Module 3 - Build a Prototype or Pilot for the Network Structure

Section 1 - Build the Prototype or Pilot

PH Network Services Corporation: Solution

• The critical path on the implementation of the PH Network system will be obtaining circuits from the local provider.

 
• The Frame Relay circuits should be ordered as soon as possible.

 
• A structured plan should be established for doctor offices to place orders for ISDN lines as a coordinated order for the entire network.

 
• One hospital, one doctor office with an existing LAN, and one single-PC doctor office should be selected as a Phase I Group. The communication lines for these offices and the PH Network office should be installed first.

 
• The Catalyst 1900 switch and Cisco 3620 router should be installed in the PH Network office. Access to the Windows NT server by local PCs should be verified.

 
• The pilot network of one hospital, one LAN-based doctor office, and one standalone-based office should then be connected and completely tested by ping tests and user logins.

 
• The new SQL Server could then be added and the connection tested for the pilot network. Once these tests have proven the operational status of the network, the other hospitals should be added, followed by doctor offices, with an orderly, planned methodology.

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