Network Security

CMIT 451

Course Final Project Paper

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 o ***There should NOT be a single IOS CLI command in your paper!***

The rubric for your CMIT-451 Course Final Project Paper can be seen below:

*Your paper should NOT contain a single configuration command. This is an RFP where your focus should be on articulating how your company will provide a technical solution to the routing challenges facing ECU given the current network architecture above. You must address the issues with the provided environment and you should close your paper with a set of “recommended next steps” where you can then outline the changes you would make to improve their network topology. Learners must follow the "Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fifth Edition (APA- 5)", also known as APA style or format. Only a Microsoft Word file will be accepted as the final submission; no HTML or PDF files are allowed. You must also submit the TurnItIn document that is generated when you run your paper through TurnItIn. All sources must be properly cited and must be credible. At least two sources must be Internet sources (for help in evaluating the credibility of web sources, go to www.umuc.edu/library/guides/evaluate.shtml). Once you have completed a good draft, it is strongly advised that you submit it to UMUC's Effective Writing Center (EWC). In order to allow sufficient time for their review, you need to submit the draft to EWC two weeks prior to the paper's due date.