32011 Multilayer Switched Networks

6cp; availability: Internetworking program students only

Requisite(s): 32521 WANS and VLANS

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Multilayer Switched Networks are now in use in a single building's LAN and extend out to Campus LANs. Performance, availability and high quality infrastructure combine to change the way businesses use computer networks. Voice, video, data and interactive traffic are now part of the traffic mix that campus LANs must handle. Multilayer switched networks must achieve, at campus level, the performance and availability requirements of business critical systems. This subject extends skills and knowledge in the design and implementation of switched campus networks using VLANs for performance, reliability and security. Traffic marking methods, protocols and techniques to ensure traffic Quality of Service (QoS) are explored at layer 2 and layer 3. Inter-VLAN routing uses layer 3 switches. Practical work is done on Cisco Systems layer 2, layer 3 switches and routers. The subject is part of a sequence that allows students to prepare for the CCNP industry certification.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $889.75
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,370.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.