Reliable LAN Evaluation

Reliable LAN Evaluation Attached is the design of a small LAN and a description of the some of the user services that it supports. Please evaluate this LAN for reliability, robustness, and capacity. Write a brief report summarizing your analysis. Document and diagram any changes you would make that will improve the LAN’s reliability, robustness, and capacity. Identify any errors that you detect, and show how you would change the design to fix these errors. Aim to do this in 3 pages, using the APA format. You will need to include revised diagrams. Be sure to set a running head in the MS Word Header, right justified, with your last name and the page number (e.g. “Barnes – 1”). Always (always, always) include a list of the sources you used to produce your paper, and use inline citations to show where you used the sources in the body of your paper. Reliable LAN Evaluation Scenario As in your first assignment, your client is a small insurance services organization with 200 employees. This organization is moving to a new location and you have been contracted to set up the network in their new location. The new network needs to support several applications locally, including email, a file server, and a custom shared application. The custom application uses a web server front end that both employees and remote partner firms access constantly. Please evaluate this LAN for reliability, robustness, and capacity in serving the needs of this client. Can this network reliably support the needed applications as described above? Will the organization’s users be able to deliver their services with this network without unexpected downtime? Write a brief report summarizing your analysis. Identify any errors that you detect in this design, and describe how you would change the design to fix these errors. Document and diagram any changes you would make that will improve this LAN’s reliability, robustness, and capacity. If you feel that VLANs or new devices are appropriate, include them in your revisions. Document your changes with a new diagram. Deliverable Aim to do this in 3-5 pages, using the APA format. Always (always, always) include a list of the sources you used to produce your paper (including your textbooks), and use inline citations to show where you used the sources in the body of your paper. Exemplary 4 Satisfactory 3 Poor 2 Unacceptable 1 Points Earned (Points x (Weight/4)) Fixing LAN Reliability Errors 30% Design reflects best practices today. All errors are identified and design will meet generally accepted reliability standards. Design reflects best practices but has minor errors. Design will meet generally accepted reliability standards. At least one error from given design is identified and fixed. Design will serve the client but has errors. Design protects against some single point device failures, but is still susceptible to at least one single point failure. Design will not provide a reliable level of service for this client. VLANs 10% VLANs are included and used to effectively segregate LAN traffic. VLANs are included but may have minor issues. VLANs are included but will not work as provided in the design. VLANs are not added to the design. Quality of Factual information 10% There are no errors in the supporting details. Only minor factual errors are evident. One serious or several minor factual errors are evident. No supporting details have been provided. ©2014 Regis University Reliable LAN Evaluation Rubric Page 2 of 3 Revised: 3/11/2014 Criteria %Weight and Points Exemplary 4 Satisfactory 3 Poor 2 Unacceptable 1 Points Earned (Points x (Weight/4)) Analysis & Critical Thinking 20% All key issues are clearly identified and discussed. Opposing views are evaluated. Implications are complete and clearly addressed. Demonstrates sound critical thinking skills. Most key issues are identified and discussed. One or more implications are not complete or addressed. Demonstrates sound critical thinking skills. Most key issues are identified, but not thoroughly discussed. Significant implications are not addressed. Some critical thinking skills are evident, but not clear. Significant key issues are not identified and discussed. Implications are not thoroughly addressed. No critical thinking skills are evident. Presentation of Material 20% Material is complete, well organized, and easy to understand. Main ideas are clearly identified and presented in a clear and logical manner. Material is complete, but lacks clarity or organization. Main ideas are presented, but presentation is not up to exemplary standard. Material is lacks clarity and organization. Main ideas are presented, but are hard to identify and logic is difficult to follow. Material is incomplete, poorly organized, and hard to understand. Citations & References 5% All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, in the desired format. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format. Some sources are not accurately documented. Language 5% No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. One or two grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Several grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. ©2014 Regis University Reliable LAN Evaluation Rubric Page 3 of 3 Revised: 3/11/2014 Criteria %Weight and Points Exemplary 4 Satisfactory 3 Poor 2 Unacceptable 1 Points Earned (Points x (Weight/4)) Use of Word Processing Tools 5% Shows good use of word processing tools including formatting and style sheets. Only uses basic word processing capabilities. Uses only basic formatting and styles. Uses spell checking and grammar checking tools. Only uses basic word processing capabilities. Does not show evidence of basic formatting skills. Clearly fails to use spell checking and grammar checking tools. Fails to make reasonable use of word processing capabilities. Does not show evidence of basic formatting skills. Clearly fails to use spell checking and grammar checking tools. Total 100% Point Value Earned: (Points x (Weight/4))