Computer Network Design for Office Building Environment

This paper presents an example of designing a computer network for a business building. When creating the project documentation, care was taken to ensure that it complies with current standards and the Rulebook on technical conditions for the electronic communication network of commercial and residential buildings. The technical description explains what structured cabling is, describes the importance of following its rules and standards, and defines the ways of marking all the equipment used in the creation of this computer network. Furthermore, an overview of all equipment with its characteristics is presented in detail. The logical scheme defines the so-called vertical network, i.e., the backbone, that is, it shows how each individual part of the active equipment inside the building is connected, how the communication cabinets are connected between the floors, and how the network switches and routers inside the communication cabinets are connected to each other. For each socket and cable, a unique label is defined, this creates a horizontal office network. This is the main part of structured cabling, where the precise definition of each individual part of the computer network provides the basis for safe and stable network operation, the possibility of easy upgrades in the future, and the elimination of possible difficulties that may arise. Application of the quality of service (QoS) on the network will be considered is the and recommendations given to avoid undesirable congestion during the flow of data by properly planning the QoS rules, such as packet marking and traffic shaping.