Problem and Purpose - giangpham-cncs/Capstone GitHub Wiki

Problem/Research statement

• The COVID Pandemic has limited our ability to interact and learn about real networking equipment. A solution to this is to use emulation or simulation tools that allow us to virtual construct and configure networks. Packet Tracer is one of these tools but it suffers from being limited to only CISCO networking products.
• Under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, most people would like to work from home in case they avoid expanding the virus. People who work on computer networks like students or engineering are looking for a tool that can work well on their personal computer, it has to be easy to use, lightweight, and free to download. The number of people who work from home still remains high around the world, and they need to be familiar with some different network simulation network tools in case they are overloading or run into the issue. GNS3 is a great choice for small and medium-sized businesses who don't want to spend a lot of money on network hardware and investigation or troubleshooting.

Purpose statement

• Provide Champlain students another means to construct networks consisting of technologies other than CISCO proprietary equipment.
• The purpose of this capstone project is to leverage knowledge learned about network design in the computer network realm and to build and test the simulation networks on a different simulation tool. The user can simulate a virtual or real network to test the different network configurations. They can use this tool to practice and prepare for the certification exam such as CCNA, CCNP.