A Project Report

on

HOSPITAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT

carried out as part of the course (CS1602) Submitted by

Rewati Pragya Singh

189202042
VI Sem, B. Tech (CCE)

Sanyam Jain
189202100
VI Sem, B. Tech (CCE)

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree

of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In

Computer & Communication Engineering

Department of Computer & Communication Engineering,

School of Computing and IT,
Manipal University Jaipur,
Jan-May, 2021
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the project entitled "Hospital Network Management" is a bonafide work carried out

as part of the course Computer Networks (CS11602 , under my guidance by Sanyam Jain, student of

Bachelor of Technology, Semester - VI_ at the Department of Computer & Communication Engineering ,

Manipal University Jaipur, during the academic semester 6th in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Computer & Communication Engineering, at MUJ,

Jaipur.

Place: Jaipur

Date: 17th May 2021 Signature of the Instructor (s)

 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the project entitled “_Hospital Network Management” submitted as part

of the partial course requirements for the course Computer Network, for the award of the degree of

Bachelor of Technology in Computer & Communication Engineering at Manipal University Jaipur during

the 6th semester Jan-May 2021 semester, has been carried out by me. I declare that the project has not

formed the basis for the award of any degree, associate ship, fellowship or any other similar titles

elsewhere.

Further, I declare that I will not share, re-submit or publish the code, idea, framework and/or any

publication that may arise out of this work for academic or profit purposes without obtaining the prior

written consent of the Course Faculty Mentor and Course Instructor.

Signature of the Student: Sanyam Jain

Place: Jaipur

Date: 17th May, 2021

 Abstract
The Computer Network is much more important for data communication in the
healthcare and medical informatics field. This report describes the network design
of Hospital Management or Hospital. In this network topology the nodes (i.e.,
computers, switches, routers or other devices) are connected to a local area
network (LAN) and network via links (twisted pair copper wire cable or optical fiber
cable). We have used Cisco Packet Tracer for designing the network topology. It’s a
general design which can be implemented at any higher level to manage network
systems.
Table of Contents:

S. No. Content Page Number

(i) Certificate 2

(ii) Declaration 3

(iii) Abstract 4

1 Introduction 7

2 Requirement Analysis 8

3 Facility Required 8

4 System Design 10

5 Work Done 11

6 Result and Discussion 15

7 Conclusion 15
List of figures/tables:

S. No. Figure Page Number

1 Cisco Packet Tracer Workspace 9

2 Topology of the Network 10

3 RIP Message Packet Format 12

4 Router2 RIP 13

5 Router1 RIP 13

6 Router0 RIP 14

7 Sending PDU from Server0 to PC9 14

1. Introduction

It is no secret that networking has become an essential part of

our lives. Our present modern information system makes use of
computers for the execution, each of them connected through an
optimized network. Healthcare is the most critical aspect of our
society, and many health care providers face challenges to offer
practical and active services to patients. Hospitals have multiple
facilities networked together which makes it difficult to pinpoint the
origins of various problems that interrupt business operations and
decrease the quality of care to patients.

These problems experienced by the hospital vary from issues

such as network hesitation and slowness to outages. Due to the fact
that there is an overwhelming amount of varying data and problematic
occurrences, this can consume large amounts of time and resources
for administrators to detect and isolate problems within a large
clustered network. This mini project aims to make the network easier
and more reliable.

The field of Information Technology and Network Infrastructure

Management has become crucial components within the healthcare
industry. Today, many hospitals, clinics, and outpatient care providers
are taking full advantage of the benefits that modern technological
advances have to offer. With the advancement in modern technology,
advancements in network monitoring devices enable doctors and
hospital professionals to perform rounds and have access to patient
information, vitals, and lab results via hand-held wireless devices.
Latest technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning
(ML), Deep Learning (DL), etc. are widely used these days for
improving the health conditions and living standards. We can monitor
heart rate, diabetic patients, etc with the help of IoT.
2. Requirement Analysis

We chose this topic because it will help our health care providers
and workers so much to handle situation, specially currently during a
pandemic. Software simulations may bring innovative and cost-
effective benefits in technology education.
Other objectives are as follows:
1. It will help manage the information related to health care.
2. It will aid in the job completion of health care providers
effectively.
3. Managing the data related to all the departments will be easier.
4. Save time.
5. Reduces scope of error.
6. Cost effective and easily manageable.
7. Delivered scalability and capacity to cope with future growth,
including planned expansion to new locations.
8. It can allow the introduction of new entertainment systems for
patients, including smart devices, improving patient experience
and corporate reputation.

