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Higher National Diploma in Computing
Assignment Brief
Student Name /ID Number
Unit Number and Title Networking
Academic Year
Unit Tutor
Assignment Title SYNTAX SOLUTIONS
Issue Date
Submission Date
IV Name & Date
Submission format
The submission should be in the form of an individual report written in a concise, formal business
style using single spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and
subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using
Harvard referencing system. Please also provide an end list of references using the Harvard
referencing system.
The recommended word count is 3,000–3,500 words for the report excluding annexures,
although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
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
SYNTAX SOLUTIONS is a privately owned, well-known Software company located in Colombo. The
Management of SYNTAX SOLUTIONS has purchased a 3-story building in the heart of Matara. They
are planning to make it one of the state-of-the-art companies in Matara with the latest facilities.
It is expected to have nearly 150 employees in Matara branch.
Department Number of Users
Customer Care 10
Sales and Marketing 20
Finance 25
Legal 5
HR 10
Developers 55
Network Team 5
Server Room Servers +ISP connections
Fol lowing requirements are given by the Manag ement.
All the department s mus t be separated with uni que subnet and should not
communicate with each other unl ess there is a special requirement .
192.1 68.10 .0/24 is give n and should be used for all the de part me nts except the
serve r room. IPs should assign us ing DHCP .
ERP and CR M Systems ne ed to be impleme nted in Mat ara branch in local
serve rs.
Number of servers required for the Ser ver room ne ed to be de cided by the
Ne tw ork designer and should be assigned with 10.25 4.1.0 /24 subnet. (Use s
static IPs )
Hig h level of redundanc y is expe ct ed in ne twork design to eliminate single point
of failures and traffic bo ttle ne cks.
Sales and Mar keting Team ne ed to access Ne twork re source s us ing WI FI
connectivity .
Proper methods for networking monitoring and troubl es hooti ng ne ed to be
est ablished.
All possible network security me chanisms should be implement ed.
Assume you have be en appointe d as the new ne tw ork consult ant of SYNTAX SOLUTI ON S .
Pre pare a ne tw ork archite ct ural de sign and implement it with your suggestions and
re commendations to me et the company re quireme nt s.
(Note: Clearly state your assumptions. You are allowed to desi gn the network
according to you r assumpti ons, but main requiremen ts sho uld not be vi olated)
Acti vity 01
Discuss the be nefit s and constraint s of different net work syste m types that can
be impleme nted in the Mat ara branch and the main IEEE Ethe rne t st andards that
can be used in above LAN and WLAN de sign.
Discuss the importance and impact of net work topolo gie s and ne tw ork prot ocol
suite s while comparing the main net work topologies and ne twork prot ocol suite s
that are used in net work de sign using examples. Recommend suitable ne tw ork
topologies and ne tw ork prot ocol suit es for above scenario and justify your
answer wit h valid po int s.