Description HiTech Telecommunications 1 is a reputed Telecommunications company that provides…

Description

HiTech Telecommunications 1 is a reputed Telecommunications company that provides different types of Telecommunications services, including service onsite. The company has three (3) major branches in Australia in Canberra, Melbourne, and Brisbane with Headquarters (HQ) in Melbourne to capture large number of customers in the area.  In addition to providing Telecommunications services in-store, they also have web-based ordering facility for national and international customers. The orders can be paid for online by using major credit cards.

HiTech Telecommunications gets a significant portion of their orders through their on-line ordering facilities. Web-based orders (online) get stored in their central file server(s), which is located in Melbourne, but should be accessible from any branch using appropriate networking technologies. The reliability of their file and web servers is of high importance.  HiTech Telecommunications also wants to make sure that the network downtime is very limited.

Furthermore, the servers need to be protected from malicious computer attacks and unauthorized access. Facility to carry out audit checks needs to be provided as well to so as to keep track of the exact activity along with the date and time at which an employee of HiTech Telecommunications carried out a computer system based activity. The activity could include doing task(s) such as installation of new software, changes in Webpage etc.

The web server is located in the Melbourne Headquarters (HQ) in the same location as the file server(s), to host a homepage for the business. This server also acts as a chat server for providing real-time chats by the customer service personnel with customers who wish to get some quick queries answered before they order online. Each branch also has 8 networked printers and a fax machine, as well as E-mail communication facility for staff use. Each of the branches of HiTech Telecommunications also provides WLAN based service for customers to access the Internet while visiting the store. A key issue is that the visitors should not have access to the resources of the staff on the company’s internal network.

HiTech Telecommunications in each of their branches has 150 employees who have been provided with laptops whilst the HQ in Melbourne has 200 employees. Each branch has 5 departments while the HQ has 7 departments with networked PCs to form an internal network. Staff in all the branches and in HQ have access to the WLAN as well. There will be a need for separate VLANs supporting the users. Some of the employees may telecommute from their homes over the weekends. Each of the employees whether they are in company or telecommuting need to be connected with a secure connection over a wired or a Wireless LAN connection, whichever may be available. (You will need to demonstrate your assignment during laboratory class).

Write a report based on the above network requirements, use the following structure to organise your report; and demonstrate switch and router configuration in week 11 laboratory class.

Report Contents

Project Scope

Project requirements

Network Design strategy

Network Topology Diagram

Switch configuration (VLAN, Trunking)

Router configuration (VLAN sub interface, Access lists) – DHCP configuration (Scope creation with screen shot)  – Access point, server configuration guidelines.

Detailed Network Design in Netsim (You should not use packet tracer) which includes – All switches

All routers

VLAN

VTP – All PCs

Network device configurations Switch configuration:

Set IP addresses on PC and switch

Create VLAN

Ping each other

Set VTP domain with your first name

Set VTP password with your family name

Demonstrate VTP packets

Router configuration

set descriptions on interfaces, one with your name, second with your family name, third with your middle name

display information about directly connected devices to router – Setup IP addresses for each interface.

What is the subnet mask did you use? – Ping all routers.

Marking criteria:

Section to be included in the report

Description of the section

Marks

Project Report a.       Project Scope

 

b.      Project requirements

c.       Network Design strategy

d.      Network Topology Diagram

i.              Switch configuration (VLAN, Trunking)

ii.           Router configuration (VLAN sub interface,

Access lists) iii. DHCP configuration (Scope creation with screen shot)

iv.      Access point, server configuration guidelines.

10

Project hardware requirements a.

 

b.

c. Name of the network device with manufacturer’s

 

name, series, model and ports

Type of the cables

Name of the server, PC with specification such as operating system, RAM, hard disk etc.

6

Network Design in Netsim a.

 

b. Design the network using Netsim

 

Write justification of the network design

10

Network device configurations – Switch configuration a.

 

b.

c.

d.

e.

f. Set IP addresses on PC and switch

 

Create VLAN

Ping each other

Set VTP domain with your first name

Set VTP password with your family name

Demonstrate VTP packets

5

Network device configurations – Router configuration a.

 

b.

c.

d.

e. set descriptions on interfaces, one with your name, second with your family name, third with your middle name

 

display information about directly connected devices to router

Setup IP addresses for each interface.

What is the subnet mask did you use?

Ping all routers.

5

Demonstration

Demonstrate switch and router configuration in week 11 laboratory class

10

Reference style

Follow IEEE reference style

4

 

Total

50

Marking Rubric for Assignment #2: Total Marks 50

Grade Mark HD

 

40-50

DI 35-39

CR 30-34

P 25-29 Fail

 

 

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Project Report

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

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.

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