Assessment - Network requirement analysis and plan
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) Main objectives of this assignment is to enable student to analyse a business case study, develop requirements, select networking devices for the given business case and plan a network design. After successful completion of this assignment, students should be able to:
a. Analyse and discuss the significance of internetworking for contemporary organisations.
b. Explain the role of internetworking to support business and technical goals through planning and design.
c. Develop architectural internetworking design for the business, information, technology, and application domains.
Assignment Specification
Business case study: Choose one of the four business case studies provided in the appendix at page 5. You have to inform your instructor on the choice before start working on the assignment.
Description
For a chosen business case, write a report on the following points:
a. Analyse and discuss the significance of internetworking for the chosen business case.
b. Develop hardware requirements for a network with device specifications including series, model and features.
c. Draw architectural internetworking design for the business in Netsim.
Write a report with the following contents
• Project Scope
• Challenges
• Project hardware requirements
- Name of the network device with manufacturer's name, series, model, features and ports
- Type of the cables
- Name of the server, PC with specification such as operating system, RAM, hard disk etc.
• Network Design in Netsim (You must not use packet tracer, or any other software!)
• Outcomes / benefits of the proposed design
• Limitations and conclusions.
Case study - A holistic approach to pediatric cancer care
Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC Children's) spearheaded the Virtual Pediatric Network (VPN) to serve as a hub for collaboration.