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Question: Assignment Description

Objectives: You are a Network Engineer with a computer systems integration company named ‘Skillforce IT'. You have been tasked with designing a new network implementation for a new medium size client "ABC IT Institute" in Melbourne. You will use your newly gained knowledge to design and manage the network infrastructure in order to facilitate a successful outcome for Skillforce IT and the client which can accommodate their network load now and for another five years.

Task 1: It's difficult to build a solution if you don't know the requirements. Your task is to gather requirements (User, Application, Device and Network) to complete this project with the help of techniques such as Questionnaire, interview from Users or staff. Students must discuss questionnaire/interview with tutor before finalizing all requirements.

Furthermore, with the help of diagram's and flow charts, categorize and discuss all requirements in groups and create an Assessment plan for the network.

Task 2: Your task is to come up with a logical, efficient and scalable network design that is suitable for ABC IT Institute.

Analyze all requirements gathered in Task 1 and proposed suggestions accordingly. Create network performance metrics including (Bandwidth, Delay, Jitter, Packet loss, Utilization, uptime or responsiveness etc) and justify your proposed solution.

Your report should also include suggestions for a network analyzer for network diagnostics, monitoring and troubleshooting. Make sure you provide enough information that will allow IT technicians to build network infrastructure from scratch. The Company has allowed an adequate budget to purchase any networking device such as routers, switches, IP phones, access points, network cables etc yet obviously does not want to spend more than necessary.