Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Unit Code MN622

Unit Title Software Defined Network Design
Assessment Type Individual Assessment – T2 2020 (Assignment 1b)
Assessment Title Software Defined Network Design
Purpose of the This assignment is designed to assess students' knowledge and skills related to
assessment (with the following learning outcomes:
ULO Mapping) c. Plan, configure and troubleshoot OF switches, controllers and SDN
networks
d. Apply and evaluate security challenges in the SDN paradigm
e. Evaluate the emerging SDN applications
Weight 15 % Assignment 1b
Total Marks 75
Word limit 1000 - 1500
Due Date 15 % Assignment 1b (due date 11:55 PM, 6 September 2020)
Submission  All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a
Guidelines completed Assignment Cover Page.
 The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body)
font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section
headings.
 Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed
appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.
Extension  If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration
Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration
Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit
this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment.
Further information is available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-
procedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic  Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of
Misconduct the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to
exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make
themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at:
http://www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-
procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-
Procedure For further information; please refer to the Academic Integrity
Section in your Unit Description.

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 Assignment description

The assignement 1b needs to be submitted in the form of a report. Further details about the contents
of the report is given below. The demonstration of the topology and configuration should be done in
week 8 lab.

Reports contents

1. Describe the use of Mininet as one of the usefull Software Defined Netowrking (SDN) tools in
our own words. Use case example/s would be good to have as a part of the explanation.
2. Discuss with example how routing is done in SDN.
3. Critique any three software define controller in your own words.
4. Create a topology in Mininet which has the following criteria:

a. At least 5 contorllers
b. At least 10 switches
c. At least 15 hosts

The topology can be of your choice. Use Mininet GUI environment Miniedit to create the
topology.

5. The following configuration needs to be completed.

a. Create appropriate subnets and assign IP addresses to the interfaces.

b. Create a static routing table for the routers as given in above network.
c. Entries to the routing table can be as: [Des: IP, Next Node/Hope, Network Mask, Interfa
ce]
d. Demonstrate the IP forwarding controller by creating logic for level two switches and L
evel three routers.

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 Marking criteria

Section to be included in Description of the section Marks

the report
Feedback from Student needs to incorportate the feedback given in 10
Assignment 1b. assignment 1a in this section.
Describe the use of Student needs to describe the use of Mininet tools as 10
Mininet as one of the one of SDN tools. Its pros and cons needs to be
usefull Software Defined explored. Use case examples can be used for
Netowrking (SDN) tools illustration.
in our own words.
Discuss with example Student needs to discuss the working mechanism in
how routing is done in SDN routing. Explanation with appropriate figure is 10
SDN. necessary.
Create a topology in Student needs to create a topology in Miniedit 10
Mininet which satisfies satisfying the following crietria:
the stated criteria. a. At least 5 contorllers
b. At least 10 switches
c. At least 15 hosts

Network Device Student needs to have the following configurations: 20

Configuration a. Create appropriate subnets and assign IP
addresses to the interfaces.
b. Create a static routing table for the routers
as given in above network.
c. Entries to the routing table can be as: [Des:
IP, Next Node/Hope, Network Mask,
Interface]
d. Demonstrate the IP forwarding controller
by creating logic for level two switches and
Level three routers.

Demonstration Student needs to demonstrate their topology and 10

configuration in Week 8 lab.
The demo marks will be awarded in regards to the
stage of the completion of the task. 3 – 4 viva
questions are expected.
Follow IEEE reference style 5
Total 75

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 Marking Rubric
Grade HD DI CR P Fail
Mark 40-50 35-39 30-34 25-29 <25

Excellent Very Good Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Feedback Concise and Topics are Generally Some This is not
from specific to the relevant and relevant and relevance and relevant to the
Assignment project soundly analysed. briefly assignment
1b. analysed. presented. topic.
/10
Describe the Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrate Demonstrated Did not
use of Mininet excellent ability excellent d ability to ability to think demonstrate
as one of the to think critically ability to think think critically critically and the ability to
usefull and sourced critically but and sourced did not source think critically
Software reference did not source reference reference and did not
Defined material reference material material source
Netowrking appropriately material appropriately appropriately reference
(SDN) tools in appropriately material
our own appropriately
words.
/10

Discuss with An explanation is An explanation An An An explanation

example how clear, and the is clear, and explanation is explanation is is not clear, and
routing is logic is the logic is mostly clear, mostly clear, the logic is not
done in SDN. appropriate mostly and the logic and the logic is appropriate
/10 appropriate is mostly not
appropriate appropriate
Create a Clear and concise Mostly clear Mostly clear Mostly clear Not clear and
topology in and concise and mostly and not not concise
concise concise
Mininet
which
satisfies the
stated
criteria.
/10
Network All elements are Components Components Most The proposal
device present and very present with present and components lacks structure.
configurations well integrated. good cohesive mostly well present
/20 integrated
Demonstratio Logic is clear and Consistency Mostly Adequate The argument is
n easy to follow logical and consistent cohesion and confused and
/10 with strong convincing logical and conviction disjointed
arguments convincing
IEEE Clear styles with Clear Generally Sometimes Lacks
Reference an excellent referencing good clear consistency
style source of style referencing referencing with many
/5 references. style style errors

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