F right corridor)
Rack 5(location 2nd –F left corridor)
Rack 6(location 2nd –F right corridor)
Trunking: all the cables installed from the Rack on offices in the 2nd floor, 1st floor and Ground floor
is well covered using trunking. Some cables are installed out of the Rack and trunk from floor to floor.
Cabling: the cables installed in the patch panel are well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks. But
it is not giving service. They use unmanaged cables that connect with D-link from room to room. It is
difficult which cable goes to which office and terminated to which outlet. They are not well punched
on the patch panel.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are distributed according to computer distribution. In some offices there are
shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not considering the
number of users per room. Because users change their office from room to room through time. Thus
leads the users and wall outlet to difference.
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Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is LINKBASIC. It is 48 port each Rack and cat6.half of the
ports are punched with cables in each patch panel. So It can be scalable to fill the gap of users and
wall outlet per room.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks per floor in the 2nd ,1st and ground floor
with 6u, they contain Two 24 patch panel per floor with punched cables only.
Active Device: There is one ZTE access switch with 24 access ports.
Summary: as general two Rack are installed with one 48 patch panel each and full trunking from
each node in the 3rd floor. But there is no active device in the new rack because of those devices they
are not get service from this infrastructure. They use unmanaged cables that connect with D-link from
room to room. It is difficult which cable goes to which office.
Number of users:45
Number of wall outlet installed:31 double wall outlet one for data one for telephone
Rack NO (Location): Diredawa First Instance Court
Cabling: no cable
Wall outlet: some wall outlet and some cables in 3rd floor and 2nd floor are installed. But those wall
outlet and cables are not connected with patch panel because there is no Rack and patch panel.
Active Device: there are four d-link switches connected with computers in different room.
Conclusion: as general There is no network infrastructure except some d-link connected with some
computers.
Number of users:33
Number of wall outlet: 8 but not connected with patch panel.
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Rack 1(2nd floor right toilet side) : Kirkos First Instance Court
RACK 2(2nd floor Left toilet side)
Rack 3(1st floor right toilet side)
Rack 4(1st floor left toilet side)
Rack 5(G-f right toilet side)
Rack 6(G-f left toilet side)
Trunking: the cables in all the offices in the 2nd, 1st, & Ground floors are well covered using
trunking. But Some cables are installed out of the trunk.
Cabling: the cables installed in the patch panel are well labeled.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to computer distribution. In some offices
there are shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not
considering the number of users per room. Because users change their office from room to
room through time. Thus leads the users and wall outlet to difference.
Patch cord: patch cords which available in the offices are not uniform and standard, some are
short and some are too long. No well managed.
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch panel is BDN+. It is 24 port each Rack.
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in each floor with 4u, they contain one
24 patch panel each with punched cables and D-links. So the racks installed in the building are
not scalable they cannot add more patch panels and active devices.
Active Device: one D-link per patch panel is installed on each rack and also one d-link is
installed on social science office.
Conclusion: as General in the building there are six 4U Racks installed with one 24 port patch
panel and one d-link each. cables also installed from each node to nearest rack through
protected trunks. The racks installed in this branch are not scalable because they are very small
racks they cannot add additional devices.
Number of users:53
Number of wall outlet installed:36 single wall outlet
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Rack 1(location 2nd floor right side): Yeka First Instance Court
RACK 2(location 2nd floor left side)
Rack 1(location 1st floor right side)
RACK 2(location 1st floor left side)
Rack 1(location Gr floor right side)
RACK 2(location Gr floor left side)
Trunking: the cables in all the offices in the 1st, 2nd and Ground floors are well covered using
trunking. But Some cables are installed out of the trunk.
Cabling: the cables installed in the patch panel are well labeled, even the cables that are uplinks.
Wall outlet: wall outlets are not distributed according to computer distribution. In some offices
there are shortages outlets, in some offices there are excess nodes. The wall outlets are not
considering the number of users per room. Because users change their office from room to
room through time. Thus leads the users and wall outlet to difference
Patch cord: patch cords which available in the offices are not uniform and standard, some are
short and some are too long. Not well managed.
Patch Panel: the brand of the patch BDN+. It is 24 port patch panel and each Rack contains
one 24 port patch panel. Above half of the ports are punched with cables in each patch panel
Rack Size and Cable Management: there are two racks in each floor with 4u, they contain one
24 patch panel per rack with punched cables. So the Racks are not scalable because they cannot
add additional devices
Active Device: there are three d-links in ground floor, four d-links in 1st floor and two d-links
in 2nd floor are installed.
Summary: as general two Rack are installed with one 24 patch panel each and full trunking
from each node in the 2nd, 1st and ground floor. But the rack installed in each floor are not
scalable because their size is 4u. nine d-link also installed in the building.
Number of users:45
Number of wall outlet installed:19
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ANNEX C: Network Infrastructure Distribution Summary

