Reference no: EM132997739

BN208 Networked Applications

Assessment - Network Performance Analysis

Learning Outcome 1: Explain various technologies and standards for networked application management;
Learning Outcome 2: Apply socio-technical contexts in modern network applications and management;
Learning Outcome 3: Discuss performance and deployment issues for networked applications;
Learning Outcome 4: Utilize appropriate industry tools and techniques to manage networked applications

Overview and General Instructions of Assignment

Students need to form a group of 3 - 4 students as it is a group assignment. In the report, students need to focus on the tasks and prepare their responses as per the marking guide. The IEEE style referencing needs to be followed.

This assignment consists of three parts, Task 1 Task 2 and Task 3.

Task 1
Discuss your own use case/example to illustrate any two of the Socio-Technical Design concept. You may use the following points for your illustration.
1. Social System
2. Technical System
3. Integration
4. Managing the System

Task 2

SNMP is considered as a de-facto protocol for network management. Several versions of the protocol exist and students are required to configure SNMPv3 using MIB browser in packet tracer.

The following criteria needs to be satisfied.
1. A network topology consisting of at least 5 routers and 5 switches need to be built. One of the host/computer needs to be designated as the SNMP manager.
2. A routing protocol of your choice (for example RIP version 2, OSPF, EIGRP etc.) needs to be configured for internetwork connectivity. Use the IP addresses of your choice.
3. Configure SNMP v3 on the routers with community privileges.
4. Perform the following tasks on the host manager using MIB browser and verify the same with the CLI of the device.
a. Change the hostname of one of the router with your MITID.
b. View the (administrative and operational) status of the interfaces of the one of the routers
c. View the routing table of the two of the routers
d. Show that SNMPv3 uses UDP for communication
e. Conclude the overall working of SNMP.
5. Screenshot needs be included as a proof of your work.

Hint: You could use the following link as a reference for SNMP configuration.

Task - 3

Wireshark captures data from live network traffic. Investigate streaming audio delivery over TCP by listening to Internet live radio and capturing the transmitted packets. From a second network (Home, work, etc.), students have to chase and capture one more website which has an audio stream .

Listen to the audio stream for at least some minutes to capture enough packets for analysis.

All captures using Wireshark that must include the following for each group:

a) Start date-time of capture
b) Total number of captured packets for each protocol
c) Total Number of lost packets
d) IP addresses of the client and server
e) Show your performance analysis using Throughput Graph and Time Sequences Graph. Screenshots of the graphs need to be provided and the performance shown in the graph must be discussed in detail by each group.

Attachment:- Network Performance Analysis.rar