ASSIGNMENT/ TUGASAN

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CBCN4103
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING
MAY 2025

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION / ARAHAN KHUSUS

1. Answer in ENGLISH.

2. Number of words: 2500 – 3000 words excluding references.

3. Submit your assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

4. Submit your assignment ONLINE.

5. Submission date:

6. This assignment accounts for 60% of the total marks for the course.
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE
Identify the appropriate technologies, infrastructures and services for an optimum network
environment based on a specific situation.

REQUIREMENT
Crisis Guard Technologies (CGT) is a premier disaster recovery site provider in Malaysia. CGT
leverages advanced technology to deliver robust and secure disaster recovery solutions for
businesses across the nation. As a leading provider in the industry, they take pride in
offering reliable and efficient services that ensure business continuity during unexpected
disruptions. At the core of CGT's operations is a state-of-the-art, cloud-based disaster
recovery infrastructure. They operate multiple recovery sites strategically located
throughout Malaysia to guarantee rapid response, reliability, and scalability for their
clients. This distributed approach minimises downtime, providing businesses with peace of
mind and ensuring uninterrupted operations even in the face of disaster.

Due to its successful disaster recovery solutions, a huge number of demands have been
coming from clients in the other TEN South East Asia countries. The management of CGT
has decided to expand its service in Malaysia to reach up to the TEN South East Asia
countries. As the Senior Network Engineer in CGT, you are tasked with upgrading the
existing network infrastructure for CGT.
• Describe THREE aspects of the EXISTING HQ’s network infrastructure in Selangor (TEN
floors). Examples of these aspects are (but not restricted to):
a. Topologies (e.g. bus, star, ring) used with scenarios explanation
b. Networking devices (e.g. bridge, switch, AP, router, gateway) used with scenarios
explanation
c. Communication media (e.g. coaxial cable, UTP, STP, fibre optics, WiFi) used with
scenarios explanation
• Describe THREE aspects of the EXISTING disaster recovery site (only ONE disaster
recovery site to be discussed). Examples of these aspects are (but not restricted to):
 a. Network architecture (e.g. arrangement of network devices and how they are
interconnected) used with scenarios explanation
b. Load balancing (e.g. traffic distribution, types, redundancy) used with scenarios
explanation
c. Network monitoring (e.g. traffic analysis, performance monitoring, alerts and
notifications) used with scenarios explanation
• Propose THREE upgrading solutions for the HQ (TEN floors). Your proposal MUST be
based on upgrading the existing HQ network infrastructure you have discussed above.
Provide detail justifications for your proposal with scenarios explanation.
• Propose THREE upgrading solutions for the disaster recovery site (only ONE disaster
recovery site to be discussed). Your proposal MUST be based on upgrading the existing
disaster recovery site network infrastructure you have discussed above. Provide
detailed justifications for your proposal with scenarios explanation.
• Propose THREE solutions for the WAN network infrastructure of the organisation,
whereby the HQ and TEN disaster recovery sites from each country in South East Asia
are to be connected together. Provide detail justifications for your proposal with
scenarios explanation. Example of proposed solutions are (but not restricted to):
a. Network optimisation (e.g. compression, caching, optimisation protocol)
b. Connections (e.g. broadband, SONET, MPLS)
c. Security measures (e.g. firewalls, IDS, encryption, VPN)

You are also required to provide network diagrams and IP addressing scheme using any
software for creating a network diagram (Do NOT use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and
Microsoft PowerPoint. Suggestions: Network Notepad, CADE, Dia and Diagram Designer).
• Provide an IP addressing scheme using subnetting. You may use any private IP address
class (10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 or 192.168.0.0 to
192.168.255.255). IP addressing schemes using subnetting should be provided for the:
a. HQ with TEN floors. Each floor is to have its own subnet. Provide network address,
broadcast address and the range of usable IP address for each floor.
b. Only ONE disaster recovery site with a minimum of TWENTY hosts per subnet.
Create a minimum of TEN subnets. Provide network address, broadcast address and
the range of usable IP address for each subnet.
• Description of the network diagram software
a. Detailed description of the network diagram software used
b. Screenshots and explanation of the steps in creating the network diagrams using the
software (minimum THREE steps)
c. Network diagram for the HQ (minimum TEN floors)
d. Network diagram for the data centre (only ONE data centre with a minimum of TEN
subnets)
e. Network diagram for the connections between the HQ and TEN data centres from
each country in South East Asia

These network diagrams MUST be your own work (do NOT copy from any sources). Attach
these diagrams in your report.

Please refer to the rubrics for all the needed requirements. Use the rubrics to format your
report (e.g. headers, sub headers).

