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| Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines | |
| Unit Code | BN305 |
| Unit Title | Virtual Private Network |
| Assessment Type |
Group (maximum of 3 students in one group) |
| Assessment Title |
Assignment 2 – VPN Network Design for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) network and VPN services |
| Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) |
This assignment assesses the following Unit Learning Outcomes; students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in them. Describe architectural VPN design for small, medium and large businesses and corporations Report on the health of the existing VPN architecture, solution, data, application, and technology Discuss the appropriate security design and solutions for varieties of organisations Report on the current and future state of the management of VPN infrastructure and its technologies Interpret a roadmap process to transform the VPN architecture to support long term organisations’ goals Implement a process to support the administration and the management of VPN |
| Weight | 15% |
| Total Marks | 30 |
| Word limit | See the instructions |
| Due Date | Week 11 |
| Submission Guidelines |
All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style. MS WORD file type is used for submission in Moodle. No ‘zipped’ files or other types must be used |
| Extension | If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School’s Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment |
| Academic Misconduct |
Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description. |
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Assignment Description
Tasks:
There are two parts to this assignment, i.e. part A and part B.
A. Investigate, design and develop a suitable VPN network for an SME by addressing the following
criteria. See detailed instruction in the next section. 25 marks
| B. Presentation Note: |
5 marks |
Only one report for part A and one presentation slide for part B per group should be submitted. As this is a
Group Assignment make sure the contribution made by each student is clearly mentioned in the front page of
the report. Each student in the group must make sufficient contribution. The report must be properly
formatted and have a table of contents.
Part A description:
There are two sites existed in different Australian cities that belong to the same organization, where you need
to consider for this VPN network design in this assignment. This is in addition to remote users who should be
able to access their work from the company site while travelling.
1. Design a network for this SME
2. Build VPN services for the users
Report must include:
| | Introduction |
| |
Scopes and Limitations Requirements (Network parts and VPN service parts) Solution Design |
a. Logical Design
b. Physical Design
c. Network Topologies
d. IP addressing
e. Security features and Policies
f. Redundancy and Failover plans
g. VPN service Deployment and implementation
Refer the sample document included in below for network design, and consider how to deploy
and implement relevant VPN services onto the network. You need to choose the right type of VPNs
and protocols that satisfy the requirements for remote and branch to branch connectivity.
Marking criteria:
Marks are allocated as indicated on each question, taking the following aspects into account:
| Section to be included in the report and demonstration |
Description |
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| Identification and Analysis and description |
Correctly identifying, appropriateness, discussion |
| Explanation/justification | Description and justification |
| Presentation and diagrams | Structure, presentation, formatting, writing |
| Reference style | Follow IEEE reference style |
| Plagiarism | Copy from another student, copy from internet source/textbook, copy from other sources without proper acknowledgement, etc |
Marking guide:
Task A – Total 25 marks
| No | Categories | Description | Marks |
| 1 | Template and format |
The document should include all necessary headings and contents to depict a VPN services and network design as per the example provided. |
5 |
| 2 | Requirements | Multiple Figures and Tables need to be included to properly show the requirements development. There must be a section for ‘compliance’ check so that vendors can properly reply to the requirements. |
5 |
| 3 | Solution Design | This section should include proper headings and contents to propose a solution for a VPN network. Wireless LAN solution needs to be included. |
15 |
| Total | 25 |
Part B description:
Task B – Total 5 marks
Students need to demonstrate their work in Lab 11. Demonstration will include viva voce (oral test)
questions as well. The solution of VPN services and network design shall be presented with 15 minutes for a
group during week 11 Lab class. Presentation slides should be submitted in Moodle prior to the presentation
for marking. No other options (e.g. hard copy, memory stick, website, email etc) will be considered but the
presentation file submitted in Moodle.
Marking Rubric for Assignment 1 Questions-Marks as shown
| Grade Mark |
HD 80%+ |
D 70%-79% |
CR 60%-69% |
P 50%-59% |
Fail < 50% |
| Excellent | Very Good | Good | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Identification and Analysis and description |
Highly valid and appropriate |
Valid and appropriate |
Generally valid and appropriate |
Valid but no appropriate |
Not valid and not appropriate |
| Explanation/ justification |
All elements are present and well integrated. |
Components present with good cohesion |
Components present and mostly well integrated |
Most components present |
Lacks structure. |
| Reference style | Clear styles with excellent source of references. |
Clear referencing/ style |
Generally good referencing/sty le |
Unclear referencing/styl e |
Lacks consistency with many errors |
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| Presentation and diagrams |
Proper writing and drawing. Professionally presented |
Properly written and drawing, with some minor deficiencies |
Mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems |
Acceptable presentation |
Poor structure, careless presentation |