Task 1 Study and analysis two network simulation software tools. Study the latest version of the NS3 simulator tool. Describe the new API and model change history of NS3.

Wireless Networks and Security (MN603 Assessment-2) Assignment Help

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines

Trimester

T2 2024

Unit Code

MN603

Unit Title

Wireless Networks and Security

Assessment

Type

Assignment 2 (Group assignment, 3-4 members per group)

Assessment

Title

Implementation of Wireless networks and performance evaluation

Purpose of the assessment

(with ULO Mapping)

The purpose of the assignment is to compare NS3 simulators with other current network simulators. Developed, modified and studied wireless routing protocols performance with NS3 simulator. Design and implement Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology based on IEEE 802.11 standards to ensure efficient and secure data transmission.

Students will be able to complete the following ULOs:

• Analyze and compare wireless communication protocols. • Compare standard-based technologies used in various networks. • Test and evaluate various wireless networks performance.

Weight

20%

Total Marks

Word limit

2500-3500

Due Date

Week 11; 27/09/2024

Submission

Guidelines

• All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a 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 on AMS. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:

https://www.mit.edu.au/about-us/governance/institute-rules-policies-and plans/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/assessment-policy

Academic

Misconduct

• Academic Misconduct is a serious offense. Depending on the seriousness of 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

For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.

Use of

Generative

Artificial

Intelligence

(GenAI) in

Assessments

• More information about the use of Gen AI in student assessment can be found in the full policy and procedure available at: Further support can be found in the

• Further details on the type of assessment tasks, and whether Gen AI is permitted to be used or not are provided in the assessment brief.

Artificial

Intelligence

(AI) Score

Limit.

• Not acceptable AI score more than 30%. Please check your assignment AI score before submission.

Assignment Description

This assignment consists of three tasks.

Task 1 Study and analysis two network simulation software tools. Study the latest version of the NS3 simulator tool. Describe the new API and model change history of NS3.

Task 2. Involving analysis and modification of the NS3 lab exercises code. Task 3 It is a case study task. You need to analyze and answer three specific questions.

[Total Marks 55]

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Task1 [Marks 10+10=20]

Q1. Explore and analyze the following network simulator and write a short comparative study report.

• NS3

• NS2

Q2. What is the latest version of NS3 simulator? What new features are added in the latest version of the NS3 simulator? Write a short report on the Changes from NS-3.38 to the latest version of NS3 simulator. Describe the new API and model change history of NS3.

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Task 2 [Marks 15]

Q2. Write a Multihop Ad Hoc wireless networks program for simulating in the NS3 simulator. Name the program as your group number. Your program should generate 5 packet captured files. Also give the name of the xml file as “Your Group name.xml.” Execute the program and execute NetAnim for visualization of the performance of your Multihop Ad Hoc program. Take a screenshot of the created .xml file in the NetAnim display. Screenshot of 5 packet captured files that your program generates. Attach the code of your program in the submission report particularly 5 packet captured generation code.

[Hints: You can use Lab-3 task (aodv.cc) program and modify it according to the Task2]

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Task 3 [Marks 25]

Q3. Case Study:

Many wireless devices use wireless technology, yet they lack the necessary security protections. In an Australian Information Security Association (AISA) members gathering in Melbourne a security researcher, who has himself a diabetic, demonstrated a wireless attack on an insulin pump that could change the delivery of the patient. In this gathering another AISA member who is a security vendor found that they can scan a public space from up to 91 meters (300 feet) away, find vulnerable pumps made by a specific medical device manufacturer, and then force these devices to dispense fatal insulin doses.

Based on the above scenario, write a short report and answer the following questions: a) Conduct research on the current state of the attacks on wireless medical devices and proposed defenses to mitigate the attack.

b) Should the vendors who make this wireless medical device be forced to add security to their devices? What should be the penalty if they do not?

c) As per Australian cyber security laws, what should be the penalty for an attacker who manipulates a wireless device.

Source: Book: Security Awareness: Applying Practical Cybersecurity in your world, Mark Ciampa, Cengage.

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Marking Guide

Section to be included in the report

Description of the section

Marks

Task-1:

Q1. Explore and analyze NS2 and NS3 network simulators and write a short comparative study report. Q2. What is the latest version of NS3 simulator? What new features are added in the latest version of the NS3 simulator? Write a short report on the Changes from NS-3.38 to latest version of NS3 simulator. Describe the new API and model change history of NS3.

Q1. Detail Comparative study report on NS2 and NS3 Network simulators. Each simulator description in the study will be 5 marks each.

Q2. Correct and appropriate answers to this question. 10 marks.

5+5+10=20

Task-2: NS3 Simulation

Correctly written the Multihop Ad Hoc wireless networks program for generation of 5 packets captured files and appropriately created .xml file. Provided codes.

