Redesign UTP Gigabit Ethernet Network with SMLT

This paper is the documentation of the UTP "redesigned" network with Nortel's
SMLT feature. A simulation will be produced at the end of this project. The network
design will use full-utilization ofthe network devices in the campus.
The simulation of this network designed will be constructed by using the
OPNET network simulation software. The network will be designed with an SMLT
(Nortel's Split Multi Link Trunking) feature. The SMLT feature provides a reliable
enterprise network environment. Moreover, this feature will have a lot of advantages
which might overcome the network transmission problems. These will be discussed
later in this document.
This official documentation starts with the background study and the problem
statement of this project. It will also provide reviews from multiple sources such as
magazines, internetand reference documents. The Gantt chart also is provided in order
to guide this project systematically.
The advantage of redesigning the network is to provide a quality service for the
campus. The network will be used maybe for more than a decade. In order to get make
it future wise, Split Multi Link Trunking will provide the perfect solution to overcome
the clients needs. Moreover, Fast Ethernet is a bit too slow for a large campus, a Gigabit
Ethernet network is the most popular type of network for campus right now. It
completes the need ofUniversiti Teknologi Petronas technological evolvement.
Logically, implementing a new network type into 'UTP' might be costly, but the
writer has decided to reuse the hardware which is now used in the Fast Ethernet
network. Redesigning the network by using the same hardware will save costs but
maybe the redistributed links ofpoints will be the raw cost for this project.