Unit Code CSC 2270

Unit Title Computer Communications and Networks

Semester Summer 2020

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Assessment Type Individual Assignment
Assessment Title Networking Standards and Protocols
Purpose of the Thi a ignmen i de igned o a e den kno ledge and kill ela ed o he
assessment (with following learning outcomes:
CLO Mapping)
1. LO1: Distinguish between the characteristics, components, and topologies of
common LAN/WAN networks
2. LO2: Illustrate networking standards and protocols and explain their
functional application
3. LO3: Describe the Internet architecture, salient features of TCP/IP protocols,
and unique characteristics of Ethernet and Wireless LANs.

Weight 5% of the total assessments

Total Marks 100
Word limit NA
Submission All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a cover page.
Guidelines The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font
and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section
headings.
Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report and listed appropriately
at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Due Date 26-7-2020
Late submission late project submissions will result in a penalty. A one day late submission results
in a 10% deduction on the project marking; while a project submitted two days
will be subject to a 20% deduction on the project marking. Submissions after two
days will be considered a fail on the assignment.
Academic Plagia i m i defined a he p e en a ion of ano he pe on o ka o o n
Misconduct and This includes copying from books without referencing the material or copying
Plagiarism f om ano he den ok

Instructor Name Dr.Mostafa Kamil

Moderator Dr Don
Assignment Description

LO1:
1- When an ob acle and in a i ele ignal a , he ignal ma a h o gh he objec o
be absorbed by the object, or it may be subject to any of the following phenomena: reflection,
diffraction, or scattering. Explain these phenomena.

2- Suppose the IEEE 802.11 RTS and CTS frames were as long as the standard DATA and ACK
frames. Would there be any advantage to using the CTS and RTS frames? Why or why not?

LO2:
3- What is a drop-tail policy? What are AQM algorithms? Which is the most widely studied and
implemented AQM algorithm? How does it work?

4- Discuss CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) access method.

LO3:
5- Consider a subnet with prefix 192.168.56.128/26. Give an example of one IP address (of form
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that can be assigned to this network. Suppose an ISP owns the block of
addresses of the form 192.168.56.32/26. Suppose it wants to create four subnets from this
block, with each block having the same number of IP addresses. What are the prefixes (of form
a.b.c.d/x) for the four subnets?

6- Compare IPv4 and IPv6 (address, format and assignment).

7- Define Port and Socket, and explain how it works.

8- Explain the differences between Active and Passive scanning.

Submission Requirement

1. Answer all the questions and submit your final report with the signed cover sheet on
Turnitin.
2. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report and listed appropriately at the end
in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.

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Marking criteria:
Marking criteria is shown in following tables:

Sections to be included in Description of the section Marks

the report
wireless signal
As explained in the template in the assignment Description 15
characteristics
IEEE 802.11 As explained in the template in the assignment Description 10
AQM algorithms As explained in the template in the assignment Description 10
CSMA/CA As explained in the template in the assignment Description 15
IP address As explained in the template in the assignment Description 10
IPv4 and IPv6 As explained in the template in the assignment Description 15
Port and Socket As explained in the template in the assignment Description 10
Active and Passive scanning As explained in the template in the assignment Description 10
Reference style Follow IEEE reference style 5
Total 100

Marking Rubrics
Mark 90-100 80-89 70-79 50-69 <50
Grades Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory
wireless Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Brief discussion of Demonstrated
signal excellent very good good the wireless unsatisfactory
characteristic discussion of the discussion of discussion of characteristics discussion.
s wireless the wireless the wireless
/15 characteristics characteristics characteristics
Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Did not
excellent ability to excellent ability ability to think ability to think demonstrate ability
think critically and to think critically and critically and did to think critically
IEEE 802.11 sourced reference critically but did sourced not source and did not source
/10 material not source reference reference material reference material
appropriately reference material appropriately appropriately
material appropriately
appropriately
All elements are Components Components Most components Demonstrated
AQM
present and very present with present and present unsatisfactory
algorithms
well integrated. good cohesive mostly well demonstration
/10 integrated
Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Did not
excellent ability to excellent ability ability to think ability to think demonstrate ability
think critically and to think critically and critically and did to think critically
CSMA/CA sourced reference critically but did sourced not source and did not source
/15 material not source reference reference material reference material
appropriately reference material appropriately appropriately
material appropriately
appropriately

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 Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Brief discussion of Demonstrated
excellent very good good the IP addressing unsatisfactory
IP address
discussion of the discussion of discussion of discussion.
/ 10
IP addressing the IP the IP
addressing addressing
Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Brief discussion of Demonstrated
excellent very good good the IP addressing unsatisfactory
IPv4 and IPv6
discussion of the discussion of discussion of discussion.
/15
IP addressing the IP the IP
addressing addressing
Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated
excellent very good good satisfactory unsatisfactory
Port and
understanding of understanding understanding understanding of understanding of
Socket
the port and of defining the of defining the the port and the port and
/10 socket. port and port and socket. socket.
socket. socket.
Active and All elements are Components Components Most components Demonstrated
Passive present and very present with present and present unsatisfactory
scanning well integrated. good cohesive mostly well demonstration
/10 integrated
Reference Clear styles with Clear Generally good Sometimes clear Lacks consistency
style excellent source of referencing referencing referencing style with many errors
/5 references. style style

END of ASSIGNEMENT – GOOD LUCK

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