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Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester T3 2021
Unit Code BN208
Unit Title Networked Applications
Assessment Type Assignment-1: Individual Assessment
Assessment Title Network Management Tools
Purpose of the
assessment (with
ULO Mapping)
Students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in the following
unit learning outcome:
• Apply socio-technical contexts in modern network applications and
management;
• Utilise common and emerging types of middleware to design and manage
networked applications.
Weight Total Weight of the Assignment 1 is 10%.
• Assignment 1-Part A: 5%
• Assignment 1-Part B: 10%
Total Marks • Assignment 1-Part A: 20 Marks
• Assignment 1-Part B: 50 Marks
Word limit • Assignment 1-Part A: 600 Words
• Assignment 1-Part B: 1200 Words
Due Date • Assignment 1-Part A: Week 3, 3/12/2021
• Assignment 1-Part B: Week 7, 7/01/2022
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 2.54 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. You must submit this
application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment.
Further information is available at:
https:
www.mit.edu.au/about-us/governance/institute-rules-policies-
and-plans/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/assessment-policy
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 rescinding 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.
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Assignment Description
Assignment 1 is divided into two parts. Part A focuses on the literature review about network
management tools and Part B is about the Nagios and its comparative analysis with available
modern tools.
Assignment 1- Part A: Network Management Tools
For this part of the assignment, write a report on exploring four network management tools
y reviewing the literature including research papers and book chapters. This part of the
eport must:
• Explain tools with their features
• Discuss network bandwidth analysis using each tool
• Provide a recommendation in terms of socio-technical context for a particular tool
ased on the analysis ca
ied out
Assignment 1-Part B: Wireshark
Each student will need to work on an assigned set of website and capture packets on their
home network. The students are assigned the set of websites based on their MIT ID from Table
1. After capturing packets from the websites the students are required to submit their reports
on the Moodle with screen shots of packet capture and the required graphs. The set of
websites include a website of a news channel and a website for live streaming. The students
are required to capture packets of images and audio from the news channel website and
capture packets from the live stream website while streaming for 10 minutes on their home
network.
The students are required to analyse the network performance for the assigned websites:
1. Time Sequence Graph
2. Throughput Graph
3. Load Distribution
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4. Identify IP Address and TCP port number client
5. Identify the sequence number for TCP SYN
Table 1: Website Allocation
Assignment Instructions:
• Assignment-1 should be submitted as an MS Word document.
• Do not use Wikipedia as a source or a reference
• Must consider at least eight (three for part A and five for part B) cu
ent references
from journal/conference papers and books. Must follow the IEEE referencing style.
• Make sure you properly reference any diagrams/ graphics used in the assignment.
Serial
Number
`Website Assigned Last digit of MIT ID
1 http:
www.abc.net.au 0 and 9
http:
iview.abc.net.au
2 http:
www.nine.com.au 1 and 8
https:
www.9now.com.au/live/channel-9
3
https:
www.
c.co.uk 2 and 7
https:
tenplay.com.au/
4
http:
www.skynews.com.au 3 and 6
https:
7live.com.au/
5
http:
www.dw.com 4 and 5
https:
www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/programs
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Marking Criteria for the Assignment 1
Assignment 1 - Parts Description of the section Marks
Assignment 1- Part A The report must include the literature of Four network
management tools by including following topics.
• Explain tools with their features [10 Marks]
• Discussion on the network bandwidth analysis using
each tool [4 Marks]
• A recommendation in terms of socio-technical
context for a particular tool based on the analysis
ca
ied out [4 Marks]
• References in IEEE style [2 Marks]
20
Assignment 1 – Part B Description of the section
Introduction Outline of the report (in 3-4 sentences). 5
Network Performance Analyse the network performance for the assigned website,
Time Sequence Graph, Throughput Graph, Load Distribution,
Identify IP Address and TCP port number client and Identify
the sequence number for TCP SYN.
5*5=25
Appropriateness to
findings
Relate to MN504 content and compare. 10
Conclusion Write summary of the report. 5
Reference style Follow IEEE reference style. 5
Assignment 1 – Part B
Total
50
Example Marking Ru
ic for Assignment
Gra
de
Ma
k
HD
80%
+
D
70%-79%
CR 60%-
69%
P
50%-59%
Fail
50%
Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
Assignment
1- Part A
A very
detailed and
very clear
discussion
Very clear
discussion
Generally good
discussion
Brief discussion
Poor discussion
with i
elevant
information
Assignment
1- Part B
Introductio
n
All topics are
pertinent and
covered in depth.
Ability to think
critically and
source material is
demonstrated
Topics are
elevant and
soundly
analysed.
Generally
elevant and
analysed.
Some relevance
and
iefly
presented.
This is not
elevant to the
assignment
topic.
Network
Performance
The network
performance has
een analysed for
all the properties
mentioned and
screenshots have
een provided for
each property.
The network
performance
has been
analysed for all
the properties
mentioned and
screenshots
have been
provided for
most
properties.
The network
performance has
een analysed
for all the
properties
mentioned and
screenshots have
een provided
for some
properties.
The network
performance has
een analysed for
all the properties
mentioned.
Screenshots
missing.
The network
performance
has not been
analysed.
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Appropriateness
to findings
The assessment
findings have
een mapped to
the unit in a very
consistent and
very clear way.
The assessment
findings have
een mapped
to the unit in a
very consistent
and clear way.
The assessment
findings have
een mapped to
the unit in a
consistent and
clear way.
The assessment
findings have been
mapped to the unit
clearly.
The assessment
findings have
not been
mapped to the
unit.
Conclusion Logic is clear and
easy to follow
with strong
arguments
Consistency
logical and
convincing
Mostly
consistent logical
and convincing
Adequate cohesion
and conviction
Argument is
confused and
disjointed
Reference style Clear styles with
excellent source
of references.
Clear
eferencing
style
Generally good
eferencing style
Sometimes clear
eferencing style
Lacks
consistency
with many
e
ors