C-1: Federal Supreme Court
User, Computer Vs Node Distribution summary
Total № of User Total № of Computer Total № of Node
384 314 357

Rack, Patch panel distribution
Type № of port/ № of Used
panel brand QTY Model Rack Size
(PORT) rack Port
D-LINK 1
LINKBASIC 6 CAT 6 24 144 96 2*6U
Sur-Link 23 CAT 6 24 552 306 9*6U &4*12U
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CAT 5 1 CAT 5 16 16 1 6U
Inf-link 1
NO BRAND 9 FIBER 24 216 11 4*6U, 1*12U & 1*4U
C-2: LIDETA FHC

272 199 173
Rack, panel distribution

Type № of Used
panel brand QTY Model № of port Rack Size
(PORT) Port
CNET 10 CAT 6 24 240 145 6*4U, 1*6U, 1*27U
AMP 1 CAT 6 24 24 0 1*6U
CAT5 e 1 CAT5 e 48 48 15 1*6U
D-LINK 1 CAT 6 48 48 11 1*4U
NO PANEL 6 0 1*4U
C-3: KALITY FHC

46 26 126
Rack panel distribution

№ of Used Rack Rack installed
panel brand QTY Model Type № of port
Port Size Location
Link Basic 10 CAT 6 9X24,1X48 288 29 12u
Mini pro 2 CAT 6 48 96 0 12u
C-4: ARADA FHC

4 6 0
C-5: BOLE FHC
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45 30 66
Rack, patch panel distribution

Type
Patch panel brand QTY Model № of port № of Used Port Rack Size
(PORT
LINK BASIC 3 CAT 6 48 144 0 2*6U
C-6: DIREDAWA FHC

28 25 0

C-7: LIDETA FFIC
135 147 62
C-8: YEKA FFIC

56 39 17
Rack Patch panel distribution
panel brand QTY Model Port № of port № of Used Port Rack Size
BON+ 6 CAT 6 24 144 48 6*4U ZTA
C-9: MENAGESHA FFIC

61 24 86
Rack Patch panel distribution
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№ of Used Rack installed

panel brand QTY Model Type № of port Rack Size
Port Location
No panel 1*24U
No panel 2*4U
C-10: NIFAS SILK LAFTO FFIC

30 28 1

Patch panel № of port/ № of Used Rack Rack installed
QTY Model Type
brand rack Port Size Location
NO NO NO NO NO NO 1*4 U
C-11: KIRKOS FFIC

73 44 57

Patch panel № of Used Rack Rack installed
QTY Model Port № of port
brand Port Size Location
BDN+ 6 CAT 6 24 144 72 4U
C-12: ARADA FFIC

27 27 0

No rack & panel
C-13: ADDIS KETEMA FFIC
35 36 2
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No rack& panel
C-14: BOLE FFIC
107 32 142
Patch panel brand QTY Model Type № of port № of Used Port Rack Size
Link Basic 6 Cat 6 48 288 142 6*6U
C-15: DIREDAWA FFIC

33 28 7

No rack & patch panel
C-16: AKAKI FFIC
90 32 77

Patch panel
QTY Model Type № of port № of Used Port Rack Size
brand
S-Link 2 SL-F624 24 48 15 1*4U &1*6U
APKR 1 APKR 48 48 24 6U
C-17: KOLFE KERANIO FFIC

47 34 30
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Patch panel № of port/ № of Used Rack Rack installed
QTY Model Type
brand rack Port Size Location
24U 1
ANNEX D: Switch Router and Firewall data Summary
Switch Router and Firewall data summary per Branch

C-2-1: Federal Supreme Court Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary
Switch Router Type Total № Total № of
Model QTY Service
Brand Brand (port) of Port Used Port
ZTE cisco 2 x R10 3928A 7 24 168 139 Internet access

internet access & DATA
cisco 2960 15 24 360 198 CERVICE
D-link DES 1008A 1 8 8 8 internet ACCESS
HUWAIE AR 2200 2 2 4 4 internet access
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TP-LINK TL-SP-1048 2 48 96 63 internet access

