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31277 Routing and Internetworks

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UTS: Information Technology: Computing and Communications
Credit points: 6 cp

Subject level: Undergraduate

Result type: Grade and marks

Requisite(s): 31270 Networking Essentials OR 31467 Networking 1 OR 31486 Data Communications OR 48720 Network Fundamentals
Anti-requisite(s): 31471 Networking 2 AND 32524 LANS and Routing

Recommended studies: open system interconnection (OSI); transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) and data network models; knowledge of networking terminology, data transmission media, data networking components and devices; internet protocol addressing and variable-length sub-nettinng mask (VLSM)

Handbook description

This subject extends the work done in the prerequisite subject. Students who are not interested in networking as a career develop a clear model of how networks can impact network based applications. Students who are interested in a career in networking practice or research develop sound knowledge and skills to pursue a networking specialisation. Students learn the role of routing protocols and how to compare them; how to design construct and implement small to medium-sized intranets; and how to perform basic management and security tasks. The role of TCP/IP, ICMP and other protocols in IP networks are evaluated. Students also learn how Cisco routers are used for the practical work.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate the ability to design a networking addressing scheme using both classful and classless addressing.
  2. Demonstrate mastery, in a small group, of the design, implementation and testing of a small to medium internetwork with basic security features.
  3. Manage router operating systems images and configuration file.
  4. Explain the role of routers in the internetworking.
  5. Configure and manage routers used in small intranets.
  6. Use appropriate software tools to test network functionality.
  7. Describe in details the advantages and disadvantages of distance vector protocols.
  8. Compare and contrast distance distance vector routing protocols and link stte routing protocols.
  9. Select and configure small internetworks using static and default routing and a range of dynamic routing protocols.

Contribution to course aims and graduate attributes

This subject extends the work done in the prerequisites subject. Students who are not interested in networking as a career, will have developed a clear model of how networks can impact network based application. Students who are interested in a career in networking practices or research will have developed sound knowledge and skills to pursue a networking specialisation as a sub-major.

Teaching and learning strategies

Normal class contact time is comprised of three hours tutorial/laboratory session per week. In the laboratory a workshop approach is used which combines learning by doing small group and whole class discussion, a short presentation, web research, online activities, hands-on activities, question and answer sessions, and online tests with immediate feedback. It is expected that students will need to spend an additional three hours in self-directed study for each lab session.

An online discussion forum is used to disseminate information to all students, and to allow students to pose questions, and more importantly, to answer each others’ questions. Students are expected to log into the forum on a frequent basis to read messages and to engage in dialogue on the subject matter.

Students are expected to pre-read all chapters (online version or hard copy text) before they are covered in each lecture. Further, careful notes made at this time will greatly assist with the written exam and the online final exams. During lab sessions students should make careful notes in their Engineering Journals which will be very helpful in the skills based assessments. The final written exam questions will also come from these sources.

The workload for this subject will require students to exercise considerable diligence and to strive for efficient utilisation of class time and laboratory facilities. Accordingly, all computer activities which are not directly and expressly related to the curriculum are strictly prohibited in all networking labs. Any detected infringement will result in immediate expulsion from the laboratory.

Content

  1. Introduction to Routing and Packet Forwarding
  2. Static Routing
  3. Dynamic Routing Protocols
  4. Distance Vector Routing Protocols
  5. Routing Information Protocol (RIPv1)
  6. Classful and Classless Addressing: VLSM and CIDR
  7. Routing Information Protocol (RIPv2)
  8. Routing Tables and Routing Behaviour
  9. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
  10. Link State Routing Protocols
  11. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)

Assessment

Assessment Item 1: Online Chapter Quizzes

Objective(s):

1, 3- 9

Weighting:5%

Assessment Item 2: Case Study

Objective(s):

1-3, 5, 9.

Weighting:15%

Assessment Item 3: Online Final Exam

Objective(s):

1, 3-9

Weighting:5%

Assessment Item 4: Written Examination

Objective(s):

1, 3-9

Weighting:50%

Assessment Item 5: Skills Based Assessment

Objective(s):

1, 2, 5, 6, 9

Weighting:25%

Minimum requirements

Whilst there is no requirement to pass any individual assessment component, students must achieve an aggregated mark of 50% or more from all assessment components and attend both Online Final Exam and the final Skills Based Assessment to pass this subject.

Required texts

The primary source of information for this subject will be online course material. All students enrolled for this subject will be given access to CCNA Exploration 4.0 Routing Protocols and Concepts through the Cisco Networking Academy Academy website (http://cisco.netacad.net/public/index.html) and UTS mirror website (http://www.iwork.uts.edu.au/enrolled/cisco/). Note that both sites contain all the online course material. The Cisco Networking Academy site also contains additional learning resources, and the UTS mirror website is hosted locally. So, you should use UTS mirror site in preference to the Cisco Networking Academy site whenever possible. However, both the Online Chapter Quizzes and the Online Final Exam will only be available via the Cisco Networking Academy website.

Recommended texts

Rick Graziani, Allan Johnson, Routing Protocols and Concepts: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Cisco Press, 2008.

Other resources

1. UTS mirror website for online course material (login:UTS ID and UTS Email password):
http://www.iwork.uts.edu.au/enrolled/cisco/
CCNA Exploration 4.0: Routing Protocols and Concepts

2. Cisco Networking Academy website for online course material (login:Cisco Net Academy account):
http://cisco.netacad.net/public/index.html
CCNA Exploration 4.0: Routing Protocols and Concepts

3. Cisco’s assessment server for online quizzes and examinations (login:Cisco Net Academy account):
http://cisco.netacad.net/public/index.html

4. UTS Online for online discussion and dissemination of course information (login:UTS ID and UTS Email password):
http://www.online.uts.edu.au

Note: If you have difficulty with logging in to any of the above web sites, you should contact your instructor to try to resolve your problem.

5. UTS: Engineering and Information Technology Student Guide Spring 2011:
http://my.feit.uts.edu.au/ modules/myfeit/downloads/ StudentGuide2011Spr_Online.pdf