HND Assignment Brief Session: February 2020 Programme title BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing Unit number and title 15 Transport Network Design (L5) Assignment number & title 1 of 1 Transport Network Design Unit Leader - Assessor (s) Issue Date 03/10/2022 Final assignment submission deadline Late submission deadline The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 – 7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions

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HND Assignment Brief Session: February 2020 Programme title BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing Unit number and title 15 Transport Network Design (L5) Assignment number & title 1 of 1 Transport Network Design Unit Leader - Assessor (s) Issue Date 03/10/2022 Final assignment submission deadline Late submission deadline The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 – 7 submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. Resubmission deadline TBA Feedback Formative feedback will be available on ICON VLE and in class during the semester. Final feedback will be available within 2 – 3 weeks of the assignment submission date. General Guidelines • The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an illustration from somewhere you must give the source. • Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all your sources of information. • Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily understandable English. • Wherever possible use a word processor and its “spell-checker”. Internal verifier Signature (IV of the brief) * Date Department of Information Technology Page 2 of 6 ICON College of Technology and Management BTEC HND in Computing Unit 15: Transport Network Design (L5) Session: September 2022 Coursework Recommended maximum words 3,000 You are strongly advised to read “Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document” before answering your assignment. ASSIGNMENT Aim & Objective This coursework is designed to demonstrate the broad understanding and knowledge of the module, assessing and evaluating the student’s strength and level of analysis; divided into four learning outcomes. The coursework should be submitted as one document in a report format in final submission. Assignment Scenario: Behind every smart environment there’s high-quality networking. It’s what lets people and devices connect to keep an organisation moving forward. Which is where we come in. We can support your global business across a range of technologies; from cabling to networking to connected devices, and offer managed services tailored to you. You are appointed as a Network engineer in an IT company, you have been assigned to design, implement a network infrastructure for a client company, The Company HQ in London consist of 3 department HR, design and Sales, the company decided to design a new network infrastructure. The network consists of 4 Servers, DHPC, web, DNS and general file server, all servers are shared between all users. You can also use any updated technologies like Cloud services. The distribution of workstation shown in table 1, describe the requirement of each department. Department Devices HR 35 Computer & Printer Design 25 Computers & Printer Sales 12 computers & printer DNS/DHCP/web & File server 4 Servers Branch 15 Computer & printer Table 1: workstation and server distribution and requirements Department of Information Technology Page 3 of 6 A small branch in Manchester is established with 10 users only, yet connectivity to the main branch is essential, and required with good networks work fast and smooth, with a plan that comes before it is allowed, you can be assured that your network is running with a consistent high level of performance. It is very much evident in the response time and the degree of reaction times across computers in your network when you can have a good network design plan to begin with. The IT director emphasised on scalability, redundancy and availability; hence you are required to provide a complete network infrastructure design and implementation, the company will be using private IP address 192.168.168.0/24 for the main branch and private IP address for the branch, the WAN link IP address is of your choice. Based on requirements given in above scenario • Analyse and examine suitable network model, networking devices and protocols to design a network infrastructure featuring scalability, availability • Used the concept of LAN and WAN in the supposed network design. • Your examination should include an analysis of switch and router redundancy protocols and detailed explanation of LAN redundancy concepts, network features, such as bandwidth and load and their related issues. Due to the fact that the company is distributed across more than one branch and hence a requirement to examine different WAN technologies and select the appropriate one based on scenario given. Use a network simulator to simulate the network design, with the following requirements: • In your design, include at least three Layer 2 switches to simulate Rapid PVST/ spanning tree protocol and analyse different switch redundancy protocols showing the effectiveness in solving redundancy, adding redundant link between all the switches. • Show how the network can be enhanced further by adding some solution of bandwidth and load balancing solutions, and hence evaluate different implementations of link aggregation using EtherChannel. • Configure and simulate WAN protocols as to fulfil the requirements of the given scenario, showing some analysis, benefits and drawbacks of private and public WAN technologies including and evaluation of different VPN types based in relation to company needs. • Finally, network design / implementation is one of first steps in the Lifecyle of network, you are as well to deploy network monitoring tools and troubleshooting methods to establish network baselines and produce network documentation and test and troubleshoot LAN and WAN connectivity issues at different networking layers. Appendices Note: You should attach all the supporting documents as a separate file in the appendix section of your assignment. Without appropriate evidence(s) your assignment will not be marked. • A complete network simulation file must be attached to the written report Relevant Information To gain a Pass in a BTEC HND Unit, you must meet ALL the Pass criteria; to gain a Merit, you must meet ALL the Merit and Pass criteria; and to gain a Distinction, you must meet ALL the Distinction, Merit and Pass criteria. Department of Information Technology Page 4 of 6 1. Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria Pass Merit Distinction LO1 Explore LAN design principles and their application in the network design process LO1 & 2 D1 Evaluate different implementations of link aggregation using EtherChannel to solve bandwidth and load issues. P1 Examine the network design models and features of scalable networks based on a given set of business needs. P2 Discuss LAN redundancy, bandwidth and load related issues and possible solutions with reference to Layer 2 and Layer 3 of the OSI Mode M1 Analyse the switch and router redundancy protocols and their effectiveness in supporting scalable networks. LO2 Implement a network using LAN design principles based on a predefined set of requirements P3 Select LAN devices based on features and requirements and apply basic configuration commands for network connectivity. P4 Implement a LAN design with Layer 2 and Layer 3 redundancy using switch and router redundancy protocols. M2 Analyse different switch redundancy protocols and their effectiveness in solving redundancy issues. M3 Analyse Layer 3 redundancy implementations for IPv4 and IPv6. LO3 Produce an appropriate WAN solution to a set of organisational requirements LO3 & 4 D2 Evaluate troubleshooting methods and their effectiveness in solving enterprise wide networking issues. P5 Examine WAN technologies and select the appropriate one for a set of enterprise requirements. P6 Configure WAN protocols as part of an enterprise network solution M4 Analyse the benefits and drawbacks of private and public WAN technologies. M5 Evaluate features and benefits of different VPN types based on organisational needs. LO4 Solve a range of network related problems using appropriate troubleshooting techniques and methods P7 Deploy network monitoring tools and troubleshooting methods to establish network baselines and produce network documentation. P8 Troubleshoot LAN and WAN connectivity issues at different networking layers. M6 Develop effective documentation of troubleshooting methods and steps based on a given scenario. 2. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document a. All coursework must be word processed. b. Avoid using “Textbox” in writing your assignment. c. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch). d. Font size must be within the range of 10 point to 14 points including the headings and body text (preferred font size is 11) in Arial. e. Standard and commonly used type face, such as Arial and Times New Roman, should be used. Department of Information Technology Page 5 of 6 f. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered. g. Material taken from external sources must be properly referred and cited within the text using Harvard system h. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference. 3. Plagiarism and Collusion Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the College regulations. In this context the definitions and scope of plagiarism and collusion are presented below: Plagiarism is presenting somebody else’s work as your own. It includes copying information directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework as an individual effort. Collusion is copying another student’s coursework; stealing coursework from another student and submitting it as your own work. Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be dealt with according to the College procedure (For details on Plagiarism & Collusion please see the Student Handbook). 4. Submission a. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course. b. The student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism software Turnitin to make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the College approved level. A student can check the similarity index of their assignment up to five times in the Draft Assignment submission point located in the home page of the ICON VLE. c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the Unit (not to the Tutor). The student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final submission. d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part of the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment with all documentation. e. Any portfolio for a Unit must be submitted as an attachment in the assignment 5. Good practice a. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick, etc.) to avoid distress due to loss or damage of your original copy. 6. Extension and Late Submission a. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using an Exceptional Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the Examination Office and ICON VLE. Please note that the tutors do not have the authority to extend the coursework deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you being sick, and should be submitted to the Examination Office. b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the College procedure. It should be noted that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction. c. All late coursework must be submitted to the Late submission point into the unit (not to the Tutor) in the ICON VLE. A student is allowed to submit only once and that is also treated as the final submission. d. If you fail in the Final or Late submission, you can resubmit in the Resubmission window. 7. Submission deadlines Formative feedback Week 12 Final Submission Department of Information Technology Page 6 of 6 Late submission Submit to: Online to the ICON VLE only Glossary: Analyse: Break an issue or topic into smaller parts by looking in depth at each part. Support each part with arguments and evidence for and against (Pros and cons) Evaluate: When you evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue. Critically Evaluate/Analyse: When you critically evaluate you look at the arguments for and against an issue. You look at the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments. This could be from an article you read in a journal or from a text book. Discuss: When you discuss you look at both sides of a discussion. You look at both sides of the arguments. Then you look at the reason why it is important (for) then you look at the reason why it is important (against). Explain: When you explain you must say why it is important or not important. Describe: When you give an account or representation of in words. Identify: When you identify you look at the most important points. Define: State or describe the nature, scope or meaning. Implement: Put into action/use/effect Compare: Identify similarities and differences Explore: To find out about Recommend: Suggest/put forward as being appropriate, with reasons why