1.List the major communities Researchers Computer Scientists, mathematicians, scientists .Individuals/ End users and Doctors Volunteers 2.List the major data stores and the user communities for each data store NAS clusters – Researches, scientists, end users Medical Records Storage – Raw data from volunteers. 3.Characterize the network traffic in terms of flow, load, behaviour, and QoS requirements. You will notbe able to precisely characterize the traffic but provide some theories about it an document the types oftest you would conduct to prove your theory right or wrong For Genome4U, the data store for the project will be a NAS Cluster. The flow type can becharacterized as distributed computing due to the data processing which can take place in themultiple computing nodes across the network therefore enabling the sharing of workload. Trafficload estimates will be based on the application usage patterns, time required to transmit dataonce the access to the data store is gained, and further observation of the frame sizes, andpackage size.Multicast behaviour for the Genome4U project transmits data to a multicastreceiver group depending on the user communities.In addition to the traffic analysis, allocationof resources will play an important role given the robustness in the genetic information of eachperson. The different applications can be categorized to establish the QoS requirementsespecially when handling sensitive data. A data store for raw data from the volunteers will contain their traits and medical records. If theyare filling out a form or submitting their information through an application, traffic flow willmost likely be asymmetric as the users will be send their data to the host. (Terminal/Host) 4.additional questions would you ask Genome4U’s founder about this project? Who besides the founder would you talk to and what questions would you ask them Further is information is required in order to get an overall understanding of the existing networkand the project’s structure. Questions to be asked to the founder will include the following.oWhat are the success factors and overall budget for the new network? oIs the new network designed required for the entire project? Or is it just a segment?oIs there any documentation on the existing network?oIs there anyone else involved in the project? If so, who would be involved in the decisionmaking and approval of the network?oWhere is the existing research data currently stored? In addition to the founder, it would be a good idea to talk to any internal or external usersinvolved in the project and ask them about the applications and their interaction with the existingnetwork. This would give a better idea on the expectations, application usage and thereforenetwork traffic Solution 1.List the major communities Researchers Computer Scientists, mathematicians, scientists .Individuals/ End users and Doctors Volunteers 2.List the major data stores and the user communities for each data store NAS c.

1. 1.List the major communities
Researchers
Computer Scientists, mathematicians, scientists
.Individuals/ End users and Doctors
Volunteers
2.List the major data stores and the user communities for each data store
NAS clusters – Researches, scientists, end users
Medical Records Storage – Raw data from volunteers.
3.Characterize the network traffic in terms of flow, load, behaviour, and QoS requirements. You
will notbe able to precisely characterize the traffic but provide some theories about it an
document the types oftest you would conduct to prove your theory right or wrong
For Genome4U, the data store for the project will be a NAS Cluster. The flow type can
becharacterized as distributed computing due to the data processing which can take place in
themultiple computing nodes across the network therefore enabling the sharing of workload.
Trafficload estimates will be based on the application usage patterns, time required to transmit
dataonce the access to the data store is gained, and further observation of the frame sizes,
andpackage size.Multicast behaviour for the Genome4U project transmits data to a
multicastreceiver group depending on the user communities.In addition to the traffic analysis,
allocationof resources will play an important role given the robustness in the genetic information
of eachperson. The different applications can be categorized to establish the QoS
requirementsespecially when handling sensitive data.
A data store for raw data from the volunteers will contain their traits and medical records. If
theyare filling out a form or submitting their information through an application, traffic flow
willmost likely be asymmetric as the users will be send their data to the host. (Terminal/Host)
4.additional questions would you ask Genome4U’s founder about this project? Who besides the
founder would you talk to and what questions would you ask them
Further is information is required in order to get an overall understanding of the existing
networkand the project’s structure. Questions to be asked to the founder will include the
following.oWhat are the success factors and overall budget for the new network?
oIs the new network designed required for the entire project?
Or is it just a segment?oIs there any documentation on the existing network?oIs there anyone
else involved in the project?
If so, who would be involved in the decisionmaking and approval of the network?oWhere is the
existing research data currently stored?
In addition to the founder, it would be a good idea to talk to any internal or external

2. usersinvolved in the project and ask them about the applications and their interaction with the
existingnetwork. This would give a better idea on the expectations, application usage and
thereforenetwork traffic
Solution
1.List the major communities
Researchers
Computer Scientists, mathematicians, scientists
.Individuals/ End users and Doctors
Volunteers
2.List the major data stores and the user communities for each data store
NAS clusters – Researches, scientists, end users
Medical Records Storage – Raw data from volunteers.
3.Characterize the network traffic in terms of flow, load, behaviour, and QoS requirements. You
will notbe able to precisely characterize the traffic but provide some theories about it an
document the types oftest you would conduct to prove your theory right or wrong
For Genome4U, the data store for the project will be a NAS Cluster. The flow type can
becharacterized as distributed computing due to the data processing which can take place in
themultiple computing nodes across the network therefore enabling the sharing of workload.
Trafficload estimates will be based on the application usage patterns, time required to transmit
dataonce the access to the data store is gained, and further observation of the frame sizes,
andpackage size.Multicast behaviour for the Genome4U project transmits data to a
multicastreceiver group depending on the user communities.In addition to the traffic analysis,
allocationof resources will play an important role given the robustness in the genetic information
of eachperson. The different applications can be categorized to establish the QoS
requirementsespecially when handling sensitive data.
A data store for raw data from the volunteers will contain their traits and medical records. If
theyare filling out a form or submitting their information through an application, traffic flow
willmost likely be asymmetric as the users will be send their data to the host. (Terminal/Host)
4.additional questions would you ask Genome4U’s founder about this project? Who besides the
founder would you talk to and what questions would you ask them
Further is information is required in order to get an overall understanding of the existing
networkand the project’s structure. Questions to be asked to the founder will include the
following.oWhat are the success factors and overall budget for the new network?
oIs the new network designed required for the entire project?

3. Or is it just a segment?oIs there any documentation on the existing network?oIs there anyone
else involved in the project?
If so, who would be involved in the decisionmaking and approval of the network?oWhere is the
existing research data currently stored?
In addition to the founder, it would be a good idea to talk to any internal or external
usersinvolved in the project and ask them about the applications and their interaction with the
existingnetwork. This would give a better idea on the expectations, application usage and
thereforenetwork traffic