Course Title: Install and manage complex ICT networks

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2024

Course Code: ISYS7576C

Course Title: Install and manage complex ICT networks

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities. 

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School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5394 - Diploma of Information Technology Networking

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254468

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Coordinator Name: Syed Mohammad Zohaib

Course Coordinator email: syed.zohaib@rmit.edu.au

 

Nominal Hours: 100

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil

Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install and manage enterprise-wide information and communications technology (ICT) networks.
It applies to individuals with excellent ICT skills who are working as senior networking staff responsible for the sustainability of an organisation by using virtualisation technologies in complex computing environments of medium- to-large companies to provide network services and resources.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTNWK529 Install and manage complex ICT networks

Element:

1. Plan and design a complex network to meet business requirements

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Review network design, business requirements and latest vendor technical specifications for network components

1.2 Research options available for providing the network functionality required

1.3 Plan network implementation to provide network services and resources to meet business requirements

Element:

2. Design and implement a security strategy

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Analyse requirements for internal and external security

2.2 Design security strategy to meet requirements

2.3 Implement security strategy

2.4 Undertake ongoing monitoring of the viability and reliability of network security, through testing and use of technical tools

2.5 Continually monitor internal and external network access for security breaches

Element:

3. Install and configure a complex network to meet business requirements

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Check and install cabling and associated components according to industry standards

3.2 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide internet protocol (IP) addressing and routing

3.3 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide name resolution

3.4 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide network services

3.5 Install and configure remote access services

3.6 Install and configure devices to provide data management services

Element:

4. Provide integrated network services across a complex network

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Integrate multiple network services across network

4.2 Analyse and resolve interoperability issues

4.3 Optimise performance

4.4 Rectify security conflicts arising from integrating services

Element:

5. Plan, design and implement voice and video business communications system

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Install software and configure and test voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videoconferencing services

5.2 Incorporate the use of a communications server to provide real-time multimedia communications

5.3 Select common voice and videoconferencing codecs according to standards and practices

Element:

6. Manage and support a complex network

Performance Criteria:


6.1 Identify and evaluate appropriate network management tools to assist in the administration of the complex network

6.2 Select and install network management tools according to industry and organisational standards

6.3 Set and monitor alerts and logs

6.4 Capture and analyse network performance data

6.5 Implement automated server updates

6.6 Implement desktop management policies

6.7 Implement automated virus checking

6.8 Use remote management tools

Element:

7. Test network functionality and obtain sign-off

Performance Criteria:

7.1 Test network functionality and record results

7.2 Record results of network functionality test

7.3 Complete network documentation according to organisational standards

Learning Outcomes


Refer to Elements


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to install and manage enterprise-wide information and communications technology (ICT) networks.

 

It applies to individuals with excellent ICT skills who are working as senior networking staff responsible for the sustainability of an organisation by using virtualisation technologies in complex computing environments of medium- to-large companies to provide network services and resources.

 

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.


Teaching Schedule

Subject to change

 

          Week

                        Topics

 Assessment Tasks

1

Topic:

Multi-layer Switch Technology

Labs:

    • OPEN: MLS Slide Assist Exercise
    • MLS DHCP Slide Assist 
    • Lab Slide Assist MLS Trunk

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Tasks 1 and 2

Release: Assessment Task 1 Practical Skills Test

 

 2

Topic:

EtherChannel (Layer 2 and 3)

PAgP/LACP

Labs:

  • Basic EtherChannel
  • Advanced EtherChannel

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Task 3

 

3

Topic:

Introduction to OSPFv2 Single Area and Multi-Area  

 

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Task 4

 

 4

Topic:

Introduction to EIGRPv2

 

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Task 5

 

 5

Topics:

a) Route Redistribution (OSPF and EIGRP)

 

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Task 6

 

 

6

Topic:

Types of  NAT

  • Static
  • Dynamic
  • PAT

 

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Task 7

 

7

Topics:

a) Introduction to IPv4 Standard and Extended (Named and Numbered) ACLs

 

Assessment Task 1:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Tasks 9 & 10

 

8

Topics:

a) Network Management

b) Network Virtualization

 

Assessments:

  • Practical Skills Test: Work on Tasks 8 & 11
  • Knowledge Test: Complete Qs1 to Qs6

Due: Assessment Task 1 Practical Skills Test

 

Release: Assessment Task 3 Knowledge Test

 

9

Topics:

Understanding IPv6 (Static / Default route / (RIPng optional))

 

Assessment Task 3:

  • Knowledge Test: Complete Qs7 to Qs13
  

 10

Topic:

Network Troubleshooting Techniques

 

Assessment Task 3:

  • Knowledge Test: Complete Qs14 to Qs19
  

 11

Topics:

A basic introduction to IPv6 Named ACLs

 

Assessments:

  • IT Project: Work on Task 1
  • Knowledge Test: Complete Qs20 to Qs25

Due: Assessment Task 3 Knowledge Test

 

