ITC306/308: Globex Corp. Network Design and Implementation Case Study

This case study assignment focuses on designing and building a corporate network for Globex Corporation, which has offices in Albury, Griffith, and Wagga Wagga. Students, working in groups, are tasked with designing the network infrastructure, including Windows and Linux servers, VPN connections, and cloud-based services for Intranet, NFS, VOIP, and web conferencing. The assignment requires configuring Active Directory, Group Policy, file servers, DHCP, DNS, and backups for each local Windows Server environment. Furthermore, the network architecture must connect all sites via a full mesh VPN topology, integrating cloud servers through HTTPS and VPNs. Each student is responsible for a specific site (Wagga, Albury, Griffith, VOIP Cloud, Web Conf Cloud, or Storage Cloud), creating a configuration guide and assisting with remote site connections. The case study emphasizes collaborative problem-solving, requiring students to determine network technologies, design the network, and ensure seamless communication and resource sharing between sites and cloud services. This assignment aims to simulate a real-world scenario, providing practical experience in network design, server configuration, and integration of cloud services.

ITC306/308 Proposed Systems Admin / Network Engineering Case Study Scenario
You work for Virtucon Pty Ltd and have been contracted by Globex Corporation to design and build their new
corporate network. Globex Corporation have three offices: one in Albury, NSW, one in Griffith, NSW and one in
Wagga Wagga, NSW. Each site has a local Windows Server and all sites are configured with their own domain. Each
site makes use of resources from other sites and all sites use a cloud based web server that hosts a secure Intranet
and provides an NFS share for cloud based backups.
WAGGA WAGGA OFFICE NETWORK
Windows Server Environment - Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (Active Directory / Group Policy / NTFS Permissions /File
Server / DHCP configuration / DNS configuration / Backups + Terminal Server)
Uses Local Terminal Server, Albury for Exchange Server, Griffith for Sharepoint and Cloud Servers for Intranet / NFS /
VOIP / Web Conferencing
System requirements: dedicated hardware server/s that supports hardware virtualisation (suggest Core i5/4GB)
ALBURY OFFICE NETWORK
Windows Server Environment - Server 2012 R2 (Active Directory / Group Policy / NTFS Permissions /File Server /
DHCP configuration / DNS configuration / Backups + Exchange Server)
Uses Wagga Wagga Terminal Server, Local Exchange Server, Griffith for Sharepoint and Cloud Servers for Intranet /
NFS / VOIP / Web Conferencing
System requirements: hardware server or virtual box server/s (suggest Core i5/4GB)
GRIFFITH OFFICE NETWORK
Windows Server Environment - Server 2012 R2 (Active Directory / Group Policy / NTFS Permissions /File Server /
DHCP configuration / DNS configuration / Backups + Sharepoint)
Uses Wagga Terminal Server, Albury Exchange Server, Local Sharepoint Server and Cloud Servers for Intranet / NFS /
VOIP / Web Conferencing
System requirements: hardware server or virtual box server/s (suggest Core i5/4GB)
VOIP CLOUD NETWORK
Linux Server located within Amazon Web Services with (Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP / Backups / OpenVPN / DNS /
SNMP / NTP + FreePBX (VOIP))
System requirements: AWS account with free tier eligible micro instance or equivalent
WEBCONFERENCE CLOUD NETWORK
Linux Server located within Amazon Web Services with (Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP / Backups / OpenVPN / DNS /
SNMP / NTP + Open Meetings (Web Conferencing))
System requirements: AWS account with free tier eligible micro instance or equivalent
STORAGE CLOUD NETWORK
Linux Server located within Amazon Web Services with (Linux / Apache / MySQL / PHP / Backups / OpenVPN / DNS /
SNMP / NTP + NFS)
System requirements: AWS account with free tier eligible micro instance or equivalent
NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
All networks must connect to each via a Virtual Private Network in a full mesh topology and all networks must
connect directly to the cloud servers via HTTPS for the Intranet and over a VPN for access to NFS / VOIP / WEB
CONFERENCING).
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How the Case Study will work
 This case study is designed to be completed in groups of four. It is expected that each individual student will
be responsible for the design and build of either WAGGA / ALBURY / GRIFFITH / VOIP CLOUD / WEB CONF
CLOUD / STORAGE CLOUD
 Your group must work together to determine how to create your full mesh network (IPSec tunnels using
hardware routers or OpenVPN are two options).
 Each team member is also responsible for providing a configuration guide for the shared part of their local
network to other team members and for assisting with getting these remote sites connected / tested
 Marks will be allocated, as per the rubric for each assessment item on an individual basis.
 Students are encouraged to work closely together to develop a cohesive submission for each assessment
item, but will still be required to submit individually.
 Students will nominate tasks (i.e. Albury, Wagga, Griffith, Cloud) in order of preference and will be put into
groups. We will endeavour to give you your first choice and you will have the option to decline participation
if you are not given your first choice (assuming you have a suitable alternative project). Students will also
nominate preferred network technology (OpenVPN / Cisco Hardware (BYO) )
In the case of groups with 3 students one site (WAGGA/ALBURY/GRIFFITH/CLOUD) will be considered out of scope.
If a team member withdraws from the subject their site is considered out of scope and will not impact your grade.
If all members of your team other than you withdraw from the subject you will be placed into another group using
the same networking technology.
If a member of your team fails to get their local network services working or you cannot connect to them but you
can connect to at least one other team member this will not impact your grade.
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