Outcomes addressed in this activity:
Unit Outcomes:
Explore SDN and controller-based networks.
Explore SDA and DNA.
Course Outcomes:
IN206-5: Prepare for network security and cloud access.
GEL-1.02: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard English.
Purpose
Software defined networking has been around for a few years now and many telecommunications companies are using them more and more. SDN is useful since it applies automation of networking capabilities across many networks (from a WAN provider down to its customers). Software defined access (SDA) can help facilitate access to wired or wireless networks through automation. This is the future of networking on large scale networks.
Lab Instructions
Part 1: Online Lab
Complete the lab listed below from Lesson 16. You will find the link in this lab area.
16.3.1 Showing Small Output from a Switch Command
Part 2: Plan
You have been hired as an experienced network engineer to design a network that will integrate SNMP, Netflow, and syslog to monitor network health. The wired network consists of five departments in a two-story building using IPv4 currently. Research and create a list of requirements for deploying SNMP, Netflow, and syslog into the network with minimal impact to users and customers. Including all three services into the network may require new IP addresses to be allocated. Make sure new IP addresses are listed in the requirements.
Write a minimum 3-page paper and draw a network diagram that will be inserted into your plan to present to your manager, who has a technical background, that details your plan and your timeline for implementation.
Make sure that:
1. Your plan includes equipment and configuration information.
2. Your plan is comprehensive and has one or more network diagrams that portray your plan.
3. Your plan includes your proposed network changes and a 2-sentence outage message that will be sent by a broadcast email to the affected users.
4. Your plan includes other concerns about this change and other departments that should potentially be contacted before the change.
5. Your plan contains an APA title page, running header, table of contents, abstract, and references page.
Parameters/Expectations:
In addition to the above criteria, please ensure the following:
1. The plan’s viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained.
2. The plan should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling).
3. The plan’s writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.
4. Current APA formatting and citation style should be followed.
Written Portion Requirements
The written portion contains sufficient information to adequately address the questions and is free from grammar and spelling errors. The paper will be provided in current APA format. Screenshots and any diagrams do not count towards the length requirement.
For assistance with APA requirements, please use the resources provided in the Academic Tools section of the course.
Review the policy on plagiarism. This policy will be strictly enforced on all applicable labs, and discussion posts. If you have any questions, please contact your professor.
Directions for Submitting Your Lab
The labs you take on uCertify will be graded automatically and reported to your instructor, but you must submit the written portion of the lab to the lab Dropbox. Compose the written portion of your lab in a Microsoft® Word® document and save it as a file entitled Unit_10_Lab.docx and submit it to the designated Dropbox for this activity.
Review the Unit 10 Lab Rubric for the written portion before beginning this activity.
