MN602/ME504 Wide Area Network- T1 2016 Assignment 2 Design and Troubleshooting of Networks Assignment 2: Written and Practical demonstration with Viva voce (Oral Test) group assignment Tutor/Lecturer will decide the Group size based on number of students in the class and availability of the devices. Each student in the Group has to clearly specify his/her contribution to the Assignment in the Report based on which Marks will be given. Note: Packet tracer to be used only at home or on student's laptop. NetSim MUST be used on MIT computers Group Number: Get your Group number from the Lab tutor during Week 10 Lab. This is required for Part 1 of the Assignment. Report submission Due: Week 11 – 3rd June'16 at Lab time. Demonstration: Week 11, during lab hours. Note: Demonstration will also include Viva voce (Oral test.) Submission: Online (MS Word and specified files) in a designated folder on Moodle Total Marks = Part 1: 40 Marks + Part 2: 20 Marks = Total 60 marks (15% of total assessment) Purpose of the assessment: Part 1- Design, configure, Troubleshoot and build network as per the specified scenario. Part 2 – Critically examine, Configure, troubleshoots the given network topology. Assumptions- You can make assumptions in Part 1 and 2 of this Assignment as long as you explain your assumption and justify it. PART I – Case Study by Dr. Vinod Mirchandani 1. Background A NSW Oysters export company BayOyst Inc. has hired you as a Network professional to setup a fully functional network in Sydney. The company has headquarters (HQ) in North Sydney with branches in East Sydney and West Sydney. The two branches of BayOyst and headquarters each have one Cisco 1841 Router. The Routers at each of the branches are connected to the Head Quarters Routers by a WAN and necessary protocols. Further, each branch of BayOyst Inc has three LANs while the HQ of BayOyst has two LANs. Each of the three LANs in each branch of MN602 Wide Area Networks Page 2 of 6 BayOyst needs to support 20 PCs. The HQ of BayOyst needs to support 30 PCs. The router interfaces between the HQ and each of the branch Routers also needs to be provided with suitable IP addresses. BayOyst has given you the network address 192.168.Your Group number.X/24 for the purpose of creating the addressing and to subnet in the above described network of BayOyst Inc. You need to carry out the following tasks and Justify your approach: • Specify the number of subnets in the network topology and number of IP addresses per subnet. • Choose a WAN technology and protocols between the HQ and each of the branch offices in the above case study with proper justification. • Create and draw the topology as per the description given in the above case study • Specify the subnet masks for the subnetworks and usable host IP addresses in each subnet. Show the subnets addresses in the topology that you have drawn • Each of Router interfaces should be assigned the first valid host address of the respective subnet. • Each of the 20 PCs in each part of the network (as given in the above description) should be assigned the last 20 valid host IP address of the respective subnet. • After completing the above tasks confirm that the network is fully functional that is all devices in it can ping each other. • Troubleshoot the network for any flaws in the design on Packet tracer. • Based on the class size and time availability you may be asked to demonstrate the entire network or a part of it on Physical Routers during Lab 11 demonstration along with Viva voce (Oral test.) Practical Demonstration of Part 1 on Physical devices (10 marks) MN602 Wide Area Networks Page 3 of 6 This mark will be allocated individually. Depending on the number of students and available devices the Tutor/Lecturer will decide if you have to demonstrate full network or a part of it Submission Guideline: Your assignment should be completed according to the General Guidelines for Presentation of Academic Work. 1. Write a report of minimum 1000 words which includes [30 Marks] a. a front page - indicating your name, a statement of what has been completed has been done by your group only. b. Table of content and page numbers c. Executive summary d. Introduction e. Topology diagram f. Network design – WAN and protocols used, Routing, Addressing and Subnetting etc. g. Configuration of Network h. Testing and Troubleshooting the network on Packet tracer. Include packet tracer file in the submission. i. Conclusion j. List of references used (IEEE style) 2. The assignment must be submitted as a MS Word doc along with the NetSim/packet tracer file in the Assignment 2 submission Folder on Moodle. Marking criteria: Marks are allocated as follows: Report and Demonstration: Section to be included in the report Description of the section Marks Report Writing Structure and Analyse requirements Describe the requirements and justify your approach. 