SBM4104 IT Infrastructure
Assessment Details:
This assessment is designed to assess students’ technical skills in planning and configuring a computer network. In addition, it develops student skills in planning and finding IT infrastructures solution that suit enterprise requirements.
Assume you are working as an IT professional at the IT department for ABC company, you have been assign the task of analysing the current network design and propose new network configuration for the network shown in Figure 1.
For the network diagram in Figure 1:
- NET-A: 10.10.1XY.0/24
- NET-B: 172.16.1XY.0/24
- NET-C: 192.168.1XY.0/24 where X, and Y are the last two digits of the student ID of one of the group members.
[For example, if the student ID is 201701234 then XY=34 and NET-A: 10.10.134.0/24, NET-B: 172.16.134.0/24 and NET-C: 192.168.134.0/24]
Task Specifications
Task-A: Prepare a report to provide the details configuration for the network for ABC company.
In this task you will fill the required information using the IP network diagram: (27 Marks)
- NET-A (8 marks):
Network/Subnet _____________
Network address_______________ Broadcast address__________
Valid host range______________
- NET-B (8 marks):
Network/Subnet _____________
Network address___________ Broadcast address____
Valid host range______
- NET-C (8 marks):
Network/Subnet ________
Network address_______ Broadcast address_____________
Valid host range_______________
- RA - RB subnet (1 mark) _______
- RB - RC subnet (1 Mark) _______
- Net A subnet mask (1 mark) ___________
Fill the following table with the corresponding IP addresses. (12 Marks)
Device |
Interface |
IP Address/ Subnet Mask |
D/Gateway |
RA |
Fa0/0 |
To NET A | |
S0/0/0 |
TO RB | ||
RB |
S0/0/0 |
TO RA | |
S0/0/1 |
TO RC | ||
RC |
Fa0/0 |
To NET B | |
Fa0/1 |
To NET C |
Configure router RA interfaces: (12 Marks)
RA(config)#:int F0/0_______________
RA(config-if)#:______ RA(config-if)#:___________
RA(config)#:int S0/0/0_____________
RA(config-if)#:______
RA(config-if)#:______
Configure Routing Protocol
- Provide commands to enable any routing protocol (student’s choice) in RA? (8 Marks)
RA(config)#:_________
RA(config-router)#:______
RA(config-router)#:______
RA(config-router)#:______
2. Provide commands to enable routing protocol in RB (same protocol configured in RA)? (8 Marks)
RB(config)#:______
RB(config-router)#:______
RB(config-router)#:______
RB(config-router)#:______
3. Provide commands to enable routing protocol in RC (same protocol configured in RA)? (8 Marks)
RC(config)#:______
RC(config-router)#:______ RC(config-router)#:______
RC(config-router)#:______
Task-B: (25 marks)
Assume the IT department of the ABC company wants to adapted virtualization and Cloud computed for hosting some of the organization application servers. Discuss the followings:
- Propose two organizations that provides Cloud services for hosting the email and web servers for the organization. Justify your answer by explaining the level of services each company provides that suit the organization requirements.
- Demonstrate how the Cloud computing can support the dynamic scaling of the selected organization applications.
Please note you have to use Harvard reference style and the report should be submitted as a Word file.
Assessment submission
Your report must include a cover page that include the student name and student ID. You have to submit the word file of your report to APIC online learning system by the due date. Your submission must include your answers for Task-A and Task-B.
Marking Criteria and Rubric: The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 30% of the total unit mark
Marking Criteria for Task-B |
Not satisfactory (0-49%) of the criterion mark) |
Satisfactory (50-64%) of the criterion mark |
Good (65-74%) of the criterion mark |
Very Good (75-84%) of the criterion mark |
Excellent (85-100%) of the criterion mark |
NET-A, NET-B, NET- C, RA - RB subnet, RB - RC subnet and Net A subnet mask (27 marks) |
Lack of evidence of understanding of IP configuration for NET A, B and C including the interfaces for RA, RB and RC with many errors. |
Evidence of basic understanding of IP configuration for NET A, B and C. |
Good IP configuration for NET A, B and C including the interfaces for RA, RB and RC with some errors. |
very well IP configuration for NET A, B and C including the interfaces for RA, RB and RC. |
Excellent IP configuration for NET A, B and C including the interfaces for RA, RB and RC. |
IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC (table) |
Lack of evidence of understanding of IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC with many errors. |
Evidence of basic understanding of IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC |
Good IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC with some errors. |
very well IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC |
Excellent IP address and submit mask for RA, RB and RC |
(12 marks) | |||||
Configure router RA interfaces (12 marks) |
Lack of evidence of understanding of Configure router RA interfaces with many errors. |
Evidence of basic understanding of Configure router RA interfaces |
Good Configure router RA interfaces with some errors. |
very well Configure router RA interfaces |
Excellent Configure router RA interfaces |
Commands to enable routing protocol RA, RB and RC (24 marks) |
Lack of evidence of understanding of commands to enable routing protocol for RA, RB and RC with many errors. |
Evidence of basic understanding of commands to enable routing protocol for RA, RB and RC |
Good commands to enable routing protocol with some errors. |
very well commands to enable routing protocol |
Excellent commands to enable routing protocol |
Cloud Providers (15 marks) |
Lack of evidence of identification and understanding of Cloud hosting. |
Evidence of basic understanding of Cloud hosting with general discussion of services not related to the organization requirements. |
Evidence of good understanding of Cloud hosting with general discussion of services related to the organization requirements. |
Very good understanding and demonstration of Cloud hosting with clear identification of services related the organization requirements. |
Excellent understanding and demonstration of Cloud hosting related to the selected origination requirements with very clear identification of services related the organization requirements. |
Dynamic scaling using Cloud computing (10 marks) |
Lack of evidence of understanding dynamic scaling using Cloud computing |
Evidence of basic understanding of dynamic scaling using Cloud computing not related to the organization requirements. |
Good understanding of dynamic scaling using Cloud computing related to the organization requirements. |
Very good understanding of dynamic scaling using Cloud computing related to the organization requirements. |
Excellent understanding and demonstration of dynamic scaling using Cloud computing related to the organization requirements. |