Cisco Packet Trace Laureate International Universities- Report Writing Assignment

Report Writing Assignment:

Case Study Laureate International Universities, A Leading International Network Of Quality, Innovative Institutions Of Higher Education. The Laureate Network Of More Than 75 Campus-Based And Online Universities Offers Undergraduate And Graduate Degree Programs To Over 900,000 Students Around The World. The Students Are Part Of An International, Academic Community That Spans 29 Countries Throughout The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia And The Middle East. Task 1: Network Topology Figure 1 Shows A Preliminary Network Diagram For The Proposed Campus Network.  The Main Campus In Subang Is SBG, While The Penang Campus Is PNG.  The Campus Network Is Connected To The Outside World Via An Internet Service Provider (ISP).  Each Campus Has A Single Router With One Or More Subnets Directly Connected To Its Fast Ethernet Interface(S).  All Subnets Are Connected To Their Routers Using A Switch (Not Shown In The Diagram).  All Routers Are Connected To Other Routers Via Their Serial Interfaces.  The ISP Has Determined The Parameters For Subnets E And F As Shown In Table 1. 3. Design And Document An IP Addressing Scheme: Now You May Use The Network Address That Has Been Assigned To You, Together With The Subnet Requirements, To Design An IP Addressing Scheme.  An Important Aspect Of The Design Is To Make The Most Efficient Possible Use Of The IP Address Space.  You Should Document Your Network With A Network Diagram And IP Address Table.   4. Document The Network:  The Documentation That Your Group Submits Should Include:

• Network diagram showing the IP address and subnet mask of all interfaces.
• IP addressing table – for all subnets, you should give the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and first and last usable host addresses; for serial links, you should identify the DTE and DCE interfaces and the chosen clock rate.

  Task 2: Report 1. Please Number The Sections In Your Report Carefully So That Your Answers Can Be Easily Matched With The Corresponding Questions. Each Question Carries 10 Marks. 2. Discuss the difference between relative network utilization and absolute network utilization when considering protocol behavior? 3. Briefly explain the important of hierarchy and modularity for network designs. 4. Identify and discuss briefly the selection criteria when purchasing internetworking devices for your design customer? 5. In your report, describe why you should characterize the logical structure of an internetwork and not just the physical structure. Answer any two of the following – each question carries 10 marks and each should need a maximum of 1 page of the report (excluding any diagrams or listings) 1.Outline the differences between TCP and UDP.  Which has more segment fields, and what are they?  Name one network service that usually uses TCP and one network service that usually uses UDP and explain why they do so. 2.Choose and explain briefly any five (5) typical technical goals for organizations today. What tradeoffs may be necessary in order to improve network efficiency? Outline the differences between distance-vector and link-state routing. State the factors that help you decide whether distance-vector or link-state routing is best for your design customer. Laureate wishes to make use of wireless communications on its Penang campus.  Outline the main differences between a wired and a wireless local network and suggest (with justification) some additional problems that this may cause, together with possible measures to mitigate these.