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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester
T1 2018
Unit Code
BN106
Unit Title
Networking Fundamentals
Assessment Type
Individual Assignment
Assessment Title
Network design
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO
Mapping)
This assignment assesses the basic concepts of networking design; students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in the following unit learning outcomes:
· Recognize network topologies, media types and network components;
· Identify the network (OSI) layers at which various network devices operate;
· Use some basic tools/utilities for network analysis;
· Employ basic cabling and network design techniques to connect devices.
Weight
15%
Total Marks
60
Word limit
1500
Due Date
01/06/2018 5:00PM
Submission Guidelines
· All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
· The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
· Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension
If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly on AMS at least three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:
http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policiesprocedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic Misconduct
Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or cancellation of the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institutepublications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-
Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in the Unit Description.
Prepared by: Ms Ansam Khraisat XXXXXXXXXXModerated by: Dr Rajan Kadel May, 2018
Assignment Description
Imagine you are a network administrator for A
Company. The company has six offices in the city of Melbourne and the su
ounding subu
s. You need to prepare a networking solution that enables employees in all six offices to communicate both internally in that office and, to a lesser extent, between the other offices. The farthest distance between any two offices is 70 kilometres. Most user resource requirements are met by servers located in the same office as the users who need to access them. The main communication requirements between offices relate to e-mail and periodic file transfers. You have been promised a budget sufficient to meet the requirements, but you have also been told to keep costs to a minimum.
The company’s head office, on the other hand, occupies the top three floors of a building within the Melbourne CBD. Other companies have offices on the floors below. The head office consists of three departments: general support, marketing, and sales. General support occupies the first of the three floors, while marketing and sales are on the second floor and third respectively. General support has 32 workstations, marketing has 20 workstations, and sales has 38 workstations. Some applications require that data be transfe
ed between departments, but generally, each department has its own applications. Everyone needs access to the Internet, the company internal Internet (intranet), and email. You want to design the network that is as easy to manage as possible. You want to minimise the potential impact of problems on any one floor to the other two floors. You are implementing this network as a wired network.
Tasks
Write a report that address the following Criteria.
1. Your report should include a
ief introduction at the beginning of the report [5 marks]
2. Report should include relevant references and should be properly cited in text using the IEEE
style of referencing. [5 marks]
3. Design a wide area network solution for this company showing all the six office locations and any interconnecting devices such as routers, if any are used. What are some of the potential
concerns related to the connections between the offices? [10 marks]
4. Design a local area network solution for the company’s head office showing the locations of all workstations and interconnecting devices, such as hubs, switches, and routers, if any are used.
Show also the connection that provides Internet access. [10 marks]
5. Discuss the type of local area network wiring you would recommend and provide reasons to support your recommendation. [5 marks]
6. Discuss the type of local area network topology and protocol that you would recommend.
[5 marks]
7. Draw a floor plan for each floor at the company’s head office. If possible, show both floor plans on one page. [15 marks]
Use the following assumptions:
· Available hubs and switches have a maximum of 24 ports.
· Some software applications and large data sets reside on departmental servers.
· To support e-mail, a server is needed.
· To support the company intranet, a server is needed.
· The company does not have an unlimited budget but is willing to invest in quality technology.
· The company does not have an unlimited budget but is willing to invest in quality technology.
8. Provides a comprehensive summary of the work done [5 marks]
Marking criteria for Assignment #2: Marks are allocated as follows:
Section to be included in the report
Description of the section
Marks
Introduction
Outline of the report
5
WAN representation
- Provides a clear and well thought-out pictorial representation of the WAN as per specification
10
Specification
- Provides a clear and well thought-out pictorial representation of the design as per specification
10
Design a local area network
· Design a local area network solution for the company’s head office showing the locations of all workstations and interconnecting devices.
· Provides a concise and convincing argument for recommending the local area network wiring
5
Topology and Protocol
- Provides a clear and convincing argument for recommending the topology and protocol
5
Plans
- Provides detailed floor plans that into consideration the given assumptions
15
Conclusion
Provides a comprehensive summary of the work done
5
Reference style
Follow IEEE reference style
5
Total
60
Marking Ru
ic for Exercise Answers
Grade Mark
HD 80%+
D 70%-79%
CR 60%-69%
P
50%-59%
Fail
50%
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactor y
Evaluation
Logic is clear to follow with strong arguments
Consistency logical and convincing
Mostly consistent and convincing
Adequate cohesion and conviction
Argument is confused and disjointed
Explanation
All elements are present and well integrated.
Component
s present with good cohesion
Components present and mostly well integrated
Most components present
Lacks structure.
Reference style
Clear styles with excellent source of references.
Clear referencing
style
Generally good referencing/styl e
Unclear referencing/styl e
Lacks consistency with many e
ors
Report structure and report presentatio n
Proper writing. Professionall y presented
Properly written, with some minor deficiencies
Mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems
Acceptable presentation
Poor structure, careless presentation