INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

GAIRIGAUN, TINKUNE, KATHMANDU

NEPAL

BTEC HND in Computing

Unit 1: Networking Unit Code: D/615/1619

Session/Year: 2019 Assessment No: 01

Assignment Launch Date: 16 July 2019 Due Date: 15 Sept 2019

Assignment Title: Lanmark IT Network System

Teacher Name:Krishna Parajuli Iv’s Name :

Student Name: Pearson Reg No: Final Grade:

Purpose of this assignment

Computer networks have become the essence of our daily lives. Computer networks are the driving force
behind the evolution of computer systems allowing users to access data, hardware and services
regardless of their location. The major purpose of this assignment is to provide the students an
opportunity to exhibit their knowledge in the field of computer networking, how the network operates,
protocols, standards, security considerations and the prototypes associated with a range of networking
technologies.

The assignment will help the students to check their knowledge for configuring and installation of
networking system exploring the range of technologies and troubleshooting the network. The students
will be able to demonstrate their skills and understandings over the operation of IP data networks, router,
switching technologies, IP routing technologies, IP services and troubleshooting through the completion
of this assignment.

Besides technical stuffs, the students will be demonstrating their skills such as communication literacy,
critical thinking, analysis, reasoning and interpretation, which are crucial for gaining employment and
developing academic competence.

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The completion of this assignment will illustrate that the student has been able to:

• Examine networking principles and their protocols.

• Examine networking devices and operations.
• Design efficient networked systems.
• Implement and diagnose networked system.

There are two parts based on the scenario. You are required to contextualize the task as per the given
scenario wherever possible.

Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The students are guided
what sort of information is to be produced to meet the targeted criteria. All the tasks need to be done
individually and the student has to produce an individual assignment.

Assignment submission format

Each student has to submit their assignment as guided in the assignment brief. The students are guided
what sort of information is to produce to meet the criteria targeted. Some tasks might require group
work, but the student has to produce individual assignment.

Scenario I
A newly IT company named LANDMARK IT Pvt. Ltd is going to be opened in Nepal. The head office
will be located in KTM, Tilganga & will have 20 branch offices over the country. It will provide
different IT related services for different types of organization like School, Bank, Colleges, INGO, NGO
etc. Some of the main services can be listed as follows:
1. Sales and maintenance of different types of computers and related devices.
2. Peer -to- peer & client server network setup.
3. Annual maintenance contract
4. Configuration of different server services like DC, RODC, CDC, DHCP, DNS, IIS, Web, Proxy,
Telnet, RADIUS, Authentication etc.
5. Configuration of routers and Switches of different vendors like Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotiketc
6. Configuration of firewalls of different vendors like Cisco, Juniper, Fortigate etc.
7. Maintenance, upgrade & troubleshooting of different network systems.

You have been hired as a network/ system administrator of this company to plan design implement and
manage the entire network systems considering IP addressing, server system, network devices, security
devices & other miscellaneous IT related services.

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Part 1

LO1 Examine networking principles and their protocols.

LO2 Explain networking devices and operations.

You will need to produce a report for the CEO that includes the following:
1. An introduction to provide an overview of your report.
2. An explanation of networking principles, protocols and devices, including benefits and
constraints of networked solutions, the impact of network topology, communication and
bandwidth requirements, effectiveness of networking systems, operating principles of networking
devices and server types and networking software.

Part 2

LO3 Design efficient networked systems.

LO4 Implement and diagnose networked systems.

This part of the assignment will contain the following based on the tasks in section 1 and section 2.

• A LAN design plan and blueprint and justification document.

• A fully completed test plan including an evaluation of results and recommendations for
improvements to LAN.
• A proposed and justified maintenance schedule.
• Evidence of an implemented network.

Section 1 based on the scenario above, design efficient networked systems

1. Prepare a written step-by-step plan of how you are going to design a Local Area Network
including a blueprint of your LAN.
2. Justify your choice of devices for your network design.
3. Produce a test plan to evaluate this design for the requirements of bandwidth and cost
constraints as per user specifications.
4. Justify the security requirements and quality of services needed for selection of accessories.
5. Suggest a maintenance schedule to support the networked system.

Section 2 Implement test and diagnose networked systems

1. Implement a networked system based on your prepared design.

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 2. Conduct verification with e.g. Ping, extended ping, trace route, telnet, SSH, etc.
3. Record the test results and analyze these against expected results.
4. Investigate what functionalities would allow the system to support device growth and the
addition of communication devices.
5. Discuss the significance of upgrades and security requirements in your recommendations.

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Pass Merit Distinction
LO1Examine networking principles and their protocols
P1Discuss the benefits and

M1Comparecommon networking constraints of different network

LO1 & 2 D1 Considering a
principles and how protocols types and standards. enable the
given scenario, identify the
effectiveness of P2Explain the impact of network networked
topology protocol selected for
systems. the efficient utilisation of a

topology, Communication and networking system.

bandwidth requirements.
LO2 Explain networking devices and operations
P3 Discuss the operating M2Explore a range of server
principles of networking devices types and justify the selection of
and server types. a server, considering a given
P4 Discuss the inter- dependence scenario regarding cost and
of workstation hardware with
performance optimisation.
relevant networking software.

LO3Design efficient networked systems

P5Design a networked system to M3 Install and configure
network services and D2 Design a maintenance
meet a given specification.
applications on your choice. schedule to support the
P6Test and evaluate the design networked system.
to meet the requirements and
analyse user feedback.

LO4 Implement and diagnose networked systems

P7Implement a networked M4 Recommend potential D3Use critical reflection to
enhancements for the networked evaluate own work and justify
system based on a prepared
systems. valid conclusions.
design.
P8Document and analyze test
results against expected results.

Mention all the grades awarded in this assignments:

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Note: Please access HN Global for additional resources support and reading for this unit. For further
guidance and support on report writing please refer to the Study Skills Unit on HN Global. Link to
www.highernationals.com

Other Recommendations:

✓ It should be the student’s own work – plagiarism is unacceptable.

✓ Clarity of expression and structure are important features.
✓ Your work should be submitted as a well presented, word-processed document with headers and
footers, and headings and subheadings, both in hard and soft copies.
✓ You are expected to undertake research on this subject using books from the Library, and
resources available on the Internet.
✓ Any sources of information should be listed as references at the end of your document and these
sources should be referenced within the text of your document using Harvard referencing style ✓
Your report should be illustrated with screen-prints, images, tables, charts and/or graphics.
✓ All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, size 12, 1½ spacing.

I declare that all the work submitted for this assignment is my own work or, in the case of group work,
the work of myself and the other members of the group in which I worked, and that no part of it has been
copied from any source. I understand that if any part of the work submitted for this assignment is found
to be plagiarized, none of the work submitted will be allowed to count towards the assessment of the
assignment.

Assignment Prepared By: Signature: Date: 16 July, 2019

Krishna Parajuli

Brief Checked By: Signature: Date: 15 September, 2019

Dhruba Babu Joshi

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