Demonstration 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 IEEE Reference style Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing style Generally good Referencing style Sometimes clear referencing style Lacks consistency with many errors

Network Design in Netsim 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 Network device configurations – Switch configuration All elements are present and very well integrated. Components present with good cohesive Components present and mostly well integrated Most components present Proposal lacks structure. Network device Configurations – Router configuration All elements are present and very well integrated. Components present with good cohesive Components present and mostly well integrated Most components present Proposal lacks structure.

Marking Rubric for Assignment #1: Total Marks 50 Grade Mark HD 40-50 DI 35-39 CR 30-34 P 25-29 Fail <25 Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Project scope Concise and specific to the project Topics are relevant and soundly analysed. Generally relevant and analysed. Some relevance and briefly presented. This is not relevant to the assignment topic. Project hardware requirements Demonstrated excellent ability to think critically and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrat ed excellent ability to think critically but did not source reference material appropriatel y Demonstrated ability to think critically and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrated ability to think critically and did not source reference material appropriately Did not demonstrate ability to think critically and did not source reference material appropriately

Demonstration Demonstrate switch and router configuration in week 7 laboratory class 8 Reference style Follow IEEE reference style 5 Total 50

Network device configurations - Switch configuration a. set hostname as your name b. set system clock to 25th 5:45pm c. display the name of the file and version of IOS d. display the name of the interfaces e. display 6 IOS modes 10 Network device configurations - Router configuration a. set hostname as your family name b. set system clock to 20th 14:45pm c. display the name of the file and version of IOS d. display the name of the interfaces e. display 6 IOS modes 10

Marking criteria: Section to be included in the report Description of the section Marks Project scope Outline of the report ( in 3-4 sentences) 3 Project hardware requirements a. Name of the network device with manufacturer’s name, series, model and ports b. Type of the cables c. Name of the server, PC with specification such as operating system, RAM, hard disk etc. 8 Network Design in Netsim a. You should not use packet tracer b. Write justification of the network design 6

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 Calibri (Body) font and 2 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.