MN621- Network Requirement Analysis and Plan

Task:

This assignment is designed to assess students’ knowledge and skills related to the following learning outcomes:

b. Investigate suitable network designs to match requirements;

c. Create appropriate frameworks and standards for network implementation;

Assignment Description

Case study scenario: Local Area Network design

Project Scope: A consulting firm in Australia has seven departments, namely front desk, trainee, research wing, middle management staffs, senior management staffs, finance, and human resource. 

Service requirements:

1. Only middle management and senior management and human resource department have access to the finance department and vice versa.

2. Front desk, trainee and research wing don’t have access to the finance department and vice versa.

3. Middle management, senior management, human resources, front desk, trainee and research wing have access to each other.

4. Print server, file server and internet is available to all the department.

5. Wireless access required in each department

6. Hardware requirements with costs specification

7. Configuration details on the hardware (Routers and Switches)

Report requirements: The report should have a detail explanation of the planning and designing of a network. It is recommended that bullet points are included whenever necessary.

1. Project Scope and requirements

2. Network design and justification

The following information is mandatory:

? In plain language, the description of the approach that students have taken to realise the project requirements.

Hint: for example, static routing, dynamic routing (name the protocols, RIP, EIGRP, OSPF etc.), Access Control List (ACL) used, etc., as per the preference/s.

? Suitable IP addressing scheme in tabular form (assume as many hosts as necessary for each department)