" TL-SP-1024 1 24 24 18 internet access
internet access & Data
3 COM 3 COM 2 24 48 47 service
C-2-2: LIDETA FHC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Switch Router Total № of Total № of
Model QTY № of Port Service
Brand Brand Port Used Port
CISCO 2960 9 24 216 191 ACCESS
" 3560 1 24 24 10 DISTIBUTION
CISCO 1841 2 2 4 2 INTERNET

DLINK DES 1024 2 24 48 18 ACCESS
DES 1016 2 16 32 12 ACCESS
DES 1008 2 8 16 16 ACCESS

3.COM Base2024 2 24 48 33 ACCESS
TPLINK TL-SF 1024D 2 24 48 40 ACCESS
Td1008A 1 8 8 8 ACCESS
C-2-3: KALITY FHC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Total № of Total № of
Brand Model QTY № of Port Service
Port Used Port
D-LINK DES-1024A 3 24 72 0 ACCESS SWITCH
C-2-4: ARADA FHC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D- LINK DES 10-16 2 16 32 16 INTERNET
TPLINK TL-SF-1024 1 24 24 7
C-2-5: BOLE FHC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-Link DES-1016D 5 16 80 42 access switch
DES-1008D 1 8 8 4 access switch
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C-2-6: DIREDAWA FHC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-Link DES-1008A 2 8 16 12 Access Switch
D-Link DES-1016A 1 16 16 16 Access Switch
Tp-link Tp-link 1 8 8 8 Access Switch
C-2-7: LIDETA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Switch Router № of Total № of Total № of
Model QTY Service
Brand Brand Port Port Used Port
cisco 1920 serie 1 2 2 2 internet access
cisco 2900 2 24 48 31 internet access

internet distribution
D-Link
DES 1024D 8 24 192 82 & access
DES 1016D 2 16 32 25 internet access
V1416-24 19663A
HP 8 24 192 136 internet access
Rsrlc1100 1 8 8 4 internet access
TPLINK 1 16 16 11
3 COM 1 24 24 16
C-2-8: YEKA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-LINK DES-1016D 2 16 32 10 Access switch
D-LINK DES-1024D 6 24 144 65 Access switch
D-LINK DES-1050G 1 48 48 4 Access switch
C-2-9: MENAGESHA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Total № Total № of
of Port Used Port
D-LINK DES-1016 16 DATA ACCESS

1 16 8
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D-LINK DES-1024 120 DATA ACCESS

5 24 101
C-2-10: NIFAS SILK LAFTO FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary
Port Used Port
BASELINE 3 COM 1 24 24 3 ACCESS
D-LINK DES-1016 1 16 16 3 ACCESS

D-LINK DES-1024 1 24 24 11 DISTRIBUTION
TIPLINK TLSF 1024 3 24 72 37 ACCESS
C-2-11: KIRKOS FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-LINK DES 1016 2 16 116 ACCESS SWITCH
D-LINK DES 1024 5 24 60 ACCESS SWITCH
C-2-12: ARADA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D- LINK DES 10-16D 2 16 32 19 INTERNET
DES 10-24D 2 24 48 16 INTERNET & DATA
C-2-13: ADDIS KETEMA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary
Port Used Port
TP-link TLSF1016 2 16 32 13 access switch
D-link DES-1024D 1 24 24 22 access switch

C-2-14: BOLE FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary
Port Used Port
ZTE 3928A ZYR 10 1 28 28 16 Access switch
C-2-15: DIREDAWA FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-LINK DES-1008D 1 8 8 8 ACCESS SWITCH
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C-2-16: AKAKI FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary

Port Used Port
D-Link DES-1024D 3 24 72 14 access
DES-1050G 1 50 50 36 access
C-2-17: KOLFE KERANIO FFIC Switch, Router & Firewall Data summary
Brand Model QTY № of Port Total № of Total № of Service
Port Used Port
D-Link DES-1024D 3 24 72 14 access
DES-1050G 1 50 50 36 access
Annex E – Office Locations of Federal Courts
The following table summarizes the Office locations of the Federal Courts:
No. Name of Directorate /Court Office Location
Sidist Kilo, above the Ministry of

