This case study has been divided into four components.You are to design a network, research and source appropriate devices
This case study has been divided into four components.
You are to design a network, research and source appropriate devices justifying choices (feasibility, efficiency, etc.), subnet the network, assign IP addresses to the appropriate devices, and write a report introduction for the project.
Note: This is not a group project. Each student must individually complete all parts of their submission.
Students must start with a new document and they must not have another person’s file in their possession at any time. Students may discuss the task with each other, but each student must write their assignment independently and not show their work to other students.
Deliverables
Scenario
Ausdata Services Inc., an Australian data analytics company, has asked you to assess and redesign their network. They are opening a new branch in Mackay, which will require new equipment. They have existing contracts and hardware to maintain fibre-optic leased line WAN links between sites.
PART 1 – Introduction
PART 2 – Network diagram
PART 3 – Subnet the network and assign IP addresses to the appropriate devices
PART 4 – Research and source appropriate devices justifying choices (feasibility, efficiency, etc.) with a Weighted Scoring Model (WSM)
The first part of your report should be introduction to the project. Although this is the first part you should include in your report, it should be the last part that you write. In your introduction you are to provide an outline for each of parts 2, 3, and 4.
What to include:
The introduction should be well-articulated: clear, concise, and use correct spelling and grammar. The intended audience for the introduction can be assumed to have basic technical knowledge but are not networking experts. The introduction should be no longer than a page.
Network Specifications
You have been given a rough sketch of the network topology below. You are to draw the network using Visio, subnet the network (see part 3), and assign port numbers and IP addresses to ports.
Network Structure
Hardware
Each location has the following number of hosts
Gosford, Canberra, Cairns, and Mackay each include a wireless LAN for clients to use.
Location | Workstations | WLAN addresses |
Gosford | 600 | 120 |
Canberra | 300 | 30 |
Cairns | 150 | 14 |
Mackay | 80 | 14 |
Darwin | 60 | |
Adelaide | 40 |
Use VLSM to subnet the network topology using a public class B network. You are to use the table format below to provide the subnet details.
Table 1. Subnets (including WAN subnets)
Spreadsheet Columns: Subnet name, subnet address, subnet mask (in slash format), first useable address, last useable address, broadcast address, static address range and DHCP address range (all addresses to be in dotted decimal notation)
Table 2. Router Interfaces
Spreadsheet Columns: Location, interface, IP address, subnet mask (in slash format)