DIP206 Group Assignment
Release Date: 28th August 2023
Due Date: 20th November 2023 400pm
Value: 30% of total assessment
Marks: Marked out of 100
Assessment Mode: Group and Individual Assessment
RATIONALE
This assignment has been designed to allow students to test and demonstrate their understanding
and ability to explain the usages of networking software, set up a simple virtual local area
network, and trace data packets sent. Upon completion of this coursework, students will be able
to:
CLO3: Perform a variety of networking tasks in a group.
CASE STUDY
Students are required to use CISCO packet tracer to create a virtual network which consists
of a few departments in HELP university. They are the Student Department, IT Department, HR
Department, and Marketing Department. Students need to assign IP address, create virtual LAN,
and set some security rules to permit or block certain access into specific network or services.
The detailed requirements are as the following:
a. Every department has its own server to be served as DNS, DHCP, FTP, and HTTP server.
b. The HR Department and Marketing Department share the same switch to connect to a
router, while the Student Department has its own switch to connect to the switch shared by
the two departments.
c. The IT Department has its own switch to connect to another router because this department
is in a different building. This router has an interface to connect to public internet, and an
interface connecting to the router used by HR, Student and Marketing Department.
d. Each department has its own VLAN in the switch.
e. The Student Department’s server DHCP service must be able to assign IP addresses for at
least 15000 students through wireless service. Assuming all students share the same login
for wireless access point.
f. The rest of the departments must have at least one printer, and three desktops.
g. VTP concept is applied in the campus network. The switch used by HR and marketing
departments connecting to the router is configured as VTP server while the switch used by
student department is configured as VTP client.
h. Trunking protocol is applied to the campus network to reduce the number of cables used.
i. All users in the university are ONLY allowed to open any web sites from public internet,
except IT department users can connect to public internet for all purposes.
j. Public users are ONLY allowed to open web sites from the IT department and cannot
access any other department’s network.
k. All departments’ users are NOT allowed to access each other department’s network.
l. HR and Marketing Departments’ users are ONLY allowed to perform HTTP, and FTP
services with IT department’s server.
m. The Student Department’s users are ONLY allowed to open web sites from the IT
Department’s server.
n. The IT Department’s server can perform any services to other departments’ server and
desktops with port number greater than 10.
TASKS
1. Solve the case study in the previous page using CISCO packet tracer.
2. Refer to marking scheme on the mark’s allocation for individual marks and group marks.
3. Create a table to show all end devices’ IP address, subnet mask, default gateway.
4. Create a table to show all network devices’ interfaces IP address, and subnet mask.
5. Create a table to show the first usable IP address, last usable IP address, and IP address
range for each subnet.
6. Solve this task separately from the existing project in another CISCO file. If you are
given an IP address of 192.168.10.0/16 to be reserved for the local area network
connecting to a router through a switch, how many bits (MOST MINIMUM) would you
borrow from host bits and perform subnetting to form three different smaller subnets in
the same physical LAN? How many users can be supported in each LAN? Justify your
answer with all detailed calculations and create a new CISCO packet tracer file for this
specific LAN.
SUBMISSION CHECK LIST
i. Submit your report to Turnitin submission link first. Then, submit the Turnitin report and
packet tracer softcopies together in a compressed file to the link in LMS. Make sure the
compressed file contains the following items.
a. Turnitin Report
b. All Cisco packet tracer files which include all your works. (2 files)
REMARKS
i. This assignment should be prepared using word processing software with 12 points
Times New Roman font, 1.5 spacing, and page numbering.
ii. If you are not clear about the assignment requirements, please contact the module leader.
iii. You may refer to materials from textbooks or any other references, but you must
acknowledge the quotation, no matter how brief. Failure to do so will result in zero marks
being awarded for the assignment.
iv. All assignments should be accompanied by a completed assignment cover sheet. You
must sign the submission form during your submission.
v. A penalty of 5 marks per working day (including Saturday) deduction from the marks
obtained for this assignment will be imposed for late submission.
vi. If students are not able to submit any item in the checklist, students will be awarded 0
mark for this assignment for all group members.
Use of AI 1. Utilizing AI generative tools should be seen to augment creativity,
generative tools problem-solving, and productivity while maintaining the integrity of the
subject matter and upholding academic and professional standards.
2. Students must demonstrate their own knowledge, skills, and
understanding of the subject matter in their work.
3. Where an assignment requires ChatGPT to be cited, you must reference
all the content from Generative AI tools that you include. Failure to
reference externally sourced, non-original work can result in Academic
misconduct.
4. Students are to apply APA Style for any AI content generated that is
utilized and integrated into the final work. This acknowledgment is to
be added to the footnote of the respective pages.
To cite AI-generated work that you did not edit or revise:
Name of AI Tool. (Year, Month Day you generated the content). Exact text of
question or prompt you entered [AI-generated text/image/video, etc.]. Name
of Company/Developer if different than name of AI tool. URL.
Example: ChatGPT. (2023, June 3). “Steps of creating a running website using
XAMPP?” [AIgenerated text]. OpenAI. https://chat.openai.com.
To cite AI-generated work that you edited or revised:
Name of AI Tool & Your Last Name, First Initial. (Year, Month Day you
generated the content). Exact text of question or prompt you entered [AI-
generated text/image/video, etc.]. Name of Company/Developer if different
than name of AI tool. URL.
Example: ChatGPT & Chong, L.Y. (2023, July 19). How to setup cloud based
CI/CD for a website deployment? [AI-generated text]. OpenAI.
https://chat.openai.com/c/9bb6771b-209b-4c8c-ac79-6a8a9f39604a
General Format for In-Text Citations
Examples: To make fluffy basmati rice, “rinse the rice twice in cold water”
(ChatGPT, 2023)
Cloud-based CI/CD requires the following steps to be applied (ChatGPT &
Chong, L.Y., 2023)
5. Any violation of this policy will result in appropriate academic
sanctions, which may include penalizing your grades, failing the course,
and other disciplinary actions.
