Assignment - High level design for an SME network and VPN services
Students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in the following unit learning outcomes:
a. Develop architectural VPN designs for small, medium and large businesses and corporations
b. Report on the health of the existing VPN architecture, solution, data, application, and technology
c. Investigate and justify the appropriate design and solution for different organisations
d. Analyse and report on the current and future state of the management of VPN infrastructure and its technologies
e. Define a roadmap process to transform the VPN architecture to support long-term organisational goals
f. Implement a process to support the administration and the management of VPN
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.
B. Presentation
There are two areas to consider for VPN network design in this assignment
1. Design a network for an SME
2. Build VPN services for the users
Contents 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 implementation
· Refer the sample document included in below for network design, and consider how to implement VPN services onto the network. Do not copy the contents of the sample in your work as it is regarded as plagiarism.
Section to be included in the report
Detailed Description of the Criteria
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.
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.
3. Solutions: This section should include proper headings and contents to propose a solution for a VPN network.
Wireless LAN solution needs to be included.
4. VPN service configurations: VPN services implemented and configured shall include screenshots with proper explanation and configurations
5. In body citation: Strictly follow the order and instruction by IEEE. Check when/where to put the citation. See attached files and search the internet for guidelines
6. References section: Check whether they follow the instruction. Otherwise, no marks will be provided
7. Presentation: Presentation skills and materials quality