Answer to Question #89379 in Computer Networks for Pride ndlovu

Question

1.1 Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology needs to interconnect several branch offices across a
metropolitan area. The network engineer is seeking a solution that provides high-speed
converged traffic, including voice, video, and data on the same network infrastructure. The
company also wants easy integration to their existing LAN infrastructure in their office locations.
Which technology should be recommended? (10

Answer 1

You should use virtual local area network (VLAN) technology.

The advantages of this method:

- Facilitates moving, adding devices and changing their connections with each other.

- A large degree of administrative control is achieved due to the presence of a device that performs routing at the 3rd level between VLANs.

- Bandwidth consumption is reduced compared to the situation of a single broadcast domain.

- Reduced non-production CPU usage by reducing the forwarding of broadcast messages.

- Preventing broadcast storms and preventing loops