NETW420

ADVANCED NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Title of the Lab

School of Engineering and Information Sciences

Instructor Name

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Table of Contents
Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................3
Problem Definition .....................................................................................................................................................3
Background Theory.....................................................................................................................................................3
Methodology and Procedure .....................................................................................................................................3
Observations, Data, Findings, and Results .................................................................................................................4
Questions and Answers ..............................................................................................................................................4
Recommendations and Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................4
Lessons Learned .........................................................................................................................................................4
Document Certification ..............................................................................................................................................4

NETW420 Advanced Network Management

Objectives

Write the purpose and usefulness of the lab experiment.

What are the main outcomes that will be addressed in this lab experiment?
For example,
o This lab report investigates
network performance in a hub-based network;
the impact of quality of service (QoS) on VoIP and videoconferencing; and
the impact of intrusion prevention systems (IPS) on distributed denial of service
(DDoS) attacks.

Problem Definition

Discuss what you are trying to investigate.

Look at it this way: If there was nothing wrong, would you be performing this lab experiment?
What is not working right now that leads to the need of performing this lab experiment?
This will closely tie in with your recommendations later in the lab report.

Background Theory

What networking theory is aligned with this lab experiment?

Perform a basic summary and analysis of the said theory, and explain how the theory will
support the findings.

Methodology and Procedure

For example, we use OpNet as a sandbox tool to investigate how the addition of VoIP in a hub
network will impact network performance.
Discuss what data will be collected.
Discuss how the data were collected.

NETW420 Advanced Network Management

Observations, Data, Findings, and Results

Include graphs and figures here.

This is where you discuss the findings in your report.
What did you observe?
Perhaps you did not visually observe something. But you calculated a value for a certain
variable based on collected data from OpNet. What does the value mean?

Questions and Answers

Answer all questions in the body of the lab instruction here.

Recommendations and Conclusions

Do not repeat the information provided above. Instead, summarize key findings here.
What are the limitations, advantages, and significance of the findings?
What can we deduce from the findings in the lab experiment?
Did the calculations align with the concepts covered in this weeks reading and class activities?
Did the results obtained align with theory? If not, what, if anything (e.g., human error,
equipment malfunction, software bugs, etc.) may have accounted for the discrepancy?
How does the lab experiment reinforce the concepts covered in this weeks TCOs?
What, if anything, would you tweak before implementing this activity in a real-world network?

Lessons Learned

In what way has this experiment enhanced your business skills?

In what way has this experiment enhanced your technical skills?
In what way has this experiment improved your communication skills (improve vocabulary,
writing style, etc.)?
In what way has this experiment increased your passion for your field?

Document Certification
I, ________________ certify that the lab report content is original and the data collected are based on
the instructions written in the lab assignment.

NETW420 Advanced Network Management