1. Federal Supreme Court Head Quarter
Finance and Economic Cooperation
2. Federal High Court Head Quarter Lideta Sub City
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No. Name of Directorate /Court Office Location
3. Federal First Instance Court Head Quarter Lideta Sub City
4. Diredawa Federal High Court Dire Dawa
5. Diredawa Federal First instance Court Dire Dawa
Sidist Kilo, in front of St Yared Music

6. Office of Judicial Execution
School
Women and Youth Directorate of the Federal

7. Sidist Kilo, opposite to Sanford
Supreme Court
International School
8. Federal Sheria Court
9. Bole Federal High Court Bole Sub City
10. Arada Federal High Court Arada Sub City
11. Kality Federal High Court Akaki Kality Sub City
12. Lideta Federal High Court Lideta Sub City
13. Lideta Federal First Instance Court Lideta Sub City
14. Akaki Kality Federal First Instance Court Akaki Kality Sub City
15. Addis Ketema Federal First Instance Court Addis Ketema Sub City
16. Arada Federal First Instance Court Arada Sub City
17. Bole Federal First Instance Court Bole Sub City
18. Menagesha Federal First Instance Court Gulele Sub City
19. Kirkose Federal First Instance Court Kirkose Sub City
20. Kolfe Keraniyo Federal First Instance Court Kolfe Keraniyo Sub City
21. Nefas Silk Lafto Federal First Instance Court Nefas Silk Lafto Sub City
22. Yeka Federal First Instance Court Yeka Sub City
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The 17 Federal Courts are currently operating in these locations, and wide area networking of
all of these locations is being studied by this project.
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Annex F: Existing LAN Layout of Federal Courts
Yeka FFIC Layout
1 Node
1 Node
1 Node
007 005
Casher Room 006 Judge Room Family Council
Court Sec
1 Node
1 Node 1 Node 1 Node
2 Node
1 Node
0
2 Node
03
Social Workers
1 Node
1 Node Registrar
3 Node
012 2 Node
Info Desk
1 Node Design By
014 Project YEKA FFIC

Client Complain
Reception Building
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
20
Nodes
GROUND FLOOR
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104
Judge
1 Node
Room
2 Node

1 Node
1 Node
1 Node Office
1 Node
Up
6 Node

3 Node
Design By
Project YEKA FFIC
Building
Up
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
27
Nodes
1ST FLOOR
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1 Node
1 Node
3 Node
3 Node 2 Node
2 Node
5 Node
1 Node
Office
2 Node
5 Node
1 Node
3 Node
1 Node 2 Node
1 Node
Design By
Project YEKA FFIC
Building 2ND FLOOR
Up
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Nodes
33
ND
2 FLOOR
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Akaki FFIC Layout
1 1
2 node 2 node
1 node 2 node 2 node node
node 1
4 node node
126
130 122 120
129 128 124 123 121 118
1 1
node 127 117 node
4 node
116 1
131 node
1
115 node
1
node 1 105 106
1 107 1
1 node node
node 2 node
132 139 node 140
3 node 1 141
node
1 114
node 108
133 10 node
102
104 4 node
134 1 109
4 node node
1 112
138 node 2 node
Archive
142 103
3 node 1
2 node
135 node 111
136 137 8 node
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Kality FHC Layout
2 node
9
2 node
1 6
2 node
10
Up 5
2 node
11
12
13
7 node
18
1 14
node
15
2 node
17
2 node
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Up
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3 node
27 3 8
Up
11
6 node 5 2 node
ICT
12
9 10 13
25
8 node 18
24 23
15
17
28
18
3 node 3 node
19
20
22
29 21
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3 node
2 node 11
3 node
Up
27 5 12
5 node 9 10
9
28 node
26 24
4 node
25
4 node
29 3 node
23 15
16
30 22 21
17
1 NODE
5 node 18
7 20 19
node
BOLE FFIC Layout

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Up
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6 Node 8 Node 8 Node 2 Node 2 Node

Up
106 105 104 103 102 101
107
Up
1 Node
108
1 Node
Judges Café
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2 Node
Up
206 105 204 203 202 201

