CSC73002 – Network Management Assignment 2022

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Abstract
It should be noted that IT infrastructure services are being improved
daily as new inventions are made. The past talk about technology is
different from present talk. However, key factors such as the network
performance, internet speed and IT infrastructure availability sample
factors that remain the de-facto of the day. As the user needs
changes, there is a need to have their requests responded to by
availing the desired technology.
ASSIGNMENT-3/2019
CSC73002 – Network Management

CSC73002 – Network Management Assignment-3, 2019
Assignment-3 marking guidelines
The following are the major assessment criteria of this assignment
Task 1: Investigate and report the current network status
In this task, your team will be assessed based on
 The information about the network you have collected through
the site survey. The more details about the network your team
can obtain the higher marks you will get. At the minimum, your
team should obtain the following key information:
o The estimated number of network users
o High-level logical topology of the network
o IP addressing scheme
o Key applications and services
o Performance baselines for accessing key applications and
services
o Wi-Fi channels and overall area of coverage
 The method, technique and tools your team uses to collect the
information. Discuss briefly about how each piece of information
is collected.
Task 2: Propose upgrade solutions
In this task, your team will be assessed based on
 The correctness, feasibility and future-proof of the proposed
solutions. A good solution should be technically correct, feasible
in terms of budget, taking into account the future network
growth and using the current network technology.
 The technical details of the solutions. Each solution should be
provided with a sufficient level of technical details so that its
working mechanism can be understood and the cost to
implement the solution can be estimated. At the minimum, you
will need to provide the high-level logical and physical design of
the solutions with the list of major hardware and software to be
obtained.
 The analysis to select one solution. Your team can perform cost-
benefit analysis to select one solution over the two proposed.
Discuss how the selected solution would expect to solve the
identified problem and how does this align with the university
long-term business goal and strategy as stated in the university
annual reports.
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Task 3: Present and defend the proposal
In this task, your team will be assessed based on
 The presentation structure and quality. A good presentation will
have a clear structure showing the scope of the presentation.
The slides present only the key points. Text and images are
clearly presented.
 Presenter performance. Present clearly and engage with the
audience. Finish the presentation on time. Handle questions with
confidence and quality answers.
Peer assessment
Each team member will assess other member contribution and
performance using the 100% scale. For example, if the team has 2
members, a possible scale can be 50% and 50%. The individual mark
will be scaled taking into account the peer assessment.
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BUSINESS CASE
SCU Campus Network Upgrade
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