Assignment title: Information
In Semester Coursework
Individual Assignment
Module: Routing and Switching (COMP 20015)
Level: 2 Duration: 6 Weeks Max. Marks: 40
Work-proposal Submission: 30th April, 2016
Last date of Submission: 2
nd June, 2016
Instructions to Student:
Present the relevant references /citation at the end of document
Marks will be awarded for the content written in your own words
All the tasks will be evaluated through viva. Students absent for viva will be awarded zero
marks for the assignment.
Report must be uploaded on Moodle on or before the date of submission.
Task 1:
ACL (Access Control List) is basically list of conditions to regulate network traffic. Applying access list makes the
router analyze every packet passing through the interface. Appropriate use of access list, provides immense
advantages in a network. However, manuals and textbooks offer very little information about how ACLs are
actually used in practice. As a network engineer, you have been assigned the task of providing a detailed report on
the following aspects of ACL usage in enterprise networks
Solve security issues with ACL (8 marks)
Context-based access control (7 marks)
How extended ACL differ from Time-based ACL (7 marks)
Task 2:
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) is used to logically segment group of devices. VLAN enables these
devices to communicate as if they are in the same physical medium, although located in different LAN
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segments. As a network administrator provide a literature review of how VLAN can be used in different
scenarios to enhance the security of a network. The student is expected to review at least two research
articles. (14 marks)
Evaluation Criteria:
The evaluation will be done on the strength of analysis presented in the assignment:
Assignment work proposal submission : 4 Marks
Submit a work proposal for this assignment on or before, which must include:
Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables
General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to all the tasks
Resources identified
Work proposal should be submitted in the form of word document in Moodle on or
before 30th April, 2016.
Assignment report submission : 36 Marks
Submit the assignment report on or before 2
Zero marks will be awarded if student is absent for Viva.
The performance of the student will be evaluated through Viva.
nd June, 2016