SF Hospital Simulation

Inspiration

Emergency response systems rely on fast, reliable communication. We wanted to simulate what that network actually looks like under the hood.

What it does

Simulates a hospital dispatch network where virtual patients automatically connect to a central router and route emergency requests to each other in real time.

How we built it

Built the network topology in GNS3 and automated everything with Python — from booting the router to assigning IPs to logging every dispatch request.

Challenges we ran into

Getting the router to accept automated Telnet commands without timing out was tricky. Network configuration is unforgiving; one wrong IP and nothing talks to anything.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The entire network configures itself from a single Python script. No manual setup, no hardcoded commands typed by hand.

What we learned

How real network automation works at a low level the same way tools like Ansible and Cisco DNA Center operate behind the scenes.

What's next for SF Hospital Simulation

Scaling to multiple routers across different hospital departments, adding real time dashboards, and simulating network failures to test redundancy.

Built With

• python