ITECH1102 Networking and Security

Network Planning Assignment

Overview
The main objectives of this assignment are:
 To help students gain a good understanding of the IP (Internet Protocol), which is the
major underlying technology of the Internet.
 To help students to understand the importance of subnet and routing of IP address.
 To encourage students to conduct an independent investigation into IP related topics
from books, the Internet and through practical investigation.

Engagement with this assignment should help students to understand the major
underlying concepts of the Internet world.

Scenario
You have been appointed as a Network System Administrator by the Australian government to
allocate public IP Version 4 (IPv4) addresses and build a routing table for edge routers to connect
the Australian states as shown in Figure 1.

The IPv4 is an exhaustive list of IPv4 addresses for current Internet users in the world. However,
in this scenario you have the liberty to use the entire available unreserved public IPv4 addresses
for the Internet users in Australia.

R2

R1
NT QLD

WA R4
R3 SA

NSW
R5

VIC

R6 TAS

Figure 1: Edge routers R1 – R6 connecting different Australian states.

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Tasks
The major task is to allocate the unreserved public IPv4 addresses to different states in Australia
based on the Internet users in those states. The number of Internet users for Australian states are
given below:

New South Wales (NSW) : 6 Million

Victoria (VIC) : 4 Million
Queensland (QLD) : 3 Million
Western Australia (WA) : 2 Million
South Australia (SA) : 1 Million
Tasmania (TAS) : 300 Thousand
Northern Territory (NT) : 150 Thousand

The task needs to be completed based on the following constraints and assumptions:

 Only unreserved public IPv4 address should be used for allocation.

 Each state should have unique set of addresses - no address or set of addresses can be
reassigned for any other state.
 You should use only the classless IPv4 addressing in the assignment.
 The number of allocated addresses for each state should not exceed by 20% of the specified
Internet users for that particular state. For instance, the allocated addresses for Tasmania
should not exceed 360 Thousand addresses.
 It is allowed to use one or more subnets to achieve the number of required address for a
given state.

The minor task is to create a routing table for edge routers only for the state NT, WA and SA.
The task needs to be completed based on the following constraints and assumptions:

 The routing table should be minimal with no redundant routes in the table.
 Any packets from the source (NT or WA or SA) should take minimal route to reach the
destination (NT or WA or SA).
 Identify the Network Interface Card Address to connect NT, WA and SA.

Recommended Readings
The required materials for this assignment are covered from Week 4 onwards. It is highly
recommended to read the following resources to complete the assignment:
 Topic 5 - IP settings and configuration in Moodle resource
 Topic 5 - Network Layer (IPv4 & IPv6 address format) in Moodle resource
 Subnetwork (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnetwork)
 IP address (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address)
 Routing concepts: How to read the Routing Table (https://www.ictshore.com/free-ccna-course/
routing-table-fundamentals/

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Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
 K1. Describe and explain the role and function of network connectivity in current computing.
 K2. Describe and explain the principles of communication in networks.
 K3. Describe the role and functionality of hardware and software entities that contribute to the network
communications.
 K4. Describe and explain the protocols and interactions that implement network communications.
 K6. Describe fundamental aspects of cloud computing.
 A1. Apply networking architecture knowledge to analyze the networking needs of business.

Assessment Details

All works submitted must be authored by the individual student submitting the work or where
material from other sources is included it must be referenced using APA referencing.

Please note it is highly unlikely two students can have the same set of addresses allocated
for a given state. Students found to have plagiarised will be dealt with according to university
plagiarism policy (https://federation.edu.au/current-students/learning-and-study/online-help-with/
plagiarism).

Submission

Students are required to use the template, along with references, given in the Appendix A to
complete the assignment. The completed template with your name and student number (3 pages
plus reference page only) should be submitted through Turnitin in Moodle by Week 10 – refer
course description for exact due date and time.

Marking Guidelines

IP address for each state (7 x 9 marks) 63 Marks

Subnet mask for each state (7 x 4 marks) 28 Marks

Allocation not more than 20% (7 x 2 marks) 14 Marks

Routing Table for each 3 edge routers (3 x 11 marks) 33 Marks

Router Link (NIC) address for 3 edge routers (12 x 1 mark) 12 Marks

Total marks 150 Marks

The total marks for this assignment is 150 (15% Weighting for the course).

The marks will be available in Moodle and in FDLMarks by the end of week 12 of the semester.

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Appendix A
Page 1: Insert IP address and the Subnet Mask in the box provided for each state
IP Address (NT)

Subnet Mask
IP Address (WA)
NT Number of Address
Subnet Mask

Number of Address
IP Address (QLD)

Subnet Mask
QLD
WA
Number of Address

IP Address (NSW)
NSW Subnet Mask

SA Number of Address

IP Address (SA)
VIC
IP Address (VIC)
Subnet Mask
TAS Subnet Mask
Number of Address
IP Address (TAS) Number of Address

Subnet Mask

Number of Address

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Page 2: Insert routing table entry in the box for 3 edge routers
Destination Network Interface Next Hop

Routing Table for R1

Destination Network Interface Next Hop

Routing Table for R2

NT
R1

R2

WA QLD

R3
Routing Table for R3

Destination Network Interface Next Hop

NSW

SA

VIC

TAS

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 Page 3: Insert the IP address for the Network Interface Card (NIC) to connect NT, WA and SA

NT
Router NIC IP Address R1 NIC #3
R1 #5
R1 #8 NIC #5 NIC #2
NIC #6
R1 #6
NIC #1
R1 #7 NIC #8
R2 #4 NIC #4
NIC #7 R2
R2 #2 QLD
WA
R2 #3 R3
R2 #1
R3 #9 NIC #9
R3 #10 NIC #10
R3 #11 NIC #12
R3 #12
NSW
NIC #11

SA

VIC

TAS

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