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Unit Learning Outcomes:

LO1 Examine networking principles and their protocols.

LO2 Explain networking devices and operations.

LO3 Design efficient networked systems.

LO4 Implement and diagnose networked systems.

Assignment Brief and Guidance:

Scenario

Alliance Health is a technology-enabled solutions company that optimizes the revenue cycle of the
US healthcare industry where its global delivery center is located in Colombo. The company is
planning to expand their business operations with their latest branch at Matara and wants it to be
one of the state-of-the-art companies in Matara with the latest facilities.

Assume you have been appointed as the new network analyst of Alliance Health to plan, design and
restructure the existing network. Prepare a network architectural design and implement it with your
suggestions and recommendations to meet the company requirements.
The floor plan of the head office in Colombo is as follows:
Floor 1:
• Reception area
• Sales & Marketing Department (10 employees)
• Customer Services Area – with Wi-Fi facilities

Floor 2:
• Administration Department (30 Employees)
• HR Department (20 employees)
• Accounting & Finance Department (15 employees)
• Audit Department (5 employees)
• Business Development Department (5 employees)

Floor 3
• Video conferencing room
• IT Department (60 employees)
• The Server Room
The floor plan of the branch in Matara is as follows:
Floor 1:
• Reception area
• Customer Services Area– with Wi-Fi facilities

Floor 2:
• Administration Department (10 Employees)
• HR Department (7 employees)
• Accounting & Finance Department (8 employees)
• IT Department (50 employees)

Foll ow i ng r equir ements ar e g iv en by the Manag ement.

• All the departments mus t be separ ated with uni que subnet .

• T he c onfer enci ng r oom of the head offic e and Customer S erv ic es Ar ea s of each
branch are to be equipped w ith Wi -Fi c onnec ti ons .

• C onnec tivi ty betw een tw o br anc hes (Head Office and M atara ) wo uld allow the
intra branch co nnectiv ity between departments. (Use o f VP N is no t com pulso ry)

• T he nec ess ary I P addr ess cl asses and r ang es m ust be decided by the network
designer and sho uld be use d fo r all the departments except the serv er r oom .

• N umber of s erv ers r equi red for the S erv er r oom need to be decided by the Netwo rk
designer and sho uld be assigned with 10 .254. 10.0/ 24 subnet. (Uses static IPs)

• S al es and Marketi ng Team also needs to access Netwo rk resources usi ng WI FI

co nnectiv ity .

( N ot e : C l e a r l y s t at e y o ur a ss u m pt i o n s . Y ou a re a l l o w e d t o d es i g n t h e ne t w o r k a c c o r d i ng t o y ou r
a s s um p t i on s , bu t m a i n r e q u i r e m en t s sh o u l d n ot b e v i o l a te d )
Ac tiv ity 01
• D iscuss the benefits and co nstraints o f different netwo rk system types that can be
im plemented in the Matara branch and the m ain IEEE Ethernet standards that can
be used in above L AN and WLAN design .

• D iscuss the im po rtance and im pact o f netwo rk to po lo g ies and assess the m ain
netwo rk proto co l suites that are used in netwo rk design using exam ples .
Recommend suitable netwo rk to po lo gy and netwo rk pro to col s for above scenario
and evaluate with v alid po in ts how the recommended to po lo gy demo nstrates the
efficient utilizatio n o f the netwo rking system of M atara branch.

Ac tiv ity 02
• D iscuss the operating principles o f network dev ices (Ex: Ro uter, Switch, Etc.) and
server ty pes that can be used fo r abov e scenario while explo ring different serv ers
that are av ailable in today’s market with their specifications . Re commend
server/ servers fo r the abov e scenario and justify your selectio n with v alid po ints .

• D iscuss the inter -dependence o f workstatio n hardware and netwo rking so ftware
and prov ide exam ples for netwo rking so ftware that can be used in abov e network
design.

Ac tiv ity 03
• P repare a written netwo rk design plan to m eet the abo ve -mentio ned user
requirements including a blueprint drawn using a mo deling too l ( Ex: M icro so ft Visio ,
EdrawM ax) .Test and evaluate the pro posed design by analyzing user feedback with
the aim o f optimizing yo ur design and im prov ing efficiency.

(Suppo rt y our answer by prov iding the VLAN and IP subnetting schem e fo r the abov e
scenario and the list of dev ices, netwo rk com po nents and software used to design the
netwo rk for abo ve scenario and while justifying yo ur selectio ns. )
 • Install and co nfigure Netwo rk serv ices , dev ices and applicatio ns (Ex: VL AN, WiFi,
D NS,Pro xy , Web, Etc.) according to the pro po sed design to accom plish the user
requirements and design a detailed M aintenance schedule for abov e Netwo rk.

*N ote: - Scr een s hots of C onfig ur ati on scri pts shoul d be pr esented.

Ac tiv ity 04
• Im plement a netwo rked system based on yo ur prepared design with v alid
evidence s.

• D evelo p test cases and co nduct verificatio n (Ex: P ing, extended ping, trace ro ute,
telnet, SSH, etc.) to test the above Network and analyse the test results against
the expected results. Recomm end potential future enhancem ents for the
netwo rked sy stem with v alid justificatio ns and critically reflect on the
im plemented netwo rk, including the plan, desig n, configurations, test s and the
decisio ns m ade to enhance the system .
Grading Rubric

Grading Criteria Achieved Feedback

LO1 : Examine networking principles and their protocols.

P1
Discuss the benefits and constraints of different network types
and standards.
P2
Explain the impact of network topology, communication and
bandwidth requirements.
M1
Assess common networking principles and how protocols
enable the effectiveness of networked systems.

LO2 : Explain networking devices and operations

P3
Discuss the operating principles of networking devices and
server types.
P4
Discuss the interdependence of workstation hardware and
relevant networking software
M2
Explore a range of server types and justify the selection of a
server for a given scenario, regarding cost and performance
optimisation

LO 1 & LO2
D1 Evaluate the topology protocol selected for a given scenario and
how it demonstrates the efficient utilisation of a networking
system.
LO3 : Design efficient networked systems

P5
Design a networked system to meet a given specification.
P6
Design a maintenance schedule to support the networked
system.
M3
Analyse user feedback on your designs with the aim of
optimising your design and improving efficiency.
D2
Critically reflect on the implemented network, including the
design and decisions made to enhance the system.
LO4 : Implement and diagnose networked systems

P7
Implement a networked system based on a prepared design.
P8
Document and analyze test results against expected results.
M4
Recommend potential enhancements for the networked
systems.
D2 Critically reflect on the implemented network, including the
design and decisions made to enhance the system.