Task-3: Case Study

Introduction

Conduct research on the current state of the attacks on wireless medical devices and proposed defenses to mitigate the attack.

Research the current state of the attacks on wireless medical devices and proposed defenses to mitigate the attack.

Should the vendors who make this wireless medical device be forced to add security to their devices? What should be the penalty if they do not?

Appropriate answers on question part b.

As per Australian cyber security laws, what should be the penalty for an attacker who manipulates a wireless device.

As per Australian cyber security laws, currently explained the penalty for an attacker who manipulates a wireless device.

Conclusion

Write a summary of the report highlighting the positive and negative points.

Reference style

Follow the IEEE reference style. Reference should be cited in the body of the report.

Format of the report

Report Layout and Format. Format must look professional.

Marking Rubric for Assignment #2: Total Marks 60

Grade

Mark

80-100

70-79

60-69

50-59

Fail

<50

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Task 1

Written

comparative

study report on NS2 and NS3

network

simulators. /20

Explored, studied, and compared their features on NS2

and NS3 simulators.

Relevant and soundly

analyzed

and wrote a comparative study report.

Generally

relevant and

comparative

study reported.

Comparative

study reported but not up to

the standard.

Comparative

study report is poorly written

Task 2

NS3

Simulation/7

Correctly written the Multihop Ad Hoc wireless networks program using and generated 5 packet capture files.

Provided codes.

Very good. Written the Multihop

Ad Hoc

wireless

networks

program and generated 5 packet

capture files. Provided

codes.

Good in writing the Multihop Ad Hoc wireless networks

program.

generated 5 packet capture files. Provided codes.

Satisfactorily

writing the Multihop Ad Hoc wireless

networks

program.

Generated 5 packet capture files. Provided codes but hard to find the location where change has been done.

Poorly or not

attempt writing the code.

Task 2

NS3

Simulation/8

Appropriately

created .xml file. And generated 6 packets captured files. Provided Valid Screenshots.

Created .xml file. And generated

packets

captured

files.

Provided

relevant

screen shots.

Properly named the

.xml file. And

generated

packets

captured files. Provided

relevant visible screen shots

Satisfactorily

named the

.xml file. And

generated

packets

captured files. Relevant screenshots are not

clearly visible

Poor

screenshots.

Hard to find the .xml

File. No output of the screen

shots.

Task 2

Case study

Introduction/2

All topics are

pertinent and

covered in depth.

Topics are

relevant and

Generally

relevant and

analyzed.

Some relevance and briefly

presented.

This is not

relevant to the

Ability to think

critically and source material is

demonstrated

soundly

analyzed.

assignment

topic.

Research the

current state of the attacks on wireless medical devices and

proposed

defenses to

mitigate the

attack./10

Demonstrated

excellent ability to think critically and present an

exceptional

research report and attack mitigation techniques.

Demonstrate

ed good

ability to

think

critically and present a

research

report and

attack

mitigation

techniques.

Demonstrated good ability to think critically and present a good research report and

attack

mitigation

techniques.

Demonstrated ability to think critically and

present a fair

research report and attack

mitigation

techniques.

Did not

demonstrate

ability to think

critically and

present poor

research report and attack

mitigation

techniques.

Should the

vendors who

make this

wireless medical device be

forced to add

security to their devices? What should be

penalty if they do not? /4

Excellently

proposal for dog vendor penalty

Very good

proposal for dogy vendor penalty

Good proposal for dogy vendor penalty

Fair proposal for dogy vendor

penalty .

Poor proposal for dogy vendor penalty .

As per

Australian cyber security laws,

what should be the penalty for an attacker who manipulates a wireless

device./3

Excellent strategy for an attacker who manipulates a

medical wireless

device.

Very good of your proposed strategy for an attacker

who

manipulates a medical

wireless

device.

Good strategy for an attacker who

manipulates a medical

wireless device.

Fair strategy of for an attacker who

manipulates a

medical wireless device.

Not relevancy of your prosed

strategy for an attacker who

manipulates a medical wireless device.

Conclusion/2

Excellent summary of the report

highlighting all the positive and

negative points

Very good

summary of the report

highlighting most of the positive and negative

points

Good

summary of the report

highlighting

significant

number of the positive and

negative points.

Fair summary of the report

highlighting a

few numbers of the positive and negative points.

Poor summary of the report.

Failed to be

highlighting

positive and

negative points.

Reference

style/2

Clear styles with

excellent source of references. Cited well in the body of the report.

Clear

referencing

style and

cited in the

body of the report.

Generally good referencing

style

Sometimes clear referencing style

Lacks

consistency

with many

errors

Format and the report Layout.

Exceptional report layout, style and

language used

Very good

report

layout, style and

Good report

layout, style

and language

used

Acceptable

report layout,

style and

language used

Poor report

layout, style and language used

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