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Advanced Network Design Assignment - Local Area Network Design and Implementation

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) - This assignment is designed to assess students' knowledge and skills related to the following learning outcomes:

a. Analyse network design requirements.

b. Develop appropriate frameworks and standards for network implementation.

Assignment description -

You are a Network Engineer with a computer systems integration company named ABC I.T. You have been tasked with designing a new network implementation for ABC IT Institute that has recently leased a building in Melbourne CBD with the aim of offering IT related courses to its currently enrolled 400 students. The building will house some offices, classrooms, library, and computer labs.

The Four-story building has six computer labs and each of these labs will have 25 computers having internet connectivity. Each lab will also have a server in the closet located inside the lab. IP phones are located in each lab to communicate to service desk. The IT Institute also wants to setup six classrooms, each containing one computer which requires internet connectivity, one whiteboard, one display monitor and an IP phone.

The library will have 10 computers to allow students access to the library resources. Another 15 computers will be made available for staff and administration. Finally, wifi internet connectivity should be made available to students and staff inside campus premises with appropriate authentication/authorization methods and standards.

Your task is to come up with a logical, efficient and scalable network design that will be suitable for this institute to allow staff, students and administration use this network effectively and securely. The institute has allowed an adequate budget to purchase any networking devices that may be required for addressing the network security, yet obviously does not want to spend more than necessary. In addition, industry-specific standards must be used and apply to IT infrastructure and services.

Write a report and include:

1. Diagram for your network design including all the necessary network component with layout of connectivity (enough information should be provided that will allow any technician to build your network structure from scratch).

2. Simple IP addressing solution (step by step workout of the calculations) that leaves room for growth, is easy to administer and has the minimum wastage of available IP address space. Note that you need to use the IP address based on private IP with third octet to be given to you by the tutors.

3. List all hardware and software specification of the selected devices, and describe their role in achieving the above objectives.

In your report include the following contents -

Project Scope

Detailed Network diagram

Project Hardware and Software requirements

• Name of the network device with manufacturer's name, series, model and ports
• Type of the cables used
• Name of the server, PC with specification such as operating system, RAM, hard disk etc.

Network device configurations - Include most of the suitable feature which you have studied from laboratories 1 to 6.