COIT20264NetworkDesign(HT2, 2020)
Assessment Item2-Written Assessment
Due date:
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8:00 am AEST,Monday,Exam Week (Week13)
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ASSESSMENT
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Weighting:
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60%
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2
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Length:
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No word count limit
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Objectives
This assessment task relates to Unit Learning Outcomes 3 to 5 andshouldbe undertaken in a group of3to 4 students.Distance students can form groups with on-campus students as well.Inthisassessment task, you willcomplete your final network designreport for the scenario given onpage3based on the feedbackyoureceived on your Assessment Item 1report.You are expected to apply and further develop your skills and knowledge that you gained in the prerequisite and co-requisite units.You are also expected to contribute to the Group Discussion Forum in Moodle by finding the answers to the recommended weekly group discussion questions.
Assessment Task
Startingfrom the logical network designthat you completed inAssessment Item 1, youarerequired toundertake the physical design of the networktakinginto considerationthefeedbackthat you receivedon yourAssessment Item 1report.Youarealsorequiredtocompleteyourfinal networkdesignreport.
Yourreport should include the following:
1.Executive Summary2.Table of Contents3.Project Goal4.Project Scope5.Business Goalsand Constraints6.Technical Goalsand Tradeoffs7.Table of User Communities, Data Stores, Network Applications and Traffic Flows8.The explanation and justification of your logical network design9.The logical network diagram(s)includingaddressing and naming10.The list of routing and switching protocols, andsecurity mechanisms11.Thephysicalnetwork diagram(s)12.The table of networking&communication devicesand applicationsrequired, includingthe cost of each of them,the IP addresses,theproduct numbers as well as the approximate total cost13.The explanation and justificationofthenetworking & communication devices and applications required(as mentioned in12 above)14.Atest plan that canbe used to test the new network15.One detailedtest script for your test plan
Note:Youmust followtheHarvard citation and referencing guidelineswhen writing your report.
Check the unit website at least once a week for further information relating tothisassessment task. Please ensure that you write your report in your own words to avoid possible plagiarism and copyright violation. You can understand the Plagiarism Procedures by following the corresponding link in the CQUniversity Policies section of the Unit Profile.
Assessment Criteria
In this assessment task,you are assessedon your ability to undertake the design of a network containing logical and physical designs for the given scenario using the top-down network designmethodology andprepare a complete report of your design.The marking criteria for this assessment task are provided on page 4.
You need to familiarise yourself with the marking criteria to ensure that you have addressed them when preparing your logical network design report.
Submission
Each one of you in the group must upload thesame written report to Moodleon or before the due date.
The Scenario for Network Design Assessment Tasks
Your company in Australia specialises in designing networks for local and international clients. Your company has signed a contract to design the network for Smart Pharmacy (SP) that has a number of pharmacy franchises throughout NSW, Australia.
SP purchases its products from various manufacturers all over the world. SP will have its new warehouse in Botany, NSW from where the products will be delivered to each franchise when the stock level of the products in a franchise drops below a threshold. The warehouse will have all the information about the products that are in each franchise in its database. When a product is sold by a franchise, the database in the warehouse will be automatically adjusted. The warehouse will also stream videos about its products and other health information to the video screens at each franchise. Customers will be able to browse through all products of SP on its website. After selecting a franchise pharmacy and the product(s), they will be able to pay online and collect the product(s) at the selected franchise. When a product is ready to be collected, a text message will be sent to the phone of the customer. SP will also appoint a team of door to door delivery people all over Australia who would help elderly patients order prescription medication and deliver them from a franchise later.
The managing director who is also the owner of SP, a purchasing manager, a storekeeper, a logistics manager and an accounts & finance manager will be located in an office attached to the warehouse.All servers of SP will behousedin a room in the same office where the network managerwill be also be located. All internal and external financial transactionswill behandled by the accounts and finance manager.As the managing directordoes not support a cloud-based solution, a highly secure network should be designedfor SP in order to protectclient,businessand financialinformation.
Usingthe top-down network design methodology, you are to design the network of SP.You are allowed to make assumptions in relation to business and technical goals if they are really required to undertake your network design.Each step of yournetworkdesign should clearlyexplainandjustifyhow you satisfy thebusiness and technical goals.
Note: This scenario was created by Dr Rohan de Silva on 29th May 2020 and no part of this scenario should be reproduced by any individual or organisation without written permission from CQUniversity, Australia.