CMIT 451 7 Implementing Cisco IP Routing Assignment: Project Paper- University of Maryland University College
The Evil Corp. Unlimited (ECU) network has been experiencing exponential growth over the last year and has also seen a tremendous amount of turnover in its networking staff. One network engineer was even caught practicing for his CCIE lab exam in the ECU production network environment and is one reason why the environment looks (and is configured) as you see above.
ECU is seeking help and your company has been given the opportunity to respond to the ECU Request for Proposals (RFP). Your RFP, which should not contain a single CLI command, should contain your company's proposal/solution for how ECU is going to accomplish routing in their current enterprise network environment given the topology you see below:
In addition to addressing their current challenges, your proposal should outline any steps that you would recommend ECU take to improve their overall network architecture. Your RFP should address how ECU will:
1. Implement routing security throughout the network where appropriate
2. Implement redistribution where required for a fully functional network
3. Implement eBGP connections to the two (2) Internet Service Providers (ISPs) along with all policy required for redundancy
4. Implement iBGP internally in the ECU network where indicated to include all facets of an iBGP deployment
5. Implement a solution so that ECU's network does not become a transit network for ISP traffic
6. Address why all of R10's routes are not showing up in the network and why R10 sees no routes from the rest of the environment
7. Address any other routing recommendations to ensure optimal network operation and convergence
8. Discuss any future improvements that you would recommend to ECU for their environment.
At a minimum your proposal needs to meet the following criteria:
• A title page
• A "running head"
• An abstract (150 words or less)
• A table of contents
• A reference section
• Remember to use double-spacing (including references), a 1" margin on all sides, and the Times New Roman 12-point font
• The title page, abstract, references, and all tables and figures/network diagrams should be on their own individual pages and the length of your paper should be between 7-10 pages inclusive of the title page, abstract, references, and all tables.
• Carefully write your proposal so paragraphs naturally flow from one to the other
• Remember that your paper is being evaluated based on:
o How well you use the course literature in designing and carrying out your proposal
o The logic, justification for, and structure of your proposal
o How realistic what you propose is (could it actually be implemented)
o How creative your solution is given the topology
o The likelihood that your proposal would really have an impact/resolve their issues
o Ways in which you will insure the proposal will be carried out as planned
o Your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposal once implemented
o The references - relevance, quality, and appropriate usage; and,
o Writing quality and overall presentation.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.