Problem Based Learning (PBL) Exercise

Tutor will provide instructions on the requirements of the PBL and submission guidelines.

There will not be any solutions provided to any of the PBL exercise, as solutions defer. Problem Based questions are open-ended to allow students to think critically, analyse and provide solutions based on their understanding. Make sure solutions should be concise and address each point specific to in-depth technical knowledge.

However, tutors will provide feedback during each class.

All PBL classes are based on flip-learning.

"The flipped classroom describes a reversal of traditional teaching where students gain first exposure to new material outside of class, usually via reading or lecture videos, and then class time is used to do the harder work of assimilating that knowledge through strategies such as problem-solving, discussion or debates

Week Exercise:

XYZ company is planning to have a network of 18 luxury hotels which are located on three continents, in locations such as Hong Kong, London, Geneva, Bermuda, Bangkok and Singapore.

Discuss on the following topics:
- What type of network can be designed?
- What are the networking devices to be used?
- What type of cables to be used?

1. Network design proposal for casino

Project Scope

The project aims to design a network for a casino. The casino has 10 floors including the ground floor. The ground floor has a lobby area. Each floor also has a lobby area. There are 40 rooms in each floor, each of which has a network point to which the guest PC is connected. The casino network has two servers which are used by the staff. A high speed internet connection is available which is to be shared by the guest and staff network. There is a total of 25 staff in the casino based at the ground floor.

Project requirement

1. Network Topology diagram.
2. Identify the hardware required such as routers, switches, access points
3. The network has to be segregated into guest and staff
4. The guest network should not have access to the staff network.
5. Network design and IP address table.
6. Configurations and features on the devices.
Contents
- Project Scope
- Project requirements
- Hardware analysis
- Topology diagram
- Network design strategy
- IP addresses table including netmask (with justification)

Remote access VPN Network design behind NAT router

Project scope and description

In this project, a network has to be designed for remote access VPN. A windows XP VPN server is to be setup behind a Cisco NAT router.

The NAT router has a public IP address received dynamically by the ISP, which is also required to be used by the LAN users for internet. The remote users should be able to connect to the public IP address of the router, and establish connectivity with the VPN server. After connection is established, the remote user should be able to access systems on the LAN. LAN and VPN network should be segregated using appropriate VLAN's

Contents
- Project scope and description
- Hardware and Software requirements
- Network Implementation Strategy
- IP and VLAN Network design and Configuration
- TCP/IP adapter screenshot on VPN Server
- TCP/IP adapter screenshot on LAN PC1
- Windows VPN Server configuration screenshots
- VPN Client configuration on Windows
- Network Topology Diagram with IP addressing