Higher Nationals
Assignment Brief – BTEC (RQF)
Higher National Diploma in
Computing
Student Name /ID Number
Unit Number and Title
Unit 02: Networking
Academic Year
Unit Assessor
Assignment Title
Assignment 2 – Network Design and Implement
Issue Date
Submission Date
IV Name
Date
Submission Format:
The submission is a report several parts. You are required to make effective use of headings, bullet
points and subsections as appropriate. Your research must be referenced using the Harvard
referencing system.
You will need to provide a detailed LAN design for Gold Star Company.
A completed test plan with appropriate evidence.
A fully justified maintenance schedule
Evidence of effective communication across the network.
Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO3 Design efficient networked systems.
LO4 Implement and diagnose networked systems.
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
In the role of a person in the network training industry, consulting and designing network systems for
partners. You are invited to speak at a start-up company called Gold Star. With completely new construction
status (or already have a network but not standardized). Companies with less than 100 people are divided
into departments: General Manager, administration, IT Operations, Software Engineers, HR. Requires each
room to have a private network, have servers to store information, and run mail, dns, dhcp services and need
to access outside the internet, no high availability required. Based on your partner's request, write a detailed
LAN design that includes 2 parts:
Part 1: Designing an efficient networked system
- Step-by-step planning for partner LAN design.
- Make appropriate choices in choosing network equipment including bandwidth, features, costs, ...
- Take security and quality of service measures based on partner request.
- Planning network maintenance
