University of Engineering and Technology Mardan.
Department of Telecommunication Engineering.
Complex Engineering Activity
Design and Implement Campus Area
Network Using a Group of Networks
Connected With Each Other Using RIP
Protocol
Ziaullah
19MDTLE075
Course title: Computer Communication Network Lab
Semester: 7th
Supervised By: Engr. Mashal Khan
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Abstract-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Objectives -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --3
Methodology ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Design Procedure----------------------------------------------------------------------------------5
Design steps in packet tracer--------------------------------------------------------------------6
Result--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10
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Abstract
Campus are Network (CAN) is a set of Virtual Local Area network (VLAN), which covers
the entire university. It provide difference service such as connect user to internet, data
sharing among user, accessing different web service for different functionalities. As Campus
area Network (CAN) provides students, teachers, and different university member for
different application, to sustain different activities in the university, so it need to design in
advance. To sophisticate the campus network service, this complex engineering activity
achieved all the required objectives as mentioned by instructor and propose a Campus
network design for five departments in two academic blocks, three offices of administration
block and two hostels using Routing Information Protocol and dynamic ip address
assignment within a specified range. To design the proposed campus network design, we
used cisco packet tracer simulator software.
Objectives
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The Campus Area Network should use any appropriate protocol.
The network must comprise of at least 8 sub networks.
At least 4 networks must be connected using dynamic IP.
Introduction
Nowadays, the network has become the need of most people, especially science seekers. A
lot of researchers and scientists are depending excessively on networks to get more
information. Students’ also involved in the case of network-dependent for a lot of reasons
like sharing information, and knowledge between themselves. Thus, the network is an
important demand of each community and organization.
Local area network:
A local area network (LAN) consists of a series of computers linked together to form a
network in a circumscribed location. The computers in a LAN connect to each other via
TCP/IP Ethernet or Wi-Fi. A LAN is normally exclusive to an organization, such as a school,
office, association or church.
Campus area network:
CAN is typically managed fully by an internal IT team, giving that team a high degree of
control over the network. IT teams can apply security policies across the network far more
easily than if the campus used multiple disconnected networks. For instance, IT may install
and manage firewalls to protect the data within the CAN. IT can also manage access to the
network by setting login requirements, blocking unsafe devices, and setting up other access
control safeguards.
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Routing Information Protocol
The Routing Information Protocol, or simply RIP, is a standard used by routers that dictates
how data should be shared between a groups of individual networks, otherwise known as
Local Area Networks. RIP enables routers to determine which path the most efficient when is
sending data along the network. In order to do this, RIP utilizes hops, the path a data packet
travels through to reach each router, as a way to measure which route is most efficient.
Additionally, RIP enables routers to dynamically update the routes they use to send data.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol:
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is an Internet protocol that computers on a
network use to get IP addresses and other information such as the default gateway. When you
connect to the Internet, a computer configured as a DHCP server at the ISP automatically
assigns you an IP address. It could be the same IP address you had before, or it could be a
new one. When you close an Internet connection that uses a dynamic IP address, the ISP can
assign that IP address to a different customer.
Virtual Local Area Network:
VLAN is the abbreviation for Virtual LAN, i.e. Virtual Local Area Network. This is a custom
network we create from one or more existing LANs. It enables a group of devices from
multiple networks (both wired and wireless) to be combined into a single Logical network.
The result is a VLAN that can be administered like a physical area network. The network
equipment like routers or switches must support the VLAN configurations to create a VLAN.
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Security: VLANs come up with extra security because users of the same group can send
broadcast messages with an assurance that users from another group will not receive that
broadcast message.
 Time and Cost Reduction: It can reduce the migration cost of stations because it is a lot
easier and quicker to migrate using the software
Virtual LAN (VLAN) is simply a logical LAN, just as its name suggests. VLANs have
similar characteristics with those of physical LANs, only that with VLANs, you can
logically group hosts even if they are physically located on separate LAN segments.
IP address:
An IP address is an internet protocol address that assigns to each device in the network.
Each device assigns a unique IP address to be recognizable and visible by other devices in the
network so that it can send and receive data easily without any missing. Each one consists of
32-bit number which is in the format of four-octet numbers separated by a dot as 192.168.1.0.