1 Node
Up
214
1 Node
212
213
2 Node
207 208 209 210 211
BOLE FHC Layout
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3 Node 3 Node 3 Node 4 node 2 node 2 node
206 205 204 203 202 201
Up
219
213 214 215 216 217 218
2 node 2 node 2 node 1 node 1 node
MENAGESHA 5 KILO BRANCH Layout
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Secretary &
5 Node Voice Cash Room
Recorder
8 Node 4 Node
6 Node Data Base
Information
Desk 4th Criminal Bench
TRANSCRIBER R.Nº 5 Judge Office
R.Nº 4 R.Nº 7
R.Nº 3
R.Nº 3
R.Nº 2
R.Nº 3
Registrar
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1st Criminal
Bench
4th Criminal Bench
2 Node
R.Nº 12
R.Nº 9
3rd Criminal
R.Nº 11
Bench Judge
Office
R.Nº 10
2 Node Judge Office
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Menagesha FFIC SEMEN MAZEGAJA Layout
4 Node
2 Node
INFORMATION R. Nº 3
DESK
R. Nº 2
Up
SEMEN MAZEGAJA
GROUND FLOOR
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Toilet
SEMEN MAZEGAJA
1ST FLOOR
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1st Fitabiher Judge
R.Nº
1ST, 2ND, 3RD Work
Argument bench
R.Nº 11
R.Nº 10
4 Node
JUDGE OFFICE
Toilet
4 Node
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4 Node
R.Nº 11
4 Node
R.Nº 12
Toilet
SEMEN MAZEGAJA 3 FLOOR
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LEDETA FHC
8 Court
Up
Up
2 Criminal 18 Criminal 15 Criminal 5 & 6 Criminal
Court Room Court Room
13 Criminal court
Court Room Court Room
3 Criminal court
2 Criminal court
1 Criminal court
14&16 Criminal
11&12 Criminal
Plasma Room
10 Criminal
5 & 6 Court
Judge
Judge
Judge
Judge
Court
court
Court
8 Court
15 Court
TOILET
202
204
TOILET
40198mm
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Building FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 42 Nodes
Ground Floor
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411 Court Sec
415 Court Head

412 Registrar
414 Messenger
413 416 Registrar 417 Server Room 410 IT 419 Secretary
425 Photo
428 427 Database Copy 424 423 422 421 420
Up
Toilet Toilet
Toilet
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Building FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 46 Nodes
SECOND
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509 Library
Conference Room
503 Finance Director 505 Court MGR sec. Human Resource 507 Team Leader 508 Property MGT
502 Audit
518 Finance Head 517 Finance 516 Casher 515 Budget 514 513 Director 512 MGT 511 510 HR
Up
Toilet
Toilet Toilet
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Building FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 46 Nodes
THIRD FLOOR
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803
804
802
805
801 Court
806 Court
Toilet
Toilet
GROUND B2
808 Court
807 Court
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Building FHC BUIL- 2
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 7 Nodes
Ground Floor
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811
812
Data encoder
B2
809 816
Up
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 4 Nodes
FIRST FLOOR
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Toilet
Toilet
707 706
705
708 704 Court
B-3
701 Design By
702 705
Project LIDETA-FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 5 Nodes
Ground Floor
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710 709
711 714
712 713
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 9 Nodes
FIRST Floor
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602
Up
603
601 Court Room
604 Court Room
608 Court Room
605 Court Room
607
606
Toilet
Design By
Toilet Project LIDETA-FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 6 Nodes
GROUND Floor
Page 98
610 Transcriber 609 Court sec.
612 court sec.
611 611
Design By
Project LIDETA-FHC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 4 Nodes
FIRST Floor
Page 99
Up
6 5 4 3 2 1
B-5
White House
100 Info. Desk
Page 100
20 27
13 12
Up
LEDETA FFIC Layout
Page 101
006
Up
007
TOILET
008
TOILET
005
009
012
004
011
r
te
n
u
o
C
Up
LIFT
Office
002 003
Page 102
113 114 1 NODE
115 116 117

101
Lift
102 112
111
103
109
2 NODE
p
U
108 118
104
107
p
U
Design By
Project LIDETA-FFIC
105 106
Up
Building FFIC BUIL Lift

Single Data Node
Double Data Node
1 NODE
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 4 Nodes
FIRST FLOOR
Page 103
2 NODE 1 NODE
2 NODE 1 NODE
212 211
213
215 214 210
Lift Lift
216
201
3 NODE Up
217 209
2 NODE
3 NODE 2 NODE
218
208
202
219
3 NODE
207
203
Design By 206
Project LIDETA-FFIC 2 NODE

