Assignment Brief 02 Networking
Assignment Brief 02 Networking
Assignment Brief 02 Networking
SUBMISSION FORMAT
THE SUBMISSION IS IN THE FORM OF A REPORT; A REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION; PRESENTATION EVALUATION; AND AN INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE
PORTFOLIO.
THE REPORT SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A CONCISE, FORMAL BUSINESS STYLE USING SINGLE SPACING AND FONT STYLE TIMES NEW ROMAN AND SIZE 11.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE USE OF HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH
RESEARCH AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING
SYSTEM. THE RECOMMENDED WORD LIMIT IS SPECIFIED.
THE INDIVIDUAL EVIDENCE PORTFOLIO SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A CONCISE, FORMAL BUSINESS STYLE USING SINGLE SPACING AND FONT STYLE TIMES
NEW ROMAN AND SIZE 11. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE USE OF HEADINGS, PARAGRAPHS AND SUBSECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE, AND ALL WORK
MUST BE SUPPORTED WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCED USING THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM. PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE A BIBLIOGRAPHY USING
THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM. THE RECOMMENDED WORD LIMIT IS SPECIFIED. IT WILL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:
NETWORK SYSTEM DESIGN PLANS AND BLUEPRINTS WITH CLEAR JUSTIFICATIONS FOR YOUR CHOICES.
A FULLY COMPLETED TEST PLAN INCLUDING AN EVALUATION OF HOW THE NETWORK MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATION, COLLECT
USER FEEDBACK ON YOUR DESIGN AND SHOW HOW YOU ANALYSE IT WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NETWORK
WHEN YOU INSTALL IT.
EVIDENCE OF HAVING IMPLEMENTED THE NETWORK TO YOUR FINAL DESIGN.
DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING NETWORK SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS ONTO YOUR NETWORK
A PROPOSED AND JUSTIFIED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR USING THE NETWORK LONG TERM.
A CRITICAL REFLECTION EVALUATING AND JUSTIFYING YOUR WORK ON THE NETWORK.
NOTE: THE NETWORK INSTALLED NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL CORE SYSTEMS AND A SAMPLE OF THE STANDARD WORKSTATIONS ONLY. DEPENDING ON
CIRCUMSTANCES THE NETWORK INSTALLATION CAN BE VIRTUAL USING A SUITABLE NETWORK MODELLING TOOL.
You are employed by a rapidly growing company who deal largely in call centre operations and the company is in the process of
acquiring a new building to expand Pakistan operations. The global crisis has meant that there is a serious shortage of staff to
design and develop the infrastructure for the new building and your operations manager in the USA has asked you to
demonstrate that you understand the principles and practicalities required to do this.
If you prove your understanding, you will have the assistance of an installations technician who is expert at installing cabling,
fibre optics and hardware such as switches and firewalls but she has little understanding of designing or configuring them.
PART A - GUIDANCE
In the first instance you will need to produce a critical evaluation of the topology and protocol you select and use this to
demonstrate the efficient utilisation of the networking system. You will need to include some elements of theory:
A comparison of common networking principles and explain how protocols enable the effectiveness of networked
systems.
A discussion of the various benefits and constraints relating to different network types and standards.
An explanation of the impact different network topologies have on communication and bandwidth requirements.
And some explanation of the hardware and operations involved:
An exploration of the range of available server types, choose and justify a suitable server for the requirements
specification the company has given you with due regard to cost and performance optimisation.
You will need to produce a discussion of the operating principles of the main networking devices and server types and relate
this to the interdependence of workstation hardware to the appropriate networking software.
PART B - GUIDANCE
After your submission to the operations manager, you have met expectations as to your theoretical knowledge and have been
given the go ahead to proceed with designing and installing the new network. Firstly, develop a network design to meet the
requirements of the company from the specification given. Then test and evaluate the design against the requirements
specification, collect user feedback and perform an analysis on that with the aim of improving the efficiency of your designed
network. Implement the network as per your design. Install and configure the appropriate network services and applications on
your network. Produce and implement a test plan for the network clearly showing outcomes against your expected results.
Then recommend possible enhancements to your network. Design a long-term maintenance schedule to support the running of
your network. Finally use critical reflection of the whole design and implementation process to evaluate what you have done
and justify the conclusions you draw from that to the operations manager.