LAB 3

LAB 3

WAN

OPNET Experiments

WAN Implementation

1. Objective
The objective of designing this lab is to show the WAN implementation. XYZ
company branches are in Glasgow and Manchester while head office is in London, all
the servers running in head office. The goal is to show network performance is
affected by background traffic. There are two scenarios in the project.
1. To show network performance without background traffic.
2. To show network performance with background traffic.

2. Wide Area Network

Large geographical area is usually
covered by wide area network
(WAN), requires the crossing of
public right-of-ways. Usually,
WAN consist of a number
Fig.
1 Network Overview
of interconnected switching nodes. Internal nodes routed the transmission from any
one device to its exact destination. Internal nodes are not concerned with the content
of the data. Their actual functionality is to offer a switching facility that will shift the
data from one to another node until they reach their destination.
3. Lab Description
Scenario consists of 3 offices each has CS_4500_3s_e6_sl4_tr2_adv for connection
to each other by using PPP_DS1 link. First and Second Subnet belongs to Glasgow
and Manchester office respectively while third one is for London. Branches consist of
10BaseT_LAN connected to router using 10BaseT link. There are 4 servers running
in London office and they connected to ethernet16_switch by using 100BaseT link.
It also consists of 10BaseT_LAN connected to router using 10BaseT link.
4. Creating Network
1. Start OPNET and create a new project. File New and chose a Project.
2. Name the Project <name>_WAN and Scenario name No_Traffic and Click
OK.
3. Select Create Empty Scenario and click Next.
4. Select World and click Next.
5. Select UK from the map list and click Next.
6. Do not include any Technologies and press Next.
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7. Review the values and press OK.

8. Now form Object Palette: (internet_toolbox) select Subnet and press it three
times in Grid on Glasgow, London and Manchester as shown in Fig. 1.
9. Place Application Config and Profile Config from the Object Palette into the
Grid.
10. To Configure Application Config, Right Click on it Edit Attribute
Application Definition and select 4 rows then configure each row as
written below

Row 0 Database Access (Heavy)

Description
Database High Load

Row 1 Email ( Heavy)

Description
Email High Load

Row 2 File Transfer (Heavy)

Description
FTP High Load

Row 3 Web Browsing (Heavy)

Description
HTTP High Load

11. To configure Profile Config, Right Click on it Edit Attribute Profile

Configuration and select 4 rows then configure each row as Fig. 2 of Lab 2.
(Hint: configure same as in Lab 2 but not configure Remote Login)
12. Now rename subnet to Glasgow, London and Manchester and then double
click on Glasgow. You are now in the subnet. Here you place 10BaseT_LAN
(from LANs) and one CS_4500_3s_e6_sl4_tr2_adv (from Cisco, chose CS
4500, then edit its attributes, double click on it model to set as in Fig.5 ) and
connect both systems by 10BaseT wire and rename Glasgow Office and
Glasgow Router as in Fig. 2. Similarly you have to configure the Manchester
subnet as shown in Fig. 3 .

Fig.2 Glasgow subnet

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Fig. 3 Manchester Subnet

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13. In the London subnet, place 4 ethernet_server, one ethernet16_switch (from

Ethernet), and one CS_4500_3s_e6_sl4_tr2_adv (from Cisco Object
Palette). Connect each Server to Switch and switch to router by using
100BaseT.

Fig. 4 London Network

Fig.5 Changing Model
14. Rename the entire network for London office as shown in Fig. 4.
15. Configure each server to its specific application, Right Click on Database
Server Edit Attribute Application: Supported Services Edit and
define 1 row and configure Database Server as shown in Fig.6. in Lab 2.
Similarly configure each server to its specific services and return to higher
level.
16. For configuring LAN of each office, Right Click on it Edit Attribute Set
Number of Workstation to 100, and then define 4 rows for Application:
Supported Profile and then configure each row as in Fig. 6 and press OK.

Fig. 6 Setting LAN Supported Profiles

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17. Use PPP_DS1 link (in internet_toobox) connect 3 subnets Cisco router. Save
the Project.
Second Scenario
18. Duplicate the Scenario, form Menu Bar Scenario Duplicate Scenario
and named it Busy_Network.
19. Select all links in between three cities by pressing shift key. Right Click on
any one Edit Attribute Background Utilization and configure it as shown
in Fig. 7 and tick the box on the bottom left Apply Changes to Selected
Objects and press OK you will see on the bottom left on the Project Editor
there is a message which shows 3 Object has changed.

Fig.7 Setting Background Utilization

5. Choose Statistics
For testing network performance select those statistics shown in Fig.9 of Lab 2 [but
not select the Remote Login because its not included in this Lab] Right Click on the
Grid any where except any node Choose Individual Statistics and click OK.
6. Configuring/Run Simulation
For running both scenarios concurrently, Scenarios Manage Scenarios, it will open
a dialogue box firstly you have to configure simulation as shown in Fig.8.

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Fig. 8 Manage Scenarios

In Results column choose collect or recollect option, Sim duration set to 5.0 and
Time Units to minute(s) and press OK to run a simulation.
7. Result Analysis
Once the simulation is over, to view and analyze the results:
1. Right click on the Grid and Select Compare Results.
2. Change As ls to time_average from bottom right part of Compare Results
box.
3. To view & analyze result unfold DB Query, HTTP, Email and FTP
respectively.
8. Question & Answer
Q1) Compare the DB Query Response Time (Sec) and Email Response Time (Sec).
Can you see any effect on network with or without background utilization?
Q2) Compare the FTP Download Response Time (Sec) and HTTP Page Response
Time (Sec). Can you see any effect on network with or without background
utilization?

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