Cisco Network Topologies and LAN Design

Cisco Network Topologies and LAN Design

Cisco network topologies and LAN network designs are vital internet platform for business activities as well as communication. In line with this, these network infrastructures makes the relaying of information from one source to another via the Internet easier for millions of individuals located in different parts of the universe. In analyzing these network infrastructures, the paper conducts a case study on growth and usage trends of Cisco's network topologies as well as LAN design in schools located within Baltimore, Maryland.

Network Usage Statistics

Since the inception of Cisco network, the number of the network design users worldwide has grown steadily over the years. At the beginning of the year 2000, there were less than 15 million Cisco network users across the globe (Odell, Korgen, Schumacher, & Delucchi, 2000). Moreover, widespread Internet usage has made the spread of the network design easier and made and the world smaller; a digitalized village. In the United States of America, the number of Cisco network and LAN subscribers has steadily risen to over two million subscribers in the present times. In addition, the use of Cisco network topologies has continued to serve a more diverse number of individuals and the table and graph below highlight the incredibly fast evolution of the topologies in America.

Table1: Network Topology Users in 2000.

Network from January to March 2000

Time

Average

MB per

Access

Total

LAN

Data

Transfer

Average

MB per

WAN

Access

Total

WAN

Data

Transfer

2095.7

2005.2

1900

2000

Figure 1: Network Topology Users in 2000.

The chart and table above show Cisco network topology users from the area under study in 2000. From both the table and chart, a forecast can be easily done to find the number of future network users. The number of network bandwidth usage by the current users stand at 2,130 and has the possibility of rising steadily to reach a saturation volume of 3,500, an equivalent value of about 3 users for every 50 students by the following year (Andonova, 2006). The table above is a representative of the world's Cisco network usage; Cisco network topology and LAN network designs has grown since the 2000 and has continued to be on a steady rise and is expected to accelerate reaching a plateau phase by 2030; this gives an approximately three-fourths of the world having access to Cisco network connectivity.

Function Y (X)

From the above table, the data model function for the data variation Y (X) = X2+2X+1, X>0 is easily attainable. By obtaining this function, the future prediction of Cisco network topologies and LAN designs usage in the universe is easier and more accurate to predict. For predicting expected trends in network usage, the forecast uses a logistic growth function based on International Telecommunications Union series; two key parameters being a slope coefficient calculated by the least squares procedure and a saturation point estimated by bootstrapping (Comer, 2008). The current forecast suggests that Cisco LAN design users will approach the plateau billion by 2030 and reach 90% of total potential market as soon as 2020.