A company has hired you as a contractor to install their backbone to connect four 100base-T Ethernet LANs (each of which uses a 24port hub) for connection to the Internet. Let’s assume Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, and optical fiber cables all have a fixed cost per circuit to purchase and install of $50, $60, $120, and $300, respectively (disregard the installation distance of the cables).
For this assignment, consider how you would design an efficient backbone and create a total cost worksheet for your design.
