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.
Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus