IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Overview When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements
IT 640 Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
When you plan your network infrastructure, you must clarify or determine the key elements because the network’s logical infrastructure makes it possible for computers to communicate using the routes defined in the physical network topology. For the final milestone, you will provide a detailed recommendation of components that are able to meet the future communication needs of SNHUEnergy, Inc.
Prompt
In this section, you will provide a future recommendation based on the information presented. In addition, analyze the information provided in the Final Project Scenario document to develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture in a network diagram.
Refer to the following files when completing this milestone:
- Organizational Network Diagram - Current
- Dallas Office Network Diagram - Current
- Memphis Office Network Diagram - Current
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
- Future Communication Needs: Summarize the future communication needs of the organization.
- Network Architecture: Describe in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defend how the future network would improve communication across the company.
- Future Visual Representation: Develop a visual representation of your recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram.
- Use the provided physical network design example as a guide for creating your diagram.
What to Submit
Review each critical element, and use each critical element as a bold subheading to organize your review of the current network architecture. Your submission should align to the current APA standards. Submit your finalized network configuration as a network diagram. You will submit two files for this milestone.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.
Milestone Three Rubric
| Criteria | Meets Expectations (100%) | Partially Meets Expectations (70%) | Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Communication Needs | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization | Summarizes the future communication needs of the organization, but summary contains inaccuracies | Does not summarize the future communication needs of the organization | 30 |
| Network Architecture | Describes in detail a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization and defends how the future network would improve communication across the company | Describes a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization, but does not defend how the future network would improve communication across the company or response is cursory or illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not describe a network architecture that would be appropriate for supporting the ultimate growth of the organization | 30 |
| Future Visual Representation | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram | Develops a visual representation of the recommended network architecture by creating a network diagram, but diagram is illogical or contains inaccuracies | Does not develop a visual representation of the recommended network architecture | 30 |
| Clear Communication | Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience | Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding | Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication | 10 |
| Total: | 100% | |||
