In this assessment, students must demonstrate their understanding of critical thinking in an IT context by examining given problems and proposing solutions using the methods explored in the unit. Students will choose a solution, then implement and evaluate their solution. Students must submit a report that outlines the steps they followed to solve the problems.

The approximate word length is up to 1500 words with topology diagrams. The report should be presented with supporting material as appendices, such as the calculations for the IP addressing scheme

Practical assignment brief

King's Own Institute KOI has been growing for the last two years. It has four campuses. Sydney Kent Street (500 users)

Sydney Market street (800 users)

Sydney O'Connell street (600 users) Newcastle campus (700 users)

The company uses 135.XY.0.0/16 as a public network Ip address and it needs to use a subnetting structure to incorporate the new campuses. Adhering to the subnetting scheme and using VLSM, assign a subnet address to the networks and their links. Each campus has 2 levels of building and access to the Internet is crucial for each campus, as well as inter-branch-campus networking. Each campus has 2 servers which are located in the server rooms.

The main campus is on Market street and all other campuses have to communicate through Intranet also. KOI aims to add another campus in Melbourne in 2025. They are interested in new technologies such as smart boards and also using VPN to access the KOI intranet from overseas. Recently two campuses in Sydney were impacted by DoS attacks and also ransomware attacks. The wireless network on the Newcastle campus had some security issues. Find some solutions to mitigate these types of attacks in the future.

In your design, you need to think about separate LANS for students and staff.

Note: XY is the last 2 numbers in your student's ID

Elements

Your goal is to design, deploy and successfully implement their business requirements using

all of the following:

Solution

You are required to design the topology for the four new sub-networks and their connection to the Main campus Market street office. You must document each step you have taken, including your research sources. You have to use packet tracer software to create your LAN design

You need to come up with a design report and send it to your technical manager. Report: The report must contain the following sections:

1. Introduction: Critical analysis of networking requirements

2. Local Area Network (LAN): Design and description of Local Area Network for all subnets which must include:

a. Network topology: Discuss the reasons for choosing the particular network topology.

LAN design connections to the servers, connections to other subnets and also the internet/intranet

3. Hardware: Provide a complete description of all interconnecting devices (switches, routers, hubs and access points) and wiring used to build the network. Justify your choice.

4. Conclusion: Comprehensive summary of the work done and recommendations.