The document provides details for an assignment to design a network solution for a new office location of Insignia Ltd in London. It includes requirements such as having two subnets for sales and management/finance, as well as file, email, and web servers. The new office will house 9 employees on two floors. The budget for all equipment is £10,000 excluding VAT. For Task 1, the student must design a physical network layout and solution that meets the company's requirements. For Task 2, the student must explain the key components allowing client workstation access and network resource sharing, interconnection devices, and justify design choices regarding components, cabling, equipment positioning and testing of services.
The document provides details for an assignment to design a network solution for a new office location of Insignia Ltd in London. It includes requirements such as having two subnets for sales and management/finance, as well as file, email, and web servers. The new office will house 9 employees on two floors. The budget for all equipment is £10,000 excluding VAT. For Task 1, the student must design a physical network layout and solution that meets the company's requirements. For Task 2, the student must explain the key components allowing client workstation access and network resource sharing, interconnection devices, and justify design choices regarding components, cabling, equipment positioning and testing of services.
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This is the brief for unit 9 assignment 2, BTEC Level 3 IT.
The document provides details for an assignment to design a network solution for a new office location of Insignia Ltd in London. It includes requirements such as having two subnets for sales and management/finance, as well as file, email, and web servers. The new office will house 9 employees on two floors. The budget for all equipment is £10,000 excluding VAT. For Task 1, the student must design a physical network layout and solution that meets the company's requirements. For Task 2, the student must explain the key components allowing client workstation access and network resource sharing, interconnection devices, and justify design choices regarding components, cabling, equipment positioning and testing of services.
The document provides details for an assignment to design a network solution for a new office location of Insignia Ltd in London. It includes requirements such as having two subnets for sales and management/finance, as well as file, email, and web servers. The new office will house 9 employees on two floors. The budget for all equipment is £10,000 excluding VAT. For Task 1, the student must design a physical network layout and solution that meets the company's requirements. For Task 2, the student must explain the key components allowing client workstation access and network resource sharing, interconnection devices, and justify design choices regarding components, cabling, equipment positioning and testing of services.
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Faculty of Humanities and Sciences
Assignment front sheet
Learner name: Date issued:
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Qualification: Btec level 3 IT
Assignment title and reference
Assessed by: Mehdi Mousavi Pour/ Ed Budzynski
Completion Date:
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Unit title: Unit 9 Computer Networks
9.2 Insignia network design
In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found. Criteria referenc e
To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that
the student is able to:
P3
Explain the key components required for workstations to connect
to a network and access network resources
Task 2
Report
P4
Explain the function of interconnection devices
Task 2
Report
M2
Design a networked solution to meet a particular situation with
specific requirements
Task 1
Design
D1
Justify the design and choice of components used in a particular
solution
Task ?
Report
Task no.
Evidenc e
Learner declaration I certify that the work submitted (on line or otherwise) for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Learner signature:
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Task 1
Description Task 1
PC M2
Insignia Ltd have been so successful in Salisbury that they are
planning to open a London branch early in 2013, the site has been chosen and is situated near Marble Arch on the corner of Oxford Street and Baker Street. The new office will need to have two subnets One for the sales and the other for the management and finance, also needs, file server, email server and web server.
The new office includes 2 dedicated sales persons, 5 designers
a supervisor, a financial controller, two finance clerk and an office manager.
The office is on 2 floors each floor is 8 metres squared with a
stair case in the top left corner which is 2 metered squares.
The budget for the new office (all equipment) is 10,000
excluding VAT.
Task 1 1. Select appropriate hardware and furniture for the company, taking account of appropriateness and accurate scales. (Create a layout plan for both floors giving everyone sufficient space to work). 2. Design the network and physical layout (using Packet tracer and Visio) and provide a complete network solution for Insignia that satisfies the requirement of the company, this office needs to function in the same way if not better than the Salisbury office, refer to the original scenario. (M2) 2
Task 2 1. Explain the key components that you have used that allow the client workstations to access the network and the shared network resources (P3). 2. Explain the function of all the interconnection devices that you have used in your plan for task 1 (P4). 3. Justify your design specifically the choices you have made regarding the components, the media (cabling and bandwidth),
P3 P4 D1
positioning of the equipment, power lines, Internet access,
security, furniture, lighting etc. Test the services you have offered and provide evidence of such testing using screen shots (D1).
