Assignment Task
This is an individual assignment based on the case study scenario presented below. This assignment will assess your understanding of the principles of network design and the ability to analyze, design and create a network
infrastructure fully configured and tested which reflects understanding of network design and troubleshooting.
Scenario
You are working as a network engineer in an IT company, you have been assigned to design, implement a network infrastructure for a small company speedfix.co.uk. The company consist of 4 department Finance/HR,
engineers, Sales, and Admins.
The network consists of four Servers, web, email, DNS, and common file server, all servers shared between all users. The distribution of workstation shown in table 1, describe the requirement of each department. The company admins decided to allow staff to use the wireless network using their own wireless devices such as a smartphone to access the internet.
The IT director emphasized on scalability, availability and hence you are required to provide a complete network infrastructure design and implementation, the company will be using private network IP address
192.168.168.0/24 within wired LAN, and 10.10.10.0/24 for the wireless network.
Task
Analyze the requirements given in the above scenario evaluating suitable network models and components to design a network infrastructure featuring scalability, availability, and security.
Based on your analysis and evaluation you are to apply the required configuration for the selected components, and finally, discuss, evaluate and apply Network monitoring tools/components, and produce network test and documentation suitable for network maintenance.
All relevant network configuration, network diagram, and device configuration tables, network simulation files must be included and attached as an appendix.
Deliverables
- Complete network diagram for the given scenario, including description and analysis.
- Appropriate subnet based on given network addresses, showing all required element is fulfilled.
- Create VLAN for each department base on given requirements, including sample configuration.
- Justification of the use of network design model and components including any technologies/protocols used such as VTP, STP, DHCP, etc..
- Provide complete security precaution and configuration where applicable including Access control list to isolate each department internally.
- Complete testing documentation of all relevant devices such as web, email, DNS servers, (note: use of screenshots without description is not acceptable as answers)