Building FFIC BUIL
Single Data Node 1 NODE 204

Double Data Node
205
Legend
RACK Lift Lift
Up
Total N0 of
Rack 22 Nodes
SECOND FLOOR
Page 104
314
2 NODE
313 312 311
315 Up
2 NODE
31
0
1N
OD
E
31
6
301
1 NODE
30
9
7
30
8
30
302
4N
6
4 NODE
30
OD
E
1N
OD
E
303
304 305
Up
1N
OD
E
Design By
Project LIDETA-FFIC
Building FFIC BUIL
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 16 Nodes
THIRD FLOOR
Page 105
1 NODE 1 NODE 1 NODE 1 NODE
415 414 413 412

416
Up
3 NODE
426
3 NODE 4 NODE
42 411
41 5
8 42
4
41 42 422 409
417 9 3
42
0
2 NODE
42
1
410
2 NODE
1 NODE
401
408
407 3 NODE
402
403 404 405 406
1 NODE
1 NODE
Design By
Project LIDETA-FFIC
Building FFIC BUIL
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 24 Nodes
FOURTH FLOOR
Page 106
KIRKOS FFICE Layout

0 0
014
Up
1 Node 1 Node
013 Archive
018 017
09 01 02
0 2 Node
004
012
0
005
1 Node
008 007 006
Cafeteria
Office
t
011 Toile Cafeteria 0 0
010 0
Design By
Project KIRKOS-FFIC
0
Building FFIC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 8 Nodes
GROUND FLOOR
Page 107
0 0
Up
4 Node
1 Node
0
4 Node 116 1 Node

ICT Judge Judge Judge
Database
101 102 103 104 105

1 Node
Secretary 115 Office
1 Node
106
112 111 110
0
100 107
108
0
0
114 2 Node 2 Node

3 Node
113 0
2 Node
1 Node Design By
Project KIRKOS-FFIC
0
Building FFIC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 22 Nodes
FIRST FLOOR
Page 108
0 0
Up
3 Node 0
5 Node
201
3 Node
218
202 203 204

205
1 Node Office
215 2 Node
206
211 210 209

0 2 Node
0
205 207
208
0
0
213
1 Node 3 Node 3 Node 2 Node
0
Judges Design By
office Project KIRKOS-FFIC
0
Building FFIC
Single Data Node

Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
Rack 25 Nodes
SECOND FLOOR
Page 109
0 0
Up
Office
0
0
Page 110
NIFAS SILK LAFTO FFIC Layout
Up
Secretary Judge
2 6
Judge
Information
Desk
Judge
Page 111
13 12
16 17
Up
Up
Page 112
13 12
16 17
Up
Up
Page 113
ARADA FHC Layout
Office office O.NO-03
Toilet
Court Hell
Judges
Up
ARADA FHC 1ST F
Page 114
Judges
O.NO-08 Meeting Hell
Secretarial Record and

Archive
Up
ARADA FHC 2ND F
Page 115
O.NO-30
O.NO-04
Court Hell
Up
ARADA FHC 3RD F
Page 116
O.NO-11 O.NO-10
ICT
O.NO-12
O.NO-09
O.NO-13 O.NO-08 Toilet

O.NO-07
Up
ARADA FHC 4TH F
Page 117
ARADA FFIC Layout
O.NO-07 O.NO-08
O.NO-03
Waiting Area
O.NO-06
O.NO-03
O.NO-05 O.NO-04 O.NO-01 O.NO-02
Up
ARADA FFIC 1ST F
Page 118
O.NO-07 O.NO-08
O.NO-03
Waiting Area
O.NO-06
O.NO-03
O.NO-05 O.NO-04 O.NO-01 O.NO-02
Up
ARADA FFIC 1ST F
Page 119
Lobby
Waiting Area
Cabinet
File
Toilet
O.NO-30
Cabinet
Toilet
O.NO-29
File
Toilet
O.NO-04
Waiting Area
O.NO-32 O.NO-26 O.NO-27 O.NO-28
Up
ARADA FFIC 3RD F
O.NO-25
Federal Supreme Court 6 KILLO Layout
Page 120
R.Nº 1 PROPERTY
R.Nº 2 R.Nº 3 R.Nº 4 R.Nº 5
ADMIN
1 Node 3 Node
COURT
SEBER COURT
PRISIONER
WAITING
ROOM
Page 121
COURT 1ST & 2ND COURT TRANSCRIBE

SECRETARY SCAN TENABABI TRANSCRIBER R
SECRETARY
4 Node 2 Node
CHILDREN LAW
CHILD JUSTICE
PROTECTION
PROTECTION
8 Node
OFFICE
4 Node
R.Nº 8 PHOTOCOPY
ROOM
4 Node
2 Node
SOCIAL
PHYICOLOGY
R.Nº 7
SERVICE
8 Node
R.Nº 6
1ST & 2ND COURT

SERVICE SECRETARY
FEDERAL
2 Node POLICE
TRANS
PORT
SECURITY
Page 122
4 Node
4 Node Federal Judge Federal
Operator Court Judges
MGT Dicplene
ARCHIVE
GROUND FLOOR
AMHARA
Court Archive Ethics REGIONAL
STATE
4 Node Up
TOILET
TOILET
TOILET
R 201 R 203 R 204 R 205
1 Node 4 Node
4 Node R 213 R 214 R 215 R 216

R 210 R 211 R 212
4 Node Up
4 Node
Page 123
TOILET
3 Node TOILET
R.Nº 302 R.Nº 306 R.Nº 307
R.Nº 301
R.Nº 303 R.Nº 304 R.Nº 305
6 Node 6 Node
2ND FLOOR
R.Nº 314
R.Nº 310
R.Nº 311 R.Nº 312 R.Nº 315
2 Node Up
TOILE
T
TOILET R.Nº 406
R.Nº 407
R.Nº 405 R.Nº 404
R.Nº 403
MEETING HALL 3RD FLOOR
R.Nº 401 R.Nº 402
Up
Page 124
9 Node
TOILET ICT
ICT DEP DIRECTOR
JUDGE
OFFICE
TOILET
COURT
SECRETARY
1 Node
R.Nº 101 R.Nº 102 R.Nº 103 R.Nº 113
R.Nº 111
Up
GROUND
R 105 R.Nº 108 R.Nº 110
R.Nº 104 FLOOR
JUDGE ICT COURT

OFFICE 1 TEAM
Node
VP
SECRETARY
2
Up
1ST FLOOR
R.Nº 201 R.Nº 202 R.Nº 203 R.Nº 204 R.Nº 205 R.Nº 206 R.Nº 207 R.Nº 209
1
VICE
PRESEDENT
Page 125
Public 3 Node
Relation and 15
Management Finance
Audit 1 Node
2 Node
Directorate
Up
2 Node
Court
2
Finance
Directorate 6
4 Node
Finance General
Up
Directorate Accountant
2 Node Court
Management
1 Node
Page 126
Up
Casher Library Casher
22 1 Node
16 1 Node
25 Public
24 Relation
directorate 20
1 Node
Public
Relation
Up
HRM
27
26
4 Node
18 19
General
Services
Page 127
2 NODE
7 NODE
Scam Court Secretary Database Casher Registrar
17 NODE
Secretary Court Secretary Database
7 NODE 7 NODE
Federal Supreme Sheria Court - Layout

Page 128
Up
Up
18
19
Design By
20 26 Project SHERIA
25
21 Building
24
Single Data Node
22 23
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
Basement FLOOR
Page 129
8 6 5
Up
Up
Design By 4
Project SHERIA
Building
3
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
2
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
GROUND FLOOR 1
Page 130
Up
Up
18
19
Design By
20 26 Project SHERIA
25
21 Building
24
Single Data Node
22 23
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
1ST FLOOR
Page 131
32 31 30 29 28
27
Up
Up
Design By
Project SHERIA
Building
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
2ND FLOOR
Page 132
38 37 36 35 34 33
Up
Up
Design By
Project SHERIA
Building
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
3RD FLOOR
Page 133
44 41
43 42 40 39
Up
Up
Design By
Project SHERIA
Building
Single Data Node
Double Data Node
RACK
Legend
Total N0 of
0
Nodes
4TH FLOOR
Page 134
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT Judiciary Execution

