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NTC 249 Entire Course

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 1

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 2

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 3

NTC 249 Week 1 Summary

NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 1

NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 2

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 1

Week 1 DQ 1
What are two WANs that you have used? What equipment or devic
es were used? Describe the network design and configuration? Res
pond to your classmates, and discuss how your examples differ.

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 2

Week 1 DQ 2
Chou (2009) discusses a very common situation in business, comm
unications between branch offices, and the home office data cente
r. The author presents two methodologies to improve throughput
between the offices and the data center: data compression and cac
hing. Analyze and discuss the common types of data used in your c
ompany to test the suitability of these methods. Additionally, discu
ss where, in general, data compression can be used and where dat
a compression cannot be used.

NTC 249 Week 1 DQ 3

Week 1 DQ 3
Soares, et al. (2008) review all the present protocol segments neces
sary for VoIP telephony. Protocol such as Session Initiation Protoc
ol (SIP) and H.323 are prevalent but have limitations. Analyze and
discuss the limitations of SIP and H.323 as presently used and incl
ude in your discussion effects of the proposed Advanced Multimed
ia System (AMS) protocol and whether it will fix the existing proble
ms.

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NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 1

Week 2 DQ 1
What are the advantages and disadvantages of VoIP? What VoIP se
rvices exist? What equipment may be necessary in a small office/h
ome office (SOHO) and large enterprise environment?

NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 2

NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 2

NTC 249 Week 2 DQ 3

Week 2 DQ 3
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Based on the Khan and Tahboub (2009) article, analyze and discuss
the advantages and disadvantage of the MPLS protocol and what s
ervices are most likely to use that protocol in the network.
If the link on the Materials page is not working the article can be fo
und at
http://medianet.kent.edu/techreports/TR-2009-02-01-dcnatmpls.pd
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NTC 249 Week 2 Individual Assignm

ent OSI Model Paper

Write a 3-4 page paper (400 words per page) describing the open s
ystems interconnection (OSI) model and how it relates to a networ
k. Your response should include answers to the following:
On which layers of the OSI model do WAN protocols operate?
What are some of these protocols?
On which OSI layers do switches and routers operate?
If routers reside at more than one layer, what is the difference
between the OSI layers?

NTC 249 Week 2 Summary

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NTC 249 Week 2 Team Assignment

Network Design for Acme Manufact
uring Network Draft

Draft a logical network drawing for Acme to depict the recommend

ed WAN. Include the recommendations for the type of leased lines
the company should choose at each location.
Draft recommendations on the type of telecommunications system
s that would work best for Acme: private branch exchange (PBX) or
VoIP.

NTC 249 Week 3 DQ 1

Week 3 DQ 1
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Conduct an Internet search to locate an example of a private netw
ork and a public network. How is each network used? What are the
pros and cons of each?

NTC 249 Week 3 DQ 2

Week 3 DQ 2
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Explain sub-netting in a way a nontechnical client would understan
d. Add clarification to other student explanations.

NTC 249 Week 3 DQ 3

Week 3 DQ 3
Find a web site, an article on a web site or a peer reviewed article t
hat is related to this weeks material. Write a 250-300 word synopsi
s what you have found and explain why you think it is relevant. Ma
ke sure you include the references and links to the article or web si
te.

NTC 249 Week 3 Individual Assignm

ent Short Answers

Provide answers to each of the following questions:

Identify the functions of a CSU/DSU. How are they used in a corpor
ate environment? Integrated services digital networks (ISDN) are s
ometimes used in locations that do not support DSL or cable mode
m connections. Your choices may be analog modems or an ISDN c
onnection in those remote locations. Describe three benefits ISDN
s have over regular dial-up modem connections. Compare and con
trast packet and circuit switching. Which is more commonly used?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Describe the
three main

NTC 249 Week 3 Summary

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NTC 249 Week 3 Team Assignment

Network Design for Acme Manufact
uring Equipment Draft

Draft recommendations on network equipment that should be plac

ed at each location. Also consider equipment based on the telecon
ferencing needs.
Draft a recommendation on how to secure the network. Make appr
opriate recommendations for wireless at Acme.

NTC 249 Week 4 DQ 1

Week 4 DQ 1
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
What are some of the greatest security risks to a WAN? Provide an
example of one risk and discuss the potential consequences and p
ossible precautions.

NTC 249 Week 4 DQ 2

Week 4 DQ 2
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Network attacks come in many forms. Broadley, et al. (2009) point
out a new method where the attacker creates a covert communicat
ion channel by changing the timing of part of a real signal and sne
aking in. Analyze and discuss whether your system at work could b
e attacked by this methodology and if you think so what are you go
ing to do about it?

NTC 249 Week 4 DQ 3

Week 4 DQ 3
Find a web site, an article on a web site or a peer reviewed article t
hat is related to this weeks material. Write a 250-300 word synopsi
s what you have found and explain why you think it is relevant. Ma
ke sure you include the references and links to the article or web si
te.

NTC 249 Week 4 Individual Assignm

ent VLAN Paper

Consider the following scenario:

Your Company moves into a new building. Marketing is on the first
floor, engineering is on the second floor, operations are on the thir
d floor, and the call center is on the fourth floor. The LAN is organi
zed neatly, with each floor having its own switch. Some of the grou
ps on the floor are connected through hubs and the network is pla
nned for orderly growth. The company grows faster and much diff
erently than was planned, however

NTC 249 Week 4 Summary

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NTC 249 Week 4 Team Assignment

Network Design for Acme Manufact
uring

NTC 249 Week 4 Team Assignment Network Design for Acme Manu
facturing

NTC 249 Week 5 DQ 1

Week 5 DQ 1
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
How can wireless interface with a WAN? Discuss security concerns
with wireless and best practices to protect a wireless system?

NTC 249 Week 5 DQ 2

Week 5 DQ 2
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a very
popular topic today since it offers the possibility of wireless broad
band signal capability over large geographic areas. WLAN signals s
uffer from a number of potential degradations such as multipath a
nd fading. Balakrishnan, et al. (2009) analyzes the WiMAX technolo
gy in these conditions. An interesting side note to recognize is that
this analysis was done via computer simulation using software call
ed OPNET. Analyze and discuss the potential for the use of WiMAX i
n your corporate environment. Do you see WiMAX becoming the

NTC 249 Week 5 DQ 3

Week 5 DQ 3
Write a 250- to 300-word short-answer response to the following:
Li, et al. (2009) have provided a brief review of early network struct
ures and are also providing their view of the future generations of
wireless networking out to the 7th generation. Analyze and discuss
you personal view of either agreement or disagreement with the a
uthors. In either case present support or alternatives

NTC 249 Week 5 Summary

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NTC 249 Week 5 Team Assignment

Network Design for Acme Manufact
uring Paper

NTC 249 Week 5 Team Assignment Network Design for Acme Manu
facturing Paper

NTC 249 Week 5 Team Assignment

Network Design for Acme Manufact
uring Presentation

As a Learning Team, finalize the network design for Acme Manufact

uring.
The final presentation should be 10-12 pages (400 words per page)
plus any diagrams or charts needed to explain the design.
Submit to instructor

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