32524 LANS and Routing
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UTS: Information Technology: Computing and CommunicationsCredit points: 6 cp
Subject level:
Postgraduate
Result type: Grade and marksThere are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 31270 Networking Essentials AND 31277 Routing and Internetworks AND 31486 Data Communications
Recommended studies: competency in the use of PCs, fundamental knowledge of the working principles of a computer, basic understanding of computer networking and the internet
Handbook description
This subject provides students with knowledge of LAN hardware and physical layer standards, and basic computer networking concepts and principles, and introduces local area network (LAN) design and the use of routers and routing in autonomous system intranets. It also explains how these access WANS. Use of the Cisco Academies online resources and practical work in wiring and configuring LANs, including Cisco routers, is an integral part of this subject.
Subject objectives/outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students will be able to:
- Describe the fundamental concepts and technologies of computer networks.
- Apply knowledge of networking concepts and technologies to analyse and solve actual network problems.
- Demonstrate proficiency in designing and implementing a hierarchical IPv4 and IPv6 addressing scheme.
- Design small to medium sized routed and switched networks that incorporate DHCP addressing, NAT translation and ACL filtering based on specified requirements.
- Recognise and make suitable choices for physical networking equipment and media, implement the design, and troubleshoot and verify network connectivity.
- Use Cisco IOS commands to complete configuration, management and troubleshooting tasks for small to medium sized networks.
- Demonstrate teamwork capability and communication skills.
Contribution to course aims and graduate attributes
This subject introduces students to identify, interpret and analyse network requirements (A1) and apply principles of sustainability to design small/medium sized network systems. It develops students problem-analysing, problem-solving, knowledge synthesising, networking designing skills (B1, B2, B3, B4), and assures students skills on implementing and testing small/medium sized networks (B5). Students will have developed professional communication skills as effective team work players (E1, E2). These will be achieved through learning technical knowledge, practising network designing and implementation, developing network testing and troubleshooting strategies, writing professional-level reports and organising group works. (Objectives: 1 through 9)
This Subject contributes to the following Graduate Attributes:
A.1. Need analysis, B.1. Problem solving, B.2. Design, B.3. Synthesise, B.4. Decision-making, B.5. Implement and test solutions, E.1. Communicate effectively, E.2. Teams
A complete list and description of Graduate Attributes for the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology can be found at http://feit.uts.edu.au/faculty/graduate-attributes.html.
Teaching and learning strategies
Normal class contact time is comprised of four 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, mini-lectures, 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 six 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 with 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
Major topics to be covered in this subject are:
- Exploring the Network
- Configuring a Network Operating System
- Network Protocols and Communications
- Network Access
- Ethernet
- Network Layer
- Transport Layer
- IP Addressing
- Subnetting IP Networks
- Application Layer
- It’s a Network
- Introduction to Switched Networks
- Basic Switching Concepts & Configuration
- Implementing VLAN Security
- Routing Concepts
- Inter-VLAN Routing
- Static Routing
- Routing Dynamically
- Single-Area OSPF
- Access Control Lists
- DHCP
- Network Address Translation for IPv4
Assessment
Assessment Item 1: Biweekly Quizzes
| Objective(s): | Objectives: 1 Graduate Attributes: A1 |
| Weighting: | 5% |
| Criteria: | Correctness of understanding of basic concepts. |
Assessment Item 2: Online Final Exams
| Objective(s): | Objectives: 1 - 4 Graduate Attributes: B1, B2, B3, B4. |
| Weighting: | 10% |
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Assessment Item 3: Case Study
| Objective(s): | Objectives: 1 - 7 Graduate Attributes: A1, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, E1, E2. |
| Weighting: | 15% |
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Assessment Item 4: Final Skills Based Assessment
| Objective(s): | Objectives: 4 - 7 Graduate Attributes: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, E1, E2. |
| Weighting: | 20% |
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Assessment Item 5: Final Written Exam
| Objective(s): | Objectives: 1 - 6 Graduate Attributes: B1, B2, B3, B4, B5. |
| Weighting: | 50% |
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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 curriculum, which can be accessible via Cisco Networking Academy web site.
All students who are enrolled in this subject will be given access to 'CCNA Routing and Switching 5.0: Introduction to Networks' and 'CCNA Routing and Switching 5.0: Routing and Switching Essentials' through the Cisco Networking Academy website (https://www.netacad.com/). The Cisco Networking Academy online learning environment also contains additional learning resources and hosts all online assessments.
References
Wendell Odom, Cisco CCENT/CCNA ICND1 100-101 Official Cert Guide, Cisco Press, 2013.
Other resources
- Cisco Networking Academy web site for online course curriculum and online assessments (login: your Cisco Networking Academy account): https://www.netacad.com/)
- UTS Online for online discussion and dissemination of course information (login: UTS Student ID and UTS Email password): http://www.online.uts.edu.au
