Reference no: EM134042422
Design Network Infrastructure
Assessment Item 1:
Introduction
You will submit work in tutorial activities during the study period. This is an individual assessment. The following are laboratory activities that you are to perform and submit weekly.
Session 1:
Download and install FreePBX www.freePBX.org
Submit a MS Word report/PDF with screenshots of you installing FreePBX in a virtual machine and include your answers to the following: Explain where VoIP, MQTT, IAM, Carrier Ethernet, and Cloud lie on Ganter Hype Cycle. Also identify new Networking technologies that you may become mainstream and why. This activity relates closely to Data Communication And Networking.
Session 2:
Configure FreePBX with softphones.
Submit a MS Word report/PDF with screenshots of phone configurations and include your answers to the following:
What protocols does freePBX use (tip: use wireshark and capture the packets from FreePBX to determine) Critically compare VoIP protocols
Discuss the future of VoIP.
Session 3:
Download and install flexiwan.
Research and configure flexiwan for load balancing and WAN compression.
Submit a MS Word report/PDF with screenshots of your flexiWAN configuration and include your answers to the following: Explain how load balancing and WAN compression can be considered Software Defined Networks.
Explain how Software Defined Networks separates the control, data and management plane. Research Kubernetics and Minicube. Explain the difference and collect links on how to install them. These activities also connect with Computer System Architecture.
Assessment Item 2:
Introduction
You will submit work in assignment activities during the study period. This is an individual assessment.
You are a junior network engineer at a managed services provider that has recently onboarded a client with multiple branch offices across different geographic locations. The client is transitioning from a legacy telephony system to a modern, IP-based communication infrastructure. Due to budget constraints and the need for rapid deployment, the client has requested a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a virtualized VoIP solution that can operate across segmented networks.
Your role is to design and demonstrate a prototype that simulates this environment using virtual machines. The solution must showcase inter-office communication capabilities, scalability potential, and basic call functionality between remote endpoints.
Your task is to complete and make a 6-8 min video presentation on the following:
Environment Setup
Deploy a VoIP server within a virtualized environment (e.g., using VirtualBox or similar). You may use any open-source VoIP platform (e.g., FreePBX, Asterisk) to simulate enterprise-grade communication capabilities.
Inter-Server Communication
Configure and establish communication pathways (e.g., SIP trunks) between two independent VoIP servers hosted on separate virtual machines.
Provision and register VoIP endpoints (softphones or virtual IP phones) on each server.
Demonstrate a successful call session between endpoints across the segmented network.
Technical Reflection
Summarize your implementation strategy, highlight any technical hurdles encountered, and explain how you addressed them.
Presentation Delivery
Your video should clearly articulate your design choices, configuration steps, and outcomes. Marks will be awarded for clarity, depth of explanation, and professionalism.
You may use any of the following software or software approved by your tutor. Additional marks may be gained by using advanced techniques not taught in the laboratories. The assessment also relates to broader Software Engineering concepts.