A4 Major project details
Network Design Project – Home Network
Scenario Overview
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have to work/study from home and share networking resources with others in the household. Consider a scenario (family home or shared household) where you have a minimum of five users in your household as follow:
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Business usage
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Two or three of the users: employed by a large and or small organisation
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communicate through email, video conferencing, fax and phone calls
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require secured
connection to the company network
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most activities happen during local business hours 9 AM to 5 PM
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at least one user is employed by a multinational company that requires business conducted outside of the local business hours
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One user: runs a small business from home (e.g., Social Media agency)
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streaming service required
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Educational usage
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One or two users currently studying online
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streaming service required
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most school activities happen between 8 AM to 2 PM
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Entertainment usage
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Consider other activities outside of the time scope above, such as the activities of the student(s) after 2 PM, while other users are still working.
Users’ devices at this household are ranging from desktop PC(s), laptop(s), tablet(s), smartphone(s), a shared printer, smart TV(s), a range of smart home devices, etc., which need to connect to the home network.
Everyone in the household shares a home Internet connection.
General Task
There is no fixed budget. However, the proposed network should be cost-effective and take full advantage of the services available in the market.
You are required to
research networking and communications options
that are available in your home area. It is expected that there will be a way to utilise the Internet and available local service providers to achieve this. The network design needs to address how this can be done
cost-effectively and securely
.
Project Details
You must consider the following conditions.
Describe the household makeup (the users, activities, devices, floorplan, etc.)
Research and design the network infrastructure based on available technology in the market:
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What networking technology options are available
? Outline costs, explain advantages and disadvantages?
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Make a recommendation based on:
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Consider local telecommunications factors in your area
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Consider computer hardware factors in the household
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Consider the nature of the usage
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Briefly outline another alternative option that you have considered before agreeing on a design.
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Design the network communications infrastructure
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Provide network diagrams
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Explain services chosen in the design
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Explain
high-level protocols and configuration
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Outline the security considerations
Submission
Write a report of 800-1000 words using the provided A4 Major Project Template.
Complete with your references in Harvard style (
https://uow.libguides.com/refcite/uowharvard
)