7 MN602 Wide Area Networks Page 4 of 6 Network design and diagram Describe the detailed designing steps and clearly show network diagram 10 Testing and Troubleshooting Test and troubleshoot your network on NetSim/packet tracer 10 Referencing style Appropriate references 3 Demonstration (this is individual mark allocation) Practical demonstration on Physical devices 10 Writing Style Grammar, Spelling, In-text referencing, Formatting, Length, originality -10 Plagiarism Type of plagiarism - Copy from other student - Copy from internet source/textbook - Copy from other sources - Cheating during demonstration -40 Total 40 Extensions: Requests for an extension, accompanied by supporting documentation, must be received by the student in writing before 3 working days from the due date else penalties may apply for late submission without an approved extension. Penalties: Academic misconduct such as cheating and plagiarism will incur Zero marks. Marking guidelines for Assignment 2 Part 1 Total Marks= 40 Written report= 30 Individual Demonstration includes Viva voce (Oral Test) = 10 Student Name: Student Id: Submission Due: Week 11 Marker's Name: Mark Achieved: Report = 30 Demonstration = 10 Excellent Good Unsatisfactory Analyse requirement /7 All topics are covered in depth. Critically analysed the organization requirements Generally relevant and analysed. This is not relevant to the assignment topic. Network design and diagram /10 Provide in detailed designing steps and excellent network diagram. Provide in general designing steps and network diagram Network design is not complete. Testing and troubleshooti ng /10 Provide appropriate commands and pinging from end to end devices Provide commands and pinging from few devices Provide in-appropriate commands and not pinging from end to end devices MN602 Wide Area Networks Page 5 of 6 Demonstratio n /10 Excellent demonstration and answer correctly all Oral questions Reasonable good demonstration and answer of questions Poor demonstration and and answer of questions Reference style /3 Clear styles with excellent source of references. Generally good referencing style Lacks consistency with many errors Poor writing Inadequate structure, careless presentation, or the report exceeds the word limit by more or less than 10% -10 Plagiarism Type of plagiarism - Copy from other student - Copy from internet source/textbook - Copy from other sources - Cheating during Demonstration -40 PART 2 – Analysis of VLAN Network in Figure 1 from Configuration and troubleshooting point of view. Depending on the number of students and equipment numbers your Lecturer/tutor will decide if the demonstration will be done by each student in the group or group based. Case Study by Dr Vinod Mirchandani A Computer company has hired you to create the Network topology shown in Figure 1 and ensure that it is fully functional i.e. each device in the network can be pinged. The company also wants you to prepare a document for Troubleshooting of this VLAN based network. Your tasks are: • Assign proper IP addresses to the different devices. • Use proper cabling and protocols. • Identify the different reasons due to which the network may not be fully functional i.e. some of the devices or VLANs may not be accessible i.e. not ping each other. Once you have identified these reasons create a flow chart to explain the methods by which you can overcome these reasons. Justify your methods. • Familiarise yourself with the VLAN network of Figure 1 as you will be asked to create it or a part of it with Physical devices. Your tutor will then ask your group to move far away from your physical network in the lab and he/she will create deliberate fault(s) in the physical network. You then need to refer to your flowchart for Troubleshooting and identify the faults included by the Tutor/Lecturer. MN602 Wide Area Networks Page 6 of 6 Figure 1 – VLAN Network Topology of the Computer company Section to be included in the report Description of the section Marks Flow chart Identify the reasons due to which faults can occur in the network of Fig. 1 and create a flowchart 10 Demonstration Troubleshoot two faults created by your Tutor/Lecture in the network of Figure 1 during the demonstration 10 Plagiarism Type of plagiarism - Copy from other student - Copy from internet source/textbook - Copy from other sources - Cheating during demonstration -20 Total 20 Submission – You need to submit only the Flow chart doc for Part 2 along with the required docs and NetSim/packet tracer file for Part 1 in a zipped folder in the specified folder on Moodle.