RACK
Page 135
RACK
Page 136
RACK
Page 137
RACK
Page 138
RACK
Page 139
Annex G – Observation Report
SERVER ROOM
In most of the sites no separate server room are prepared. Servers found in the ICT room
or Database room. In some locations, the allocated room does not full fill the room or data
centre requirements for the server safety such as air conditioner, fire extinguisher or cable
manager.
Rack
• The installed rack size is small cannot accommodate the network device and cables pulled
in the area. It doesn’t allow further network expansion
• The cables in the rack are not managed
Node
There is no adequate node for users/computers in most of the courts. Some nodes are not
installed properly but installed just to fulfil the immediate necessity. Moreover, some
networks have been made available by pulling outside trunking, patch panel and switch.
Page 140
Cabling
Copper cable
No uniform cable utilization is observed. Even in one site, two or more types of cables are
used at the same time (like CAT6, CAT 6e, BMT) which are different in thickness. In some
locations, cables are pulled outside the trunking which cause damage to the cable and
shorten its life time.
Page 141
Fiber cable
Fiber cable is used for cascading network from data centre to different rack in different
places as backbone. At the Federal Supreme Court most of the rack has fiber backbone
except for one building. The back draws observed on fiber cable installation is they used
telecommunication pole for fiber cable pulling root if tele want to change its pole they may
get affected. Building to building pulling system advantageous since increases the height
from the ground and reduce risk of damage by loaded vehicle. In other courts the cable for
uplink and backbone is copper.
Trunking
Their size is small to accommodate the existing cable and if it need expansion not possible.
Some of them are old and damaged
Patch panel and access switch
Page 142
There is no uniform utilization of network device in the racks. Some of them has patch panel
but no switch like Bole FHC in other place just only switches place in the rack without patch
panel like Lideta FFIC. The types of switches exist in majority of the places are not
manageable.
Configuration
There is no switch, router configuration except Network Address Translation (NAT) on the
routers for all Federal Courts.
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30/07/2018 01 July 30, 2018

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

July 30, 2018

BY XOKA IT Solution and

Existing Situation Analyses Document

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

Section 1 – Introduction & Overview of Project ................................................................ 4

Section 2 – Existing system: ICT Infrastructure Survey ..................................................... 8

2.2. Assessment Methodology ................................................................................................................ 9

2.4. Client’s existing Hardware and Software Utilization ............................................................. 15

2.5. Client existing LAN and WAN Devices....................................................................................... 17

2.6. Client’s existing Data Centre devices ......................................................................................... 18

Section 3 - Existing system: Organizational Functions ................................................... 19

Section 4. Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 29

Annex A: Computer Hardware and Software Data Summary ........................................ 30

ANNEX B: Existing Structural Cabling of the Federal Courts ......................................... 43

ANNEX C: Network Infrastructure Distribution Summary ............................................. 61

ANNEX D: Switch Router and Firewall data Summary .................................................... 66

Annex E – Office Locations of Federal Courts .................................................................. 70

Annex F: Existing LAN Layout of Federal Courts ............................................................. 73

Annex G – Observation Report ........................................................................................ 140

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

Section 1 – Introduction & Overview of Project

resources in an organization is the existence of a well-designed network infrastructure and

Network Infrastructure provides a number of different benefits to an organization that have

Network Infrastructure reduces organizations equipment and communication costs. When

necessary because electronic communication becomes the primary method of

communicating between coworkers.

organization using the network infrastructure.

integrated Information Network System (LAN/WAN); Network Infrastructure Requirement

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

size of networks and the introduction of higher-speed access methods create an

professionals to manage the available resources.

maintenance and support of computer systems and the networks.

An independence judiciary at Federal and State levels is established by the Constitution of

determined by law are:

▪ Federal Supreme Court in Addis Ababa,

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

▪ Federal High Courts in Addis Ababa, and Diredawa,

▪ Federal First Instance Courts in Addis Ababa and Diredawa.

As governmental power is divided into Federal and Regional administrative structures,

Proclamation No.25/96, enacted based on the constitution, has established a three-tiered

1.3. Overview of the Project

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

▪ Situational Analyses Document

▪ Weekly Progress Reports

▪ WAN Infrastructure Design Document

▪ Software Recommendation Document

▪ Staffing Recommendation Document

▪ Terms of Reference for WAN Infrastructure Implementation

▪ Project Closure Report

(SAD) is an analysis of existing gaps against Federal Supreme Court requirements.

The Assessment has identified gaps in the following areas:

▪ Client existing LAN and WAN Infrastructure

▪ Client existing datacenter devices including type and model

▪ Client existing manpower with qualifications

This ESAD document is prepared after a thorough analysis of these environmental

requirements for a Wide Area Network Connectivity among Federal Courts.

Existing Situation Analyses Document XOKA/R/01

Section 2 – Existing system: ICT Infrastructure Survey