3. Facility Required

We are using Cisco Packet Tracer to build our network. Packet

Tracer is a cross-platform visual simulation tool designed by Cisco
Systems that allows users to create network topologies and imitate
modern computer networks. The software allows users to simulate the
configuration of Cisco routers and switches using a simulated
command line interface. Packet Tracer makes use of a drag and drop
user interface, allowing users to add and remove simulated network
devices as they see fit. The software is mainly focused towards
Certified Cisco Network Associate Academy students as an educational
tool for helping them learn fundamental CCNA concepts. Previously
students enrolled in a CCNA Academy program could freely download
and use the tool free of charge for educational use.

Figure 1: Cisco Packet Tracer Workspace

The term "packet tracing" describes an animated movie mode where

the learner can step through simulated networking events, one at a
time, to investigate the micro genesis of complex networking
phenomena normally occurring at rates in the thousands and millions
of events per second.

We need a PC with 4 GB+ RAM for the packet tracer to run properly. It
works on any operating system.
4. System Design
The topology of the network we designed is as follows:

Figure 2: Topology of the network

4.1. Design Goals

The objective of network design is to satisfy data communication

requirements while minimizing expense. The Goal is to develop an
effective healthcare management system with least resources and
best connectivity. With proper Inter Device communication we ensure
to provide a non-interrupted fast and easygoing connection inter and
intra of the system. We also hold on to the security and make sure to
reach maximum security and make sure of no data loss.

4.2. System Architecture

The information system for a single hospital is best built around

a Multi-tiered Client-Server Local Area Network (LAN) architecture. By
this, it is meant that users enter and retrieve data using clients i.e.,
 computers with display monitors and data input devices such as
keyboard and mouse, obtain various applications software from the
Application server and store the data via the Storage server into
Storage devices (hard disks). All the tiers are linked through a network
consisting of cables joined by switches and routers. Part of the
network can also be wireless.

4.3. Detailed Design Methodologies

A hospital network is an example of a Campus Area Network that

is a group of interconnected Local Area Networks. The three main
routers represent 3 local area networks for different areas of the
hospital. These are connected with each other using Serial DTE Cables.
Each Local Area Network consists of multiple switches that connect
both wired and wireless access points throughout the hospital area. A
local file sharing server is hosted in a part of the hospital for sharing
patient documents across departments.

Router Redundancy can be easily added by interconnecting all routers

with each other to avoid network failure. Router-Router connections
are made using Serial Cables and all other connections use Copper
Straight-Through Cables. The Cisco 2911 Integrated Services Router
(ISR) used in this topology delivers highly secure data, voice, video, and
application service. This type of design ensures efficient use of the
available resources and fast connectivity between devices in different
areas of the hospital for fast communication and no data loss.

5. Work done

We have already discussed the topology. The routers are

connected to each other using a serial DCE wires and rest of the
connections are made by Copper straight through.

Copper straight-through: This is a standard Ethernet cable that is used

to connect two devices that operate in different layers of the OSI
model (such as hub to router and switch to PC). It can be used with
Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet port types.

Serial DCE: A serial cable is a cable used to transfer information

between two devices using serial communication protocol. DCE device
supplies the clock signal that paced the communications on the bus.

For routing, we have used RIP protocol. Routing Information Protocol

(RIP) is a dynamic routing protocol which uses hop count as a routing
metric to find the best path between the source and the destination
network.

Features of RIP:
1. Updates of the network are exchanged periodically.
2. Updates (routing information) are always broadcast.
3. Full routing tables are sent in updates.
4. Routers always trust on routing information received from
neighbor routers. This is also known as Routing on rumours.
Here we have mentioned the RIP of the routers which we have put.

Figure 3: RIP Message packet format

Figure 4: Router 2 RIP

Figure 5: Router 1 RIP

 Figure 6: Router 0 RIP

We have sent a PDU from Server0 to PC9 which was delivered successfully.

Figure 7: Sending PDU from Server0 to PC9

6. Result and Discussion

This report describes how we have designed the network

topology of hospitals (Health care System). It is a more cost effective
and efficient network process and framework. In a medical institution
or hospitals, there are several network devices including routers,
switches, IoT devices and computers from different departments that
need to communicate with each other for various reasons such as file
sharing, backup, resource sharing etc. There is a data flow between
the devices within the system.

All hospitals use a client server model for managing their

networking needs which consists of a central server having the
required capabilities. This model helps in packet traversal, provides
security and efficiency to ensure secure, fast and error-free
communication between all hosts.

This topology can also be implemented on a higher level of hospitals.

7. Conclusion and Future

We successfully implemented the structure in Cisco Packet
Tracer. It can be used in various places for error less transmission. By
having a fully redundant connection and with strategic planning and
long-term strategies, Hospitals can minimize risk and they can be
ready for future expansions of future medical centers or clinics. The
lower the error, the better services hospitals will be able to provide.

With this, we can also add IoT and connect devices like doctor’s
phones with the admitted patients so that doctors can monitor their
patients from far away. With the immense growth in technology, all
this becomes pretty cost effective and quick.