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OARnet Client Network Diagrams

In​ my time at OARnet, I developed client network diagrams to help display how the internet network was connected to schools and universities throughout Ohio. Each map was based on the main backbone router that existed on OARnet's network in a specific city​. In the case above, the backbone router was located in Akron. The map then displays every client device that connects to that specific router.

I had developed a key for each different device as well as each different type service and link that existed between devices. And, links between devices are color coordinated based on the amount of traffic the cable can hold.

These maps helped the engineers quickly see how each device in the network connects, and it also helped OARnet's clients easily see how they specifically are connected to OARnet's backbone. 
These maps were built from interpreting a set of code called dev. The image above is an example of some of the dev code for one backbone device. 
I had to learn this language that the engineers used within the company and interpret it into something visual and easier to read for both engineers 
and clients.
The above three images are examples of a few of the other client network maps that I had developed. In total there were a little over 50 of these maps created and maintained any time a change was made in the network.
OARnet Client Network Diagrams
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OARnet Client Network Diagrams

These client network diagrams developed for OARnet helped display their network in an easy-to-read format for the engineers and their clients.

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