Reference no: EM132117728

Human factors in network analysis and design

Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) This assignment is designed to assess students' knowledge and skills related to the following learning outcomes:
d. Apply concepts and theories of human factors as related to network design and implementation;
e. Evaluate performance metrics and dimensions according to specifications.

Assignment Description

In order to design a network, the first step is to collect network requirements. The network requirements are gathered from users and business requirements. The users form one of the important aspects of a successful network design. Your project is to design a network for a sports complex.

Part I:

Develop a questionnaire to gather requirements from users, sports complex management, and staff. What kinds of questions would you ask to better understand their environment and each group of users?

Hint [Questions must also be aimed at identifying what applications, the users intend to use.]

Categorise applications identified by users and devise an assessment plan of the applications for network performance.

Part II

Design a network as shown below in Figure 1, and perform a performance test for each set of applications as shown in following Table 1 to validate them. For the network design in Figure 1, Application Sets 1, 2, 3 and 4 in table 1, are located in LAN A, B, C and D respectively.

Figure 1: Network Design for Performance Analysis

Table 1: Application Performance Requirements

Demonstration: Students can demonstrate in a group of 2. Students should be ready with all setup and configurations before the start of the laboratory class. The tutor will ask 2-3 questions of each student to demonstrate any configuration of the setup. The demonstration from each student should not be more than 3 minutes in duration.