You have been hired by a manufacturing company that has had its network in place for many
years. They currently have 50 computers connected to 10 Mbps hubs. You’ve been asked to
upgrade the network. This long-overdue upgrade is necessary because of poor network
response time caused by a lot of collisions occurring during long file transfers between
clients and servers.
• How do you recommend upgrading this network?
• What interconnecting devices will you use, and what benefit will you get from using
these devices?
• Write a short memo describing the upgrade and, if possible, include a drawing of the
new network.