The IP address has two versions ipv4 and ipv6. Where ipv4 has five classes A, B, C, D, and E
each one has a different range of capacity. For example, class A has a range from 1 to 127
network addresses. This can be written as 1.0.0.0 to
126.255.255.255. Thus, Class A provides a few very large sizes of networks. In our work, we
used IP addresses with class c to connect end devices, however for the router’s port that has a
connection with other router’s we used IP addresses of class A. In order to assign ips for each
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device we did some of them manually and some of them by using DHCP protocol. The
DHCP protocol is a dynamic host configuration protocol that assigns an IP address to end
devices depending on the configuration that makes on some devices like a server or router. A
DHCP server allows computers to request IP addresses and networking parameters from their
Internet service provider (ISP) automatically, eliminating the need for a network
administrator or user to assign IP addresses to all network devices manually.
Methodology
Cisco packet tracer (CPT) is the main technology that we depended on designing and
simulating a secure campus network. CPT is a visual simulation tool that has been created
and designed by cisco system. CPT has been used as an effective tool to teach and learn
network communication in realistic way. It offers a realistic visualization and simulation tool
for learning. That what help the users especially students to create, design, configure, and
troubleshoot different type of networks such as LAN and CAN.
Design Procedure
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First of all open the CISCO Packet Tracer, and take
Three Routers ten single layer switches and two multilayer switches and Twenty PCs.
Connect two pcs with each single layer switch.
Connect eight of single layer switch with academic multilayer switch.
Connect two of single layer switch with hostel multilayer switch.
Connect academic multilayer switch with academic router
Connect hostel multilayer switch with hostel router
Connect both of academic router and hostel router with a central or main router which
have access to Internet services or cloud sever.
Open CLI command of academic router and assign Eight Dhcp pools each for a
separate department
Open CLI command of academic router and assign Eight Vlans each for a separate
department
Open CLI command of hostel router and assign two Dhcp pools each for a separate
hostel
Open CLI command of hostel router and assign Eight Vlans each for a separate hostel
Open CLI command of academic router and connect it with hostel router using Router
information protocol be careful that each department must have to communicate with
all the departments and hostel so assign network id of each department and hostel in
RIP academic router.
Open CLI command of hostel router and connect it with hostel router using Router
information protocol be careful that each hostel must have to communicate with all
the departments and hostel so assign network id of each department and hostel in RIP
of hostel router.
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Cisco packet tracer Procedure step by step design:
First of all open the CISCO Packet Tracer, and take Three Routers ten single layer switches
and two multilayer switches and Twenty PCs.
Connect two pcs with each single layer switch.
Connect eight of single layer switch with academic multilayer switch.
Connect two of single layer switch with hostel multilayer switch.
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Connect academic multilayer switch with academic router
Connect hostel multilayer switch with hostel router
Connect both of academic router and hostel router with a central or main router which have
access to Internet services or cloud sever.
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Open CLI command of academic router and assign Eight Dhcp pools each for a separate
department
Open CLI command of academic router and assign Eight Vlans each for a separate
department
Open CLI command of hostel router and assign two Dhcp pools each for a separate hostel.
Open CLI command of hostel router and assign Eight Vlans each for a separate hostel
Open CLI command of academic router and connect it with hostel router using Router
information protocol be careful that each department must have to communicate with all the
departments and hostel so assign network id of each department and hostel in RIP academic
router.
Open CLI command of hostel router and connect it with hostel router using Router
information protocol be careful that each hostel must have to communicate with all the
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departments and hostel so assign network id of each department and hostel in RIP of hostel
router.
Results
Pinging a device in MED1 from MED2
Pinging a device in the CED from MED in the same building
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Pinging a device in TED from MED which is the building A
Pinging a device in the PG Hostel with a different router from MED and they are far away
from each other
This shows that a device from MED have access to the cloud server as well
Conclusion
A campus area network using ten of departments connected to networks connected with each
other using Routing Information Protocol and Ips was assigned by DHCP protocol. Each
network have different ranges of IP addresses and each network must be assigned different
Gateways. Subnet mask was assigned a subnet mask for the entire network. All the connected
departments and hostels in the networks be able to communicate with each other as well as
shown in result section.
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