Assessment Format: CW - Essay
Assessment Format: CW - Essay
Mode of Submission: Canvas: Online submission via Canvas
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Weighting: This assessment is worth 100% of the Module mark
AssessmentLevel: 5
ElementLearning Outcomes: The element learning outcomes for this assessment are: 1-4
MarkingApproach: Fine-graded
FeedbackReleaseDate: 05/09/2022
Assessment Details
Assessment Description
A company called Anglia Marketing Services is a marketing company that has over the years expanded from Cambridge to London and Manchester. The company currently runs an old network which seems to go down very often, affecting their profits and company image. To solve this, the CFO has allowed funds to design, justify and create a new network for the company. This network currently only allows a few PCs per site but with your help, this is to scale massively. The following specs are to be considered:
3 sites must be included in the network (plus 1 internet connection on the Cambridge site). Each site will have to allow bandwidth for at least:
Cambridge 900 hosts
London 1200 hosts
Manchester 1500 hosts
An addressing table is to be included in the finished report.
With the rapid change in-laws this year, all sites must be secured with strong passwords and only allow safe connection methods on each site. (check labs for securing switches and routes to see whats deemed as safe)
The company has also heard that switches are great for scaling and segmenting network traffic. Please use them in your design. redundancy should also be considered. All 3 sites must have three VLANs:
VLAN 10 labelled Marketing
VLAN 20 labelled HR
VLAN 30 labelled Consulting
The choice of how you wish to segment the layer 2 networks, is for you to decide and justify why you picked it.
Each site must have a routing protocol that you must justify and have working. Due to the previous problems of services going down, the company wants a method for the network to function, even if the dynamic routing has gone down.
The line speed on all serial lines must be set to 64000.
There is an internet connection that is set in Cambridge and sent out via the internal network. however, due to the sensitive work from the Manchester branch, they are not allowed to access the internet at any time. The company also wants each user's end device to have an IP address set automatically.
To get an idea of what the company currently has (though you are expected to add to this), an image has been provided for you below:
Network.PNGThe deliverable:
The company wants an improved network topology based on this, delivered to them in the form of atechnical reportthat breaks down and justifies each technology used and what problems it solves. These are to be accompanied with proof so that they can see it working correctly before they buy the required equipment. So testing (under each section) is a requirement of this document. This document is to be aimed at board-level members. Thus the report needs to be technical but easily explained to a layman.
Intended learning outcomes for the assessment
1 Compare and contrast Distance-Vector and Link-state dynamic routing protocols
2 Apply appropriate routing protocols in a relevant organizational domain
Intellectual, practical, effective and transferable skills
3 Compare and contrast Distance-Vector and Link-state dynamic routing protocols
4 Apply appropriate routing protocols in a relevant organizational domain
Other skills and competencies
Building a network requires a range of skills from planning, understanding, testing hardware and software deployment. This assessment will use what you have learned in the Lectures combined with tests completed in NetaCad and the lab practicals, to give you a well-round understanding of Switching and routing.
Assessment Marking Criteria / Scheme:
Routing 25%
IP Addressing scheme (All addresses are subnetted using VLSM and at least allow for the correct number of hosts per subnet) along with Talk of current issues, with the base network (what issues have been understood in the base network) 10%
Solutions to the issues of the base network such as OSPF/RIPv2 (Dynamic routing is working between all sites) However fewer marks will be given to static routes only 15%
Switching 25%
VLANs/inter-VLAN routing was used to segment the LAN network and all three VLANs present on each LAN with Access-ports and Trunk 10%
DHCP was functioning on each LAN and communicated to end devices such as PCs (lower marks for just static addresses)
Access control & security 20%
Justification/use of NAT/PAT along with ACL for Manchester to not see the internet 10%
Switch/Router Securing (passwords encrypted/telnet turned off/com and VTY ports secured) 10%
Scalability & resilience 10%
Extra links/switches/Floating Static Routes were used or other creative solutions along with Testing of Floating static routers or backup dynamic routing or other creative solution 10%
Harvard References 10%
Harvard referencing was used and followed well. In-text citing is also a must. 10%
The Presentation of Technical Report 10%
Work must be presented as a technical report which should follow the subheadings above. Sections pictures etc are labelled well and spelling grammar is good. The report must be technically written in 3rd person but easily understood by a laymen
100 marks total
READ ME !!!:Any technologies used in this assessment require testing evidence and justification of why you picked it, with references to back up each action/claim/fact.
Please put the testing at the end of each section of the report. So it is easy to show specifics per section.
If there is no testing, you have no evidence to show you have done something and be awarded low to Zero marks for that section.
HEADINGS !!!:In this document, please use the following main headings (subheadings are up to you) these map to the addressing scheme above.
Cover Page
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Technical Glossary
Addressing Scheme &Current Issues
Dynamic Routing
Switching & DHCP
Access Control & Security
Scalability & Resilience
Harvard References
Appendix
Guidance Resources:
Please look over notes and files created during the lab sessions, online NetaCad site, and reading list to complete the assignment. The module leader/tutors are also around for help should it be needed. The files and slides used so far can also be found on the front page of the module.
Assessment Literacy
As mentioned above the deliverable is a technical report that shows proof of all the requirements for the company have been met. The Assignment will require some referencing using the Harvard style you are all used to by now. We will go over what a report should look like during the Lectures/labs.
General rule: If stating a fact, it likely needs a reference. Once you state this, tell the reader why you did this. Please do not drop large quotes in the text, without any context.
Feedback Arrangements:
Feedback will be provided 20 working days after the submission deadline via Canvas
Re-Assessment Arrangements:
The description of re-sitting arrangements will be communicated through the re-assessment assignment in Canvas