Total: 60 marks]

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ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
CBCN4103 INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING
*QN/ Excellent Good Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Max
CLO Criteria Weight
*NS 4 3 2 1 0 Marks
Describe THREE aspects of the EXISTING Provided Provided Provided Provided No introduction was
HQ's network infrastructure in Selangor introduction that introduction that introduction that introduction that given.
(TEN floors). Examples of these aspects clearly met the mostly met the basically/ minimally poorly met the
are (but not restricted to): details of the criteria. details of the criteria, met the details of the details of the
• Topologies (e.g. bus, star, ring) used but it can be criteria. criteria.
with scenarios explanation improved further.
1 2 1.5 6
• Networking devices (e.g. bridge, switch,
AP, router, gateway) used with
scenarios explanation
• Communication media (e.g. coaxial
cable, UTP, STP, fibre optics, WiFi) used
with scenarios explanation
Describe THREE aspects of the EXISTING Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
disaster recovery site (only ONE disaster that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given.
recovery site to be discussed). Examples details of the criteria. details of the criteria, minimally met the details of the
of these aspects are (but not restricted but it can be details of the criteria. criteria.
to): improved further.
• Network architecture (e.g. arrangement
of network devices and how they are
interconnected) used with scenarios
1 2 1.5 6
explanation
• Load balancing (e.g. traffic distribution,
types, redundancy) used with scenarios
explanation
• Network monitoring (e.g. traffic
analysis, performance monitoring, alerts
and notifications) used with scenarios
explanation
Propose THREE upgrading solutions for Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
1 2 the HQ (TEN floors). Your proposal MUST 1.5 that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given. 6
be based on upgrading the existing HQ details of the criteria. details of the criteria
 network infrastructure you have but it can be minimally met the details of the
discussed above. Provide detail improved further. details of the criteria. criteria.
justifications for your proposal with
scenario explanations.
Propose THREE upgrading solutions for Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
the disaster recovery site (only ONE that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given.
disaster recovery site to be discussed). details of the criteria. details of the criteria minimally met the details of the
Your proposal MUST be based on but it can be details of the criteria. criteria.
1 2 upgrading the existing disaster recovery 1.5 improved further. 6
site network infrastructure you have
discussed above. Provide detailed
justifications for your proposal with
scenario explanations.
Propose THREE solutions for the WAN Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
network infrastructure of the that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given.
organisation, where by the HQ and TEN details of the criteria. details of the criteria minimally met the details of the
disaster recovery sites from each country but it can be details of the criteria. criteria.
in South East Asia are to be connected improved further.
together. Provide detail justifications for
your proposal with scenario explanations.
Example of proposed solutions are (but
1 2 2.0 8
not restricted to):
• Network optimisation (e.g.
compression, caching, optimisation
protocol)
• Connections (e.g. broadband, SONET,
MPLS)
• Security measures (e.g. firewalls, IDS,
encryption, VPN
Provide an IP addressing scheme using Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
subnetting. You may use any private IP that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given.
address class (10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, details of the criteria. details of the criteria minimally met the details of the
1 2 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 or 2.0 but it can be details of the criteria. criteria. 8
192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255). IP improved further.
addressing schemes using subnetting
should be provided for the:
 • HQ with TEN floors. Each floor is to have
its own subnet. Provide network
address, broadcast address and the
range of usable IP address for each
floor.
• ONE disaster recovery site with a
minimum of TWENTY hosts per subnet.
Create a minimum of TEN subnets.
Provide network address, broadcast
address and the range of usable IP
address for each subnet.
Description of the network diagram Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers Provided answers No answer was
software that clearly met the that mostly met the that basically/ that poorly met the given.
• Detailed description of the network details of the criteria. details of the criteria minimally met the details of the
diagram software used but it can be details of the criteria. criteria.
• Screenshots and explanation of the improved further.
steps in creating the network diagrams
using the software (minimum THREE
steps)
1 2 2.5 10
• Network diagram for the HQ (minimum
FIVE floors)
• Network diagram for the data centre
(only ONE data centre with a minimum
of TEN floors)
• Network diagram for the connections
between the HQ and TEN data centres
from each country in South East Asia
(Rubric for Network Diagram) Shows excellent Shows good Show fair Show minimal Shows no
Autonomy & engagement understanding of understanding of understanding understanding understanding
• Independent in doing tasks experiments experiments of experiments of experiments of experiments
• Engagement, focus, and confidence in procedure and procedure and procedure and procedure and procedure and
carrying out tasks. theory taught. theory taught. Shows theory taught. theory taught. theory taught.
1 3 1.0 4
Shows excellent good Performs with Performs with Performs with
performance with performance fair energy, minimal energy, little energy,
unusual energy, is with confident, focus and focus and focus and no
very focused, shows energy and commitment. commitment. commitment -needs
confidence and commitment. support.
 full commitment.

(Rubric for Network Diagram) Shows excellent Shows good Show fair Show minimal Shows no
Readability, consistency, and naming display of readability, display of readability, display of readability, display of display of
1 3 • Configuration style, easy to read and 0.5 consistency, and consistency, and consistency, and readability, readability, 2
maintain. Consistent and non-verbose naming. naming. naming. consistency, and consistency, and
naming. naming. naming.
(Rubric for Network Diagram) Shows excellent Shows good Show fair Show minimal Shows no
Design, structure, and efficiency: display of design, display of design, display of design, display of design, display of design,
1 3 • Configurations are clear, logical and 0.5 structure, and structure, and structure, and structure, and structure, and 2
used correctly. Most appropriate efficiency. efficiency. efficiency. efficiency. efficiency.
technologies are implemented.
(Rubric for Network Diagram) Shows excellent Shows good display Show fair display of Show minimal Shows no display of
Correctness of the network design and IP display of simulation of simulation output simulation output display of simulation output
1 3 addressing scheme using subnets 0.5 output correctness. correctness. correctness. simulation output correctness. 2
• Design correctly solves problem and correctness.
exceeds problem specifications.
Total 15 60

*QN = Question Number