CSC73002 – Network Management Assignment

Task Description
Imagine that you have been employed by XYZ Corporation as a junior network
administrator. As part of your duty, you are requested to configure and manage a network
lab to perform tests on before they are deployed to the real network. The network lab
imitates a typical enterprise network with the Headquarter and two branches connected over
the Internet. The high-level logical topology of the network is given in Figure 1 and the
physical layout of the offices is given in Figure 2.
To study the network before the actual deployment, you will use a network simulator to
complete the following tasks:
• Task 1: Network simulation. In this task, you will create the network in a simulator
from its logical topology and perform all necessary configurations for the network
devices to make the network operational. Verify the network connectivity.
• Task 2: Configuration management. In this task, you will document the network
configurations following the network configuration management practice.
Simulation Software:
The organisation has 2 (two) enterprise network simulators that you may choose from.
1. eNSP Huawei Network simulator
2. Cisco Packet Tracer.

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Figure 2 The branch physical layouts

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Assignment-1 marking guidelines
The following are the major assessment criteria of this assignment
Task 1: Network simulation
• Physical network topology o Suitable hardware configuration o Suitable link
technologies
o Correct physical topology with sufficient notation
• Device configuration o Correct IP addressing scheme.
o Correct basic administrative configuration i.e. device name, time zone,
clock and device access control.
o Correct interface configuration i.e. interface IP address and status.
• Internetwork routing configuration
o Correct configuration of either static routing, RIP or OSPF.
o Evidence of the network connectivity verification
Task 2: Network configuration management
• Document network physical and logical topology with sufficient notation
• Document network inventory i.e. detailed network hardware and software
• Document current configurations of each device in the network
• Configuration change management
Format and Presentation
Task 1: You are required to record a short video clip (5 min max) to explain your task 1.
In the video, you will:
• Provide your details e.g. your name, student id, year and the unit you are studying
• Explain your implementation of the network on eNSP i.e. talk about your selection
of the network hardware, link technologies as well as the device configuration.
• Demonstrate the network connectivity between the Headquarter and the branches.
Finally, publish your video on YouTube. Use the unlisted option if you do not want the
video to be viewed in public.
Copy the link to your video and paste it under the task-1 section of the document template
provided with this assignment.
Task 2: Use the template provided with this assignment for this task.
Submission Format
You will need to submit at least 2 files.
1. You are required to submit the assignment document in the Word DOC or DOCX or PDF
format. The file will be named using the following convention:
filename = FirstInitialYourLastName_CSC73002_A1.pdf
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(i.e. FJones_CSC73002_A1.pdf or FJones_CSC73002_A1.docx)
2. Your network configuration, including the optional configuration files if chosen.
a. You must also submit your simulation network as either an eNSP or Packet
Tracer file.
i. eNSP must be a zip file with all devices configured and saved.
ii. Packet Tracer files must be a PKT file with all devices configured and
saved.
b. If you do not put the configuration in the word document you must place
them in text files and attach them in the network configuration zip file.
Original work
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