COIT20265 Networks and Information Security: Project Report

This COIT20265 Networks and Information Security project progress report details the first few weeks of a network redesign project for First National University (FNU). It covers requirement analysis, project scope definition, and project plan construction. Week 5 focuses on understanding and redesigning the FNU network structure, including studying the existing network, identifying upgrade requirements, defining addressing schemes, and implementing LAN and WAN designs using Cisco Packet Tracer. Week 6 involves risk analysis, identifying existing risks, discussing security threats and prevention techniques, and analyzing potential future risks, particularly related to FRAME relay technology and routing protocols. The report also highlights challenges faced, such as understanding the existing FNU network design and implementing LAN/WAN on Cisco Packet Tracer, and reviews the risks associated with the project tasks.

COIT20265 Networks and Information Security Project
Submission of Periodic Group Progress Report
This Project Report number Please tick (only one)
Report 1 Report 2 Report 3 Report 4
Due date: Friday Weeks 4, 6, 8 and 10
Part: Progress Report
Weighting: 10 marks of total assessment (2.5 marks x 4 progress reports)
Submission: Electronic (see course website for details)
This reporting period (e.g.
week 4, 6, 8, 10)
Student(s) Number(s)
Student(s) name(s)
1.1 Schedule review
In the first 4 weeks of the project, our group had a great knowledge of understanding the
requirement analyses, examining project scope and objectives and mainly constructing a
scheduled project plan. For week 5 and 6 proper implementations of the knowledge and
understanding the risks related to the project is analysed.
Below is the brief description of the project plan for week 5 and 6 -
1. Week 5 - Network Redesign
The week was all about how to achieve the understanding the redesigned network
structure of the FNU University. Several tasks were included in this week’s schedule.
Task were as follows according to the Gantt Chart of the project
 Existing network study - The existing network of First National university is
analysed. The university has several dependent components and security features
that have to be understood with the great knowledge. Making of notes on the basis
of the network requirements made by the FNU management with the existing
network of FNU.
 Upgradation Requirement - The case study of FNU is analysed and after the
evaluation of existing network design, an understanding of upgradation in the
network design is acknowledged. All the graduation requirement to the existing
network are analysed.
 Addressing Scheme - After the knowledge about the existing network and its design
and upgradation requirement addressing scheme for the new redesign of the
network for FNU is defined.
 LAN and WAN designs - Applying the upgradation requirement for the FNU network
and analysing the implementation of addressing for the network. Local Area
Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies are implemented over
the network for proper networking strategies. Following are some of the initial
individual draft design of LAN and WAN design of different building–

Figure 1: FNU Network design
Figure 2: Main Campus Design
Figure 3: Regional/ Metropolitan Campus design

Figure 4: Operation Building design
Figure 5: Backup facility design

Figure 6: External Partners
All of the above figure are initial network draft for the FNU network which is the brief design
and practice implementation design of LAN and WAN over the FNU network. The design is
made on Cisco Packet Tracer.
2. Week 6 - Risk Analyses
In this week risks related to the network, the redesign is analysed. Risks are related to
various domain of the project and their redemption of mitigation are different
accordingly. Following is the brief description of the risk analyses -
 Existing risks - There are a number of existing risks in the current network design of
First National University. So in this stage, actual risks in the network of FNU is
identified and analysed. Like weak security policies implementation, lower
bandwidth rate, weak design etc. all these risks are analysed.
 Discussion - A group discussion of team members on the risks analyses and their
prevention are discussed.
 Security devices - Examining the security threats of the existing network and their
prevention techniques are discussed. Existing devices are analysed and their
security-related issues are noted. Discussion included the usage of security devices
like firewalls and DMZ zone applications.
 Risks in future - For the redesigned network of FNU risks are analysed which can be a
threat in future. Their prevention strategies are discussed.
Risks related to FRAME relay technology and routing protocols is a great risk which has to be
mitigated. For this training sessions for the technology understanding and its
implementation methods are conducted.
ISP selection is also key task. There can be risk in using an inefficient ISP for FNU. FNU
requires a good bandwidth provider ISP.

2.1 Work completed
Activity
#
Description Date
started
Assigned to %
complete
1 Week 1 – Requirement analyses 05 Mar
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
2 Week 2 – Project scope 12 Mar
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
3 Week 3 – Project objectives 19 Mar
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
4 Week 4 – Project planning 26 Mar
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
5 Week 5 – Network redesign 02 Apr
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
6 Week 6 – Risk Analysis 09 Apr
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
100%
7 Week 7 – Topology 10 Apr
2018
Member 1,
Member 2,
Member 3,
Member 4
10%

2.2 Any Issues
The team hold up quite well till now. There were issues related to different tasks. For
analysation of the network of FNU understanding the existing network design of the
university was a little haptic task. Understanding the working of Local Area Network (LAN)
and Wide Area Network (WAN) and its implementation on Cisco Packet Tracer was a great
task to deal with. For this Cisco Packet Tracer online sources were used as for training
session.
3.1 Risk review
The tasks in the week 5 and 6 were a great objective to deal with. There were lots of risks in
these weeks. Understanding of the network design according to a case study of First
National University was a critical task. Their network upgradation requirements must be
analysed very precisely. In Risk Analyses week several risks related to the FNU network are
analysed and their prevention techniques are discussed. The wrong or weak analysation of
the risks included in the FNU network can lead to the security threat to the redesign. Risks
related to Frame relay and routing in the network were quite a task to understand and
understanding these technology concepts is a must in the network implementation of FNU.

COIT20265 Networks and Information Security Project
Submission of Periodic Group Progress Report
Reporting week
Student(s) ID(s): Student(s) Name(s):
Marker:
Component Marks
available
Marks
awarded
1. Schedule Review
a. Work completed 1.0
b. Issues 0.5
2. Risk Review 0.5
3. Clarity of presentation (language and grammar) 0.5
Total 2.50
Penalty (Plagiarism / late submission)
Grand total
Marker’s Comment: