Helsinki Airport IT Upgrade: Network Design, Security and Deployment

This report outlines a comprehensive IT upgrade plan for Helsinki Airport, aiming to elevate its global ranking. It begins with an analysis of the airport's current position and proposes next-generation IT features, including holographic panels, Wi-Fi, and smart terminals. The report then delves into the technical requirements, focusing on IPv6 implementation and secure data transfer within a revised core network structure. Detailed network designs are presented, emphasizing security and logical zoning for public-facing features. Furthermore, the report showcases deployment plans, cost breakdowns, and highlights areas of cost savings and technological advancements. The concluding section evaluates how the proposed initiatives align with management objectives, particularly in enhancing Helsinki Airport's value proposition and its pursuit of a top-10 ranking. The report adheres to standard report formatting guidelines, including a mark sheet, title page, declaration of originality, abstract, content page, main report, references, and a Turnitin report.

Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:
3. Evaluate a variety of security techniques
4. Critically evaluate security policy requirements for a network, including personal policy
Please refer to the module guide, for the full syllabus document.
Assessment Details:
This assessment is developed to assess your capability of applying security techniques in an
organisational environment with respective to its business objectives and related policies. It
assesses your ability to design a network that ensures the necessary security levels for
business applications and their users. It also assesses your capability in developing an
organisational security policy and providing recommendations for the improvement of the
environment.
Introduction
Helsinki Airport, the pride of Finland’s air travel industry, was ranked 15th worldwide in 2015.
(http://www.worldairportawards.com/awards/world_airport_rating.html) This has spurred them
forward to aim for a place in the top 10, which they hope to achieve in 3 years at the most. Their
master plan revolves around a 12-18month intensive upgrading program with a budget of 750
million Euros. 50 million Euros have been set aside for IT upgrades across the entire airport
complex.
As the Senior Manager answering directly to the Head of IT, Helsinki Airport Management, you
have been tasked with ensuring that the 50mil spent on IT ensures that HEL (as known in IATA
circles) seals a good place amongst the world top-ten airports within three years.
The most visible of these upgrades must be the 20 new massive networked holographic
decorative panels stretching across the arrival and departure halls, free airport Wi-Fi service,
flight information displays and public-access smart Internet Terminals. Food-and-beverage,
retail, shops and such, will all be required to upgrade their point-of-sale systems to touchscreen-
based interfaces.
As Senior Manager, you are have full management confidence in your technical and
management ability, so proposals and plans are expected to be of a high standard. Top
management wishes to see Next-generation value-adding in your all plans and proposals. You
effectively have carte blanche in your decisions, subject to the budgetary and time constraints
mentioned above. Make the country proud.
Note : All relevant material such as charts, floor plans or network diagrams should be presented
as or where required. All assumptions should be stated.
1. Analyse the Airport’s position, its needs and requirements, and outline the vision for
the next-generation IT upgrade. (total 35 marks):
a) As IT head, analyse the Airport’s current (ranking) position and their present situation, as well
as what it takes to raise the bar to match the top-10 world airports. You should consider present

status, competitor features and propose the main IT-based features and attractions mentioned
in the brief above.
(20 marks)
b) IPv6 has been implemented since 2014 – and has been running successfully, stably
and reliably for almost two years. Analyse in detail, the technologies required to support the
goals you outlined in the above section.
(15 marks)
2. Draw up the revised core network structure with emphasis on secure, reliable data
transfer (total 35 marks):
a) Propose how your network traffic will include and handle and enhance the new data streams
from the above new implementations, while ensuring no performance impact to present
operations. Security is a must when considering the various IT challenges and threats present
today.
(15 marks)
b) Design a detailed network structure which clearly demarcates all the public-facing features
mentioned above. Show how these features are integrated into a fully-featured high-
performance operational network. Discuss where and how security and logical zoning is applied.
(20 marks)
3. Showcase the new technology, deployment plans and account for costs (total 30
marks):
a) Present a broad overview of the deployment plans within the given timeline and also a broad
breakdown of the costs involved. Remember to highlight all areas of cost savings, synergies and
technological exploits used to achieve this.
(15 marks)
b) Conclude with presenting how the overall solution has met the broad management objectives,
especially where and how these initiatives will help pull HEL into the world top-10 airport
rankings. Highlight value-added and enhanced areas where applicable, in addition to the newly
proposed features.
(15 marks)
Submission instructions
1. The coursework should follow the standard report format consisting of
a. Coursework Mark sheet

b. Title Page
c. Declaration of Originality
d. Abstract
e. Content Page
f. Main Report
g. References
h. Turnitin report
2. The report should be printed using: Font, Times New Roman; Font size, 12; Line
spacing, 1-1/2 and left-right justification.
3. Harvard referencing should be used.
4. Each coursework needs to be submitted to Turnitin for similarity check. The class id
and password will be provided later by your lecturer.
5. Failure to comply with submission instructions will affect the criteria for the Report
Structure. If in any doubt about whether the work meets the style and format
specification, seek advice from the module leader