NTC/320 Week 1

Individual: High Level Network Diagram
Option #1: Home Network Diagram (includes Microsoft Visio Diagram - Fully Editable!)

Option #2: Home Network Diagram (includes Microsoft Visio Diagram - Fully Editable!)
Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the TestOut courses, independent student reading, and research.
Complete the following sections of the TestOut Network Pro course Chapter 1, Networking Basics (includes videos, charts, labs, and practice questions):
     • 1.1, Networking Overview
     • 1.2, Network Topologies
     • 1.3, The OSI Model
     • 1.4, Network Signaling
     • 1.5, Network Protocols
     • 1.6, Numbering Systems
Using Microsoft Visio, diagram the high-level topology of your network (office or home). If you do not have a network, diagram the network you would recommend.
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Supporting Activity: OSI Layers

Fully editable Microsoft Visio Diagram included!

Using Microsoft Visio, diagram how communication among the seven OSI layers is accomplished when a text is sent from your home to your advisor at the University of Phoenix.

NTC/320 Week 2

Individual: Enterprise Data Center Design

Includes Microsoft Visio file - Make your own edits to Diagram!

Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the TestOut course, independent student reading, and research.
Complete the following sections of the TestOut Routing and Switching Pro course Chapter 2, Networking Concepts (includes videos, charts, labs, and practice questions):
• 2.1, Networking Fundamentals
• 2.2, Network Devices
• 2.3, TCP/IP Networking Model
• 2.4, Data Emcapsulation
• 2.5, OSI Networking Model
• 2.6, Data Communications
• 2.7, Ethernet Networking
• 2.8, WAN Fundamentals
Using Visio, create a high level large enterprise data center design that follows the Cisco multilayer infrastructure architecture.
Use Insert/Comment or Insert/Text Box to provide a brief explanation of each component.
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Learning Team: Project Plan

Option#1: Project Plan - Word Doc

Option#2: Project Plan - Excel Spreadsheet

Review the Learning Team assignment, due in Week Five.
Develop a project plan that details all tasks that must be completed to successfully submit the final learning team assignment. Each task must be accompanied by a start date, end date, and owner/resource assigned (the learning team member name). This will serve as your working project plan for the Learning Team project.
The project plan should include all the tasks needed to complete each of the weekly deliverables:
      • logical network design - due Week Three
      • physical network design - due Week Four
      • comprehensive network design - due Week Five
      • final paper covering design criteria, assumptions, security plan, and rationale for

          decisions - due Week Five.
The project plan can be created using Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word (using a table). The project plan should include the following columns, with details in each column: Task ID, Task Description, Start Date, End Date, Dependencies/Predecessors (if applicable),
Owner(s)/Resourc, and Percent Complete. You will need to update this project plan weekly.
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NTC/320 Week 3

Includes MS Visio Diagrams for BOTH Individual and LT Assignments! A+ Work!

Individual: Branch Office WAN Design

Includes MS Visio Diagrams (fully editable!). A+ Work!

Assignment Preparation: Activities include completing the TestOut course, independent student reading, and research.
Complete the following sections of theTestOut NetworkPro course:
Chapter 11, Wide Area Networks (WANs) (includes videos, charts, labs, and practice questions):
      • 11.4, Remote Access Chapter 10, Wireless Networking (includes videos, charts, labs,

          and practice questions):
      • 10.6.3, Wireless Attacks Using Microsoft Visio, design a branch office WAN solution

          that supports remote workers and exhibits redundancy.

Using Microsoft® Visio®, design a branch office WAN solution that supports remote workers and exhibits redundancy

Use Insert/Comment or Insert/Text Box to provide a brief explanation of each component.
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Learning Team: Week Three Progress Report

Includes MS Visio Diagrams (fully editable!). A+ Work!

Review the Learning Team assignment, due in Week Five.
Draft a logical diagram in Visio. Include the IP address schema. Unlike a physical diagram, this diagram should show routing information, traffic flows, and the subnets. Additionally, you should consider the network segmentation. Make sure to include the wireless network and how it is integrated into the wired network.
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NTC/320 Week 4

Learning Team: Week Four Progress Report

Includes 2 MS Visio Diagrams / 1st and 2nd Floor (fully editable files)!! A+ Work!

Also includes Design Decisions Summary!

Review the Learning Team assignment due in Week Five.
Draft a physical diagram in Visio. Include all networking components (routers, switches, firewall, etc), and indicate where and how the cable should be run. Include decisions about the type of cable (copper or fiber) in your narrative. Make sure to indicate the topology of the network and why this method was chosen. This diagram will be
included in the final Week Five deliverables.
Update your project plan with percent complete.
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NTC/320 - Week 5

Everything listed for Week 5 is Included in Purchase! A+ Work!

Learning Team: Wireless Design Project

Design Analysis#1: 1,153 words! 

Design Analysis#2: 1,022 words!

Design Analysis#3:    752 words!

Design Analysis#4:    402 words!

Design Analysis#5:    597 words!

In a 3- to 4-page paper, compose a detailed analysis of all design considerations. Treat this as a project report to your client. Include the design criteria, the assumptions, a descriptive security plan, and rationale for your decisions. As an addendum, include the following items created in previous weeks in your report:
      • A Visio diagram of your recommended floor configuration identifying coverage

          areas. Be sure to include your recommendations for where offices and cubicles

          would be best situated. Use your updated draft from Week Three.

          (Fully editable Visio Diagram found prior week tutorial). Diagram in pdf format included.
      • A Visio diagram of recommended access point locations. Be sure to provide

         coverage for the outside work area. Use your updated draft from Week Four.

          (Fully editable Visio Diagram found prior week tutorial). Diagram in pdf format included.
      • A project timeline. Include a graphical timeline with explanation that highlights

         each phase of the project. Use your updated project plan developed in Week Two

         as a template for how your team would implement this project. (2 options Included)
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Individual: Comprehensive Network Design

Executive Summary#1:  913 words! PLUS PowerPoint Presentation: 13 Slides! A+ Work!

Executive Summary#2:  526 words! PLUS PowerPoint Presentation: 11 Slides! A+ Work!

Executive Summary#3:  595 words! PLUS PowerPoint Presentation:   9 Slides! A+ Work!

Complete an 8- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation that represents a comprehensive network design, based upon Weeks One through Four Individual TestOut Assignments. The presentation should represent an organization's network, including WAN, LAN, and Home User designs.
You will combine your topology for the Home User, Company Data Center, Office WAN solution, IP Address schema, and protocols being used.
Scenario: You are a Network Engineer. You have been tasked with a new project for Company X, to evaluate current network solutions and provide recommendations to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on how he should design the LAN and WAN and make use of wireless solutions. In addition, Company X has hundreds of virtual workers. You
are to make recommendations for those users to ensure they have an efficient home network setup. Consider buildings, distance, and range of network solutions needed.
Ensure the presentation includes:
      • Wired LAN Design
      • WAN Design
      • Protocols Implemented
      • Wireless LAN
The presentation should include speaker notes that provide explanation for all design considerations, including topology choices for WAN and LAN, IP addressing, and protocols.
In addition, a 2- to 3-page Executive Summary is required. The Executive Summary should include an explanation of your solution, justification behind architecture decisions, and a Reference page with a minimum of 4 sources in APA format.
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