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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T2, 2019
Unit Code BN106
Unit Title Networking Fundamentals
Assessment
Author
Dr Mohammad Mohammad
Assessment
Type
Individual Assessment
Assessment
Title
Assignment 2 – 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:
c. Recognize network topologies, media types and network components;
d. Identify the network (OSI) layers at which various network devices operate;
e. Use some basic tools/utilities for network analysis;
f. Employ basic cabling and network design techniques to connect devices.
Weight 15%
Total Marks 100
Word range XXXXXXXXXX
Due Date W Week-11 Thursday, 26/9/2019 at 23:59 PM.
Submission
Guidelines
ï‚· All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed
Assignment Cover Page.
ï‚· The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font and
2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
ï‚· 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 online to AMS follow the link below you may
equire to login. You must submit this application three working days prior to
the due date of the assignment.
https:
online.mit.edu.au/ams/PublicDocs/Student/MIT_Special_Consideration_Application.pdf
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
escinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and
procedure available at: http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-
publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-
Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in
your Unit Description.
https:
online.mit.edu.au/ams/PublicDocs/Student/MIT_Special_Consideration_Application.pdf
http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure
http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure
http:
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Assignment Description
A large business network has to be designed for an organization. The organization’s head
office is located in the Sydney CBD. The head office consists of three departments: IT support,
purchasing, and sales. The IT support is located on the first floor, while the marketing and the
sales departments are located on second and third floors of the building respectively. IT
support has 30 workstations, purchasing has 15 workstations, and sales has 50 workstations.
Some applications require that data be shared between departments, but generally, each
department has its own applications. Every workstation needs access to the Internet, Intranet
and e-mail system. The head office also requires wireless internet connectivity for all the
floors. Suppose you are the network engineer for this organization and your IT manger asked
you to design the network for head office.
The organization is also planning to establish three additional offices in the future namely
Queensland, Melbourne and Canbe
a. Your task to prepare a networking solution that
enables employees in all three offices to communicate both internally in that office and, to a
lesser extent, between the other offices and head office. According to the specifications
provided, the most user resource requirements will be 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 are required to design this network both as a wired and wireless (wherever required).
This assignment has two tasks:
Task A: Write a report with following sections:
1. Introduction
2. The LAN network design of the head office
i. Discuss the locations of all workstations and interconnecting devices, such as
switches and routers, if any to be used
ii. Discuss and justify the recommended media type
iii. Discuss the type of LAN topology and protocol to be used
iv. Identify and discuss the connection that provides the Internet access to the
LAN
v. The sketch of network plan for each floor (using some software such as MS
Visio)
3. The WAN network design between all five offices and the head office
i. The sketch of the WAN connectivity (using some software such as MS Visio)
ii. Discuss the devices to be used such as routers (if any) and their functioning
iii. justify the recommended media type
iv. Discuss the type of network structure suitable in this scenario (circuit switched
or packet switched structure)
v. Discuss the recommended routing protocol in this scenario (RIP or OSPF)
4. A summary section
5. References in IEEE style
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Task B: Create a 3 - 5 minutes PowerPoint presentation and present your work during the Lab
in Week 11.
Submission Guidelines
1. The assignment should be submitted on the Moodle in two separate files:
i. The report should be submitted as a Word file
ii. The presentation should be submitted as a PPT file
2. Do not use Wikipedia as a source or a reference
3. Must consider at least five cu
ent references from journal/conference papers and
ooks. Must follow IEEE referencing style.
4. Make sure you properly reference any diagrams/ graphics used in the assignment
Marking criteria:
Sections Description of the section Marks
Introduction Introduction about the report 10
LAN Network Design The LAN network design of the head office
i. Discuss the locations of all workstations and
interconnecting devices, such as hubs,
switches, and routers, if any to be used
ii. Discuss and justify the recommended media
type
iii. Discuss the type of LAN topology and
protocol to be used
iv. Identify and discuss the connection that
provides Internet access to the LAN
v. The sketch of network plan for each floor
(using some software such as MS Visio)
30
WAN Network Design The WAN network design between all five offices
and head office
i. The sketch of the WAN connectivity (using
some software such as MS Visio)
ii. Discuss the devices to be used such as
outers (if any) and their functioning
iii. justify the recommended media type
iv. Discuss the type of network structure
suitable in this scenario (circuit switched or
packet switched structure)
v. Discuss the recommended routing protocol
in this scenario (RIP or OSPF)
25
Summary A summary section describing the contribution of
the report.
5
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Report Layout The report layout should be appropriate (following
the submission guidelines and containing all the
sections mentioned above)
5
Reference style Follow IEEE reference style
ï‚· Must consider at least five references from
conference/journal papers, and books.
5
Presentation Slides The presentation slides should be well organised and
clear.
10
Oral Presentation Delivery of the presentation 10
Total 100
Example Marking Ru
ic for Assignment #: Total Marks 100
Grade
Mark
HD
80% +
D
70%-79%
CR
60%-69%
P
50%-59%
Fail
50%
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Introduction
10
Introduction is
very well
written
Introduction is
well written
Introduction is
generally
presented in
good fashion
Introduction is
presented
iefly
with some
elevance
Poor
Introduction with
i
elevant details
LAN Network
Design
30
In-depth and
very clear
discussion about
LAN network
design covering
all topics
Very clear
discussion about
LAN network
design covering all
topics
Generally good
discussion about
LAN network
design covering all
topics
Brief discussion
about discussion
about LAN network
design while
covering any three
topics
Poor discussion
with i
elevant
information
WAN Network
Design
25
A very clear and
in-depth
discussion about
WAN network
design covering
all topics
Very clear
discussion about
WAN network
design covering all
topics
Generally good
discussion about
WAN network
design covering all
topics
Brief discussion
about discussion
about WAN network
design while
covering any three
topics
Poor discussion
with i
elevant
information
Summary
5
A section very
clearly
summarizing the
overall
contribution
A section clearly
summarizing the
overall
contribution
Generally good
summary of the
eport
Brief summary of the
eport with some
elevance
Summary not
elating to the
eport
Report Layout
5
Well-designed
layout and
proper
formatting
following the
submission
guidelines and
containing all
the sections
Well-designed
layout following
the submission
guidelines and
containing all the
sections
Good layout
following the
submission
guidelines and
containing all the
sections
Report layout
following the
submission
guidelines and
missing some
sections
Report lacks a
proper layout
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Grade
Mark
HD
80% +
D
70%-79%
CR
60%-69%
P
50%-59%
Fail
50%
References
5
Clear styles with
excellent source
of references.
Clear referencing/
style
Generally good
eferencing/style
Unclear
eferencing/style
Lacks consistency
with many e
ors
Presentation
slides
10
Well organised
and resourceful
Organised and
esourceful
Resourceful but
could be better