HELP! Confused with my networking project

[DumbGuy]

Okay, in the final project for my networking class, they made us do a proposal for a huge network (2000+ nodes)

The network consists of 32 remote locations, 2 "important" locations and a Headquarters (everything is centralized here: servers, mainframes, data storage, etc).
To connect the 32 locations to the HQ, we used a 512KB Frame Relay, and we're using a 1721 Cisco Router. So here are my questions.

We got the frame relays on each of the 32 locations, but how do they connect to the HQ? Should we put another 32 routers there (which seems kinda... weird)? or is there a way of having a router handling all those remote connections?

Also, we're planning on using a T3 to be our Internet Service, what routers would you recommend we could use?

Thanks 🙂

 

[agnitrate]

Originally posted by: DumbGuy
Okay, in the final project for my networking class, they made us do a proposal for a huge network (2000+ nodes)

The network consists of 32 remote locations, 2 "important" locations and a Headquarters (everything is centralized here: servers, mainframes, data storage, etc).
To connect the 32 locations to the HQ, we used a 512KB Frame Relay, and we're using a 1721 Cisco Router. So here are my questions.

We got the frame relays on each of the 32 locations, but how do they connect to the HQ? Should we put another 32 routers there (which seems kinda... weird)? or is there a way of having a router handling all those remote connections?

Also, we're planning on using a T3 to be our Internet Service, what routers would you recommend we could use?

Thanks 🙂

No, I won't do your homework.

Aren't all of the questions some of the most basic things you learn in your class?

-silver

 

[DumbGuy]

Just looking for some insights.. geez.

 

[Aves]

This probably belongs in Networking.


Frame Relay allows you to have multiple PVCs built to just one physical interface using subinterfaces. If you have an incoming T3, you simply need to create 32 subinterfaces each with their own DLCI, etc.


Configuring and Troubleshooting Frame Relay

Hub and Spoke Subinterfaces