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MITS5003
Wireless Networks and
Communication
Semester 2 2020
ASSESSMENT GUIDE
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Assessment overview
Assessments Overview Weight Due date Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Assessment 1: Case Study and
Presentation
In this case study you will explore some of the latest
techniques in wireless communications and networks
and apply these to a given case study for methodology
selection, requirements and problem solving.
10% Session 5 Sunday
11:55 PM
ULO1 and ULO2
Assessment 2: Research Report In this assessment you will write a critique report on an
academic paper in the field of wireless for applications
to real world scenarios of communications and
networks
10% Session 9 Sunday
11:55 PM
ULO1 and ULO4
Assessment 3: Major Assignment In this assessment you will work individually to apply
your knowledge, to analyse and develop certain design
models based on specific requirements in a simulation
environment.
30% Session 12 Sunday
11:55 PM
ULO1-ULO4
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Grades
We determine your grades to the following Grading Scheme:
Grade Percentage
A 80% – 100%
B 70% – 79%
C 60% – 69%
D 50% – 59%
F 0% – 49%
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Assessment details
Assessment 1: Case Study and Presentation
Overview
Weight Length Due date ULO
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Introduction
In this assessment you are required to explore the given case study and provide a solution, employing the latest wireless communication techniques. The
solution needs to be presented in a report and a short video presentation discussing findings and the proposed solution. The assessment will help in
developing an understanding of communication in wireless networks and the limitations and challenges.
Case Study: Home office
Under doctor's orders for more bed rest, Jan received authorization from her employer to work from home during and immediately after her pregnancy.
However, to do her job effectively, she routinely needs to retrieve large files from the corporate local area network (LAN), modify them, and return them to
another location on the LAN. She also occasionally likes to print something for convenience or record keeping, and she needs convenient access to a telephone.
Jan has received instructions from her company's Information Technology (IT) staff regarding how to connect to the corporate LAN.
Jan cu
ently has
oadband access to her home. However, the only access is to a PC in a family room in the home's finished basement. Jan's family uses this
PC for Internet access, online gaming, and as a resource for school projects. The PC is connected to a colour printer. Jan wants to create a home office in an
unused upstairs bedroom. During the later stages of her pregnancy, she wants the convenience of working from more comfortable locations, such as her
couch or bed. She already has a cordless phone and is planning to purchase a laptop PC and perhaps a second printer. However, a quick call to her
oadband
provider has caused her to question the financial feasibility of running new wiring for
oadband access in other locations of her home. Perplexed with her
problem, Jan talks to some of her co-workers, and one of them mentions wireless. Jan does a little investigation of the wireless LAN products available and
decides many of the products are within her budget.
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The scope of Jan’s solution will be limited by the fact that she already has
oadband access installed in her home. She also has instructions for connecting to
the corporate LAN. However, she has not checked to see if the wireless home network will affect these instructions. Jan's challenge is that she needs reliable
high-speed access to the corporate LAN from the new home office and other convenient locations in the house. She wants to interfere as little as possible
with use of the PC in the family room, and she needs her laptop to be inaccessible from the family PC. She would like to have printing capability in the home
office. However, her solution must fit within a limited budget. Finally, all equipment that she uses for her solution must be immediately available.
Figure 1. Jan's Site
The proposed solution must consider the following requirements:
• Any locations where she wants to use the laptop should not be more than 100 meters (over 300 feet) away from the access point
• Interference which may be caused by the cordless phone and microwave
• The home network should be cost efficient
• The network needs to be secure
• Other users on the home network
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Submission Instructions
All submissions are to be submitted through Turnitin. Drop-boxes linked to Turnitin will be set up in Moodle. Assessments not submitted through these drop-
oxes will not be considered. Submissions must be made by the end of session 5 Sunday 11:55PM.
The Turnitin similarity score will be used in determine any plagiarism of your submitted assessment. Turnitin will check conference web-sites, Journal articles,
online resources and your peer’s submissions for plagiarism. You can see your Turnitin similarity score when you submit your assessments to the appropriate
drop-box. If your similarity score is of concern you will have a chance to change your assessment and resubmit. However, re-submission is only allowed prior
to the submission due date and time. After the due date and time have elapsed you cannot make re-submissions.
Please Note: All work is due by the due date and time. Late submissions will be penalized at the rate of 10% of the assessment final grade per day including
weekends.
Marking Guide: 50 Marks
Task Description Marks
Report Layout The report style, language and structure should be appropriate. 5
Introduction This section should include a few sentences which provide an outline of the assessment. 5
Elaborate Elaborate the importance of the home office and discuss how the proposed solution meets requirements
of the home office.
5
Design Update the site design to include all the new hardware required for the secured home network. The site
design can be modified, or you could create a new design based on the existing site, any tool could be used
to provide the design.
10
Critical Analysis The students are required to critically analyse, the communication channels and transmission techniques
used by the wireless devices, and the limitations of the proposed wireless devices.
10