School of Engineering T216 Coursework Assignment Higher Diploma in Electronics Engineering Module : A208CEC Network and Systems Assignment Title : Coursework (Individual) Closing Date & Time of Submission : Friday 19 August 2016, 10pm Assignment Weighting : 60% Description of Assignment Case Study A major electronics and IT retailer with a strong international presence is setting up and upgrading its facilities in the regional capital. They have a 20-year-old, 3-storey building the size of 2 soccer fields with large HR and Finance departments. Call center, IT department with server room, Marketing, RnD, and 6 open visitor/staff interaction areas, security/facilities department and higher management offices take up the rest of the space. In addition, there is a cafeteria and a large staff canteen run by a vendor/caterer which uses wireless point-of-sale (POS) terminals running on smartpads. All departments are to be linked up by LAN cables and with full wireless capability throughout the building and the immediate surroundings (estimate wireless coverage of approximately 10-20m around the company premises). The plan calls for a full wired and wireless coverage running separately. Any staff who unplugs their wired notebook from the LAN should expect fast wireless detection and connection within the company building. The IT, RnD and Food-and-beverage networks are separate, secure internal networks with full access to the Internet. IT, Finance and HR servers need to be security-compliant so they are situated behind a second layer of firewall. All POS terminals are fully wireless with no backup wired LAN. As this is a major MNC, cost considerations come in secondary after adequate capacity planning and management. Design a network diagram with redundancy and ample capacity so that communication will still get through if any single link fails. Specify the speeds of all links, keeping redundancy and capacity in mind. Students need to specify the speed with which all links are communicating. What are the WAN technologies, which should be considered by this MNC, given all the factors above? Conclude by explaining the pros and cons of each technology used, especially considering reliability, security, cost and availability. Working Arrangements This is an individual coursework The main report should follow the following outline • Entity identification, description and baseline assumptions 20 marks • Design network diagrams 25 marks • Data rate calculations 15 marks • Description of protocols 15 marks • Comparison of reliability, availability, cost, security 20 marks • References 5 marks Coursework Total : 100 marks Submission instructions 1. The coursework should follow the standard report format consisting of a. Coursework Mark sheet b. Title Page c. Declaration of Originality d. Abstract e. Content Page f. Main Report g. References h. Turnitin report 2. The report should be printed using: Font, Times New Roman; Font size, 12; Line spacing, 1-1/2 and left-right justification. 3. The total word count should be between 2000 and 5000 4. Harvard referencing should be used. 5. Each coursework needs to be submitted to Turnitin for similarity check. The class id and password will be provided later by your lecturer. 6. A report which does not meet the style and format specification will not be accepted for marking. It will be returned to the student and a mark of 0% recorded. If in any doubt about whether the work meets the style and format specification, seek advice from the module leader. Student needs to print this cover sheet and attach on the assignment/project report before submission to the respective tutor Name of Student: Auston / UNI ID: Date of Submission: Name of Lecturer: Mr Nuruddin Program/ Module: A208CEC Networks and systems Assignment: Coursework Plagiarism check Turnitin Percentage : Accept / Reject Justification: Collusion check Learning Outcome / Marking Guide Weightage 1st Marker ( ) 2nd Marker ( ) Final Mark Entity identification, description and baseline assumptions 20 Design network diagrams 25 Data rate calculations 15 Description of protocols 15 Comparison of reliability, availability, cost, security 20 References 5 Total 100 1st Marker's comments: 2nd Marker's comments: