CMGTCB554 Competency 2 Assessment
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businessoriented71Current Recommendation for
International Assessment of Standard,
Telecommunications Improvement With
Plastics Inc. Protocol, or Collaboration
Standard, Protocol, or Anticipated Effects of
Location Tool
Collaboration Tool Improvement
A standard for transmitting
No improvements needed.
voice traffic over IP
Corporate HQ, VoIP is a mature technology
VoIP (Voice over IP) networks. It is used to
San Jose that is well-established in the
replace traditional telephone
industry.
systems.
A standard for connecting
Corporate HQ, two points over a wide area No improvements needed. T3
T3 (WAN) Point-to-Point San Jose and network. It is used to provide is a mature technology that is
Protocol Corporate HQ, high-speed data transfer well-established in the
China between the two corporate industry.
headquarters.
A software application that No improvements needed.
Cisco Unified manages VoIP calls. It is Cisco Unified
Corporate HQ,
Communications used to control the routing of Communications Manager is a
San Jose
Manager (Call Manager) calls, provide call features, mature product that is well-
and manage call records. established in the industry.
A series of IP phones that are
used with Cisco Unified
Communications Manager. No improvements needed. The
Cisco IP Phone 8800 Corporate HQ, They are used to make and Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series is
Series San Jose receive calls, and to access a mature product that is well-
other features of Cisco established in the industry.
Unified Communications
Manager.
A standard for local area No improvements needed.
networks. It is used to Ethernet is a mature
Ethernet All locations
connect devices within a technology that is well-
building or campus. established in the industry.
A suite of protocols that are
No improvements needed.
used for internetworking. It
TCP/IP is a mature technology
TCP/IP All locations is used to connect devices on
that is well-established in the
different networks, and to
industry.
transmit data between them.
IP Storage Corporate HQ, A standard for storing data Consider migrating to a more
San Jose and on IP networks. It is used to modern storage standard, such
Albany provide high-performance as NVMe over Fabrics
(NVMe-oF). NVMe-oF is a
storage for enterprise newer standard that offers
applications. better performance and
scalability than IP Storage.
Consider migrating to a more
A standard for connecting
modern storage standard, such
Corporate HQ, storage devices to servers. It
as NVMe-oF. NVMe-oF is a
Fibre Channel San Jose and is used to provide high-
newer standard that offers
Albany performance storage for
better performance and
enterprise applications.
scalability than Fibre Channel.
Assignment Directions
Imagine this scenario: The International Plastics Inc. CEO would like more
information about your plans. The CEO wants to build an environment that blends
telecommunications and computer networks in support of the company’s business
priorities. To support this need, the CEO would like a detailed explanation of the IT
standards, protocols, and communication tools currently in use in the facilities to
determine if improvements are needed.
Review the 4 existing International Plastics Inc. network diagrams located in the
International Plastics Inc. zip file to assess their current telecommunications protocols,
standards, and collaboration tools used.
Prepare a chart using Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel to document at least 6
current standards or protocols per International Plastics Inc. location. You will have a
minimum total of 24 rows in your chart.
Use the following 4 headings in your chart:
• Current Telecommunications Standard, Protocol, or Collaboration Tool: List
each standard, protocol, or tool. Be sure to include at least 2 telecommunications
standards that support communication with storage systems.
• International Plastics Inc. Location: Identify the facility location for each
standard, protocol, or collaboration tool.
• Assessment of Standard, Protocol, or Collaboration Tool: Describe and assess
each standard, protocol, or tool. For the 2 that support communication with storage
systems, explain how they rely on storage systems and vice versa.
• Recommendation for Improvement With Anticipated Effects of Improvement:
Determine if improvements are needed for each standard, protocol, or collaboration
tool. If so, list your recommendations and how the improvements will affect the
standard, protocol, or tool.
Make a recommendation about which standards or protocols will impact the
company the most and write a 1-page explanation. Address the following questions:
• How did you make the decision to move forward with this recommendation?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of this recommendation?
How did you make the decision to move forward with this recommendation?
The recommendations for enhancement were derived from a thorough assessment of
the procedures, standards, and collaboration tools used by International Plastics, Inc. The
evaluation process took into account the benefits and drawbacks of each technology as well as
how well they aligned with the company's overall goals. Improving the efficiency, reliability,
and scalability of the IT infrastructure was the main objective. These decisions were impacted
by how mature and well accepted the existing technology is in the industry. TCP/IP, Ethernet,
T3, Cisco UCM, and VoIP were all solid, established technology. We did not recommend any
improvements to these technologies since they are robust and adhere to industry standards.
Improving speed and scalability prompted IP Storage and Fiber Channel to switch to a more
modern storage standard, such as NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF). Due to its superior speed
and scalability, NVMe-oF was suggested as an alternative to IP Storage and Fibre Channel
(Biswas et al., 2021). The goal of this change is to meet the requirements of business
applications and ensure that the storage infrastructure can handle future demands. Industry
developments and advancements in storage technology had a role in this decision. Both the
immediate needs of the business and its plans for the future in terms of technological
adaptation were considered in the strategic recommendations.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this recommendation?
New storage technologies like NVMe-oF boost performance. With NVMe's high-
speed, low-latency characteristics, NVMe-oF accelerates network data access and response
times. International Plastics Inc. may benefit from faster data retrieval in real-time analytics or
data-intensive applications. Scalability is improved with NVMe-oF, allowing the corporation
to easily extend its storage infrastructure to handle current business processes' rising data
volume (Guz et al., 2018). Scaling up helps the company develop and guarantees the IT
infrastructure can handle new demands without compromising performance or dependability.
This new standard gives International Plastics Inc. an advantage in storage technologies.
Migration expenses may affect NVMe-oF. Hardware, software, and staff training may
be costly for new storage requirements. The organization must assess the cost-benefit analysis
to ensure performance and scalability improvements justify the investment. Another factor is
migration disruption. Service outages from NVMe-oF migration may affect corporate
operations. A successful transition requires preparation and mitigation to minimize
disturbances (Zou et al., 2022). Implementing current system or application compatibility may
need extensive testing and certification. In a nutshell, NVMe-oF is fast and scalable, but
pricing and disruptions must be handled. Effective implementation and financial management
may mitigate the drawbacks of this storage technology update.
References
Biswas, J., Gupta, J., Kant, K., Pal, A., & Minturn, D. (2021, October). Provisioning
differentiated qos for nvme over fabrics. In 2021 IEEE 46th Conference on Local
Computer Networks (LCN) (pp. 154-161). IEEE.
Guz, Z., Li, H., Shayesteh, A., & Balakrishnan, V. (2018). Performance characterization of
nvme-over-fabrics storage disaggregation. ACM Transactions on Storage
(TOS), 14(4), 1-18.
Zou, Y., Awad, A., & Lin, M. (2022). DirectNVM: Hardware-accelerated NVMe SSDs for