Release: Assessment Task 2 IT Project 

 12

Topic:

Setup VOIP communication

 

Assessment Task 2:

  • IT Project: Work on Task 2

 
13

Topic:

A basic introduction to VPN & IPsec

 

Assessment Task 2:

  • IT Project: Work on Tasks 3, 4 & 5
  

14

Topic:

Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)

 

Assessment Task 2:

  • IT Project: Work on Task 6
    • e, f, g, h

 

 

 15

Topic:

Server & Services and Shares (VMWARE)

 

Assessment Task 2:

  • IT Project: Work on Task 6I & 6j, 7-10

Due: Assessment Task 2 IT Project 

16 

Assessment Re-Submissions (if applicable)

 

 

 

17

Assessment Re-Submissions (if applicable)

 

 18

Finalize Results

  

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

All assessments must be backed up on OneDrive an external harddrive or an RMIT network drive.


Overview of Assessment

You must achieve satisfactory result in each of the following assessment tasks to be deemed competent in this course.
Assessment Task 1 Practical Skills

Assessment Task 2 IT Project 

Assessment Task 3 Knowledge Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs): 
Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/

Performance Criteria Covered

Task 1

 

Task 2

Task 3

1.1

x

 x

x

1.2


x 

x

1.3

x


 x

2.1

x

x


2.2

x

x


2.3

x

x


2.4


x


2.5


x


3.1

x

x


3.2

x

x


3.3

x

x


3.4

x

x


3.5


x


3.6


x


4.1

x

x


4.2


x


4.3

x

x

x

4.4


x


5.1


x


5.2


x


5.3


x


6.1


x


6.2


x


6.3


x


6.4


x


6.5


x


6.6


x


6.7


x


6.8


x


7.1


x


7.2


x


7.3


 x





                              

   

                        


Assessment Tasks

Assessment number 

Type/description of Assessment  

 1

Practical Skills Test

 2

IT Project

 3

 Knowledge Test


Assessment Matrix

 

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment

Task 1: Practical Assessment

Assessment

Task 2: Project

Assessment

Task 3: Online Test

1. Plan and design a complex network to meet business requirements

1.1 Review network design, business requirements and latest vendor technical specifications for network components

Task 11b & c

Task 6

Q13

1.2 Research options available for providing the network functionality required

 

Task 7a

Q13

1.3 Plan network implementation to provide network services and resources to meet business requirements

Task 9 &10

 

Q13

2. Design and implement a security strategy

2.1 Analyse requirements for internal and external security

Task 9 &10

Task 6

 

2.2 Design security strategy to meet requirements

Task 9 &10

Task 6

 

2.3 Implement security strategy

Task 9 &10

Task 6

 

2.4 Undertake ongoing monitoring of the viability and reliability of network security, through testing and use of technical tools

 

Task 6

 

2.5 Continually monitor internal and external network access for security breaches

 

Task 6

 

3. Install and configure a complex network to meet business requirements

3.1 Check and install cabling and associated components according to industry standards

Task 3a

Task 2

 

3.2 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide internet protocol (IP) addressing and routing

Task 1-7

Task 2

 

3.3 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide name resolution

Task 1

Task 4-6

Task 7d

 

3.4 Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide network services

Task 3a/b

Task 4-6

 

3.5 Install and configure remote access services

 

Task 7-10

 

3.6 Install and configure devices to provide data management services

 

Task 7-10

 

4. Implement a small routed network

4.1 Integrate multiple network services across network

Task 3a/b

Task 4-6

Task 7 -10

 

4.2 Analyse and resolve interoperability issues

 

Task 4-6  

 

4.3 Optimise performance

Task 3a/b

Task 6

Q13

4.4 Rectify security conflicts arising from integrating services

 

Task4b

 

5. Plan, design and implement voice and video business communications system

 

 

 

5.1 Install software and configure and test voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videoconferencing services

 

Task 2

 

5.2 Incorporate the use of a communications server to provide real-time multimedia communications

 

Task 2

 

5.3 Select common voice and videoconferencing codecs according to standards and practices

 

Task 2

 

6. Manage and support a complex network

 

 

6.1 Identify and evaluate appropriate network management tools to assist in the administration of the complex network

 

Task 6

 

6.2 Select and install network management tools according to industry and organisational standards

 

Task 6

 

6.3 Set and monitor alerts and logs

 

Task 6

 

6.4 Capture and analyse network performance data

 

Task 6

 

6.5 Implement automated server updates

 

Task 7

 

6.6 Implement desktop management policies

 

Task 7

 

6.7 Implement automated virus checking

 

Task 7

 

6.8 Use remote management tools

 

Task 7

 

7. Test network functionality and obtain sign-off

7.1 Test network functionality and record results

 

Task 4-6

 

7.2 Record results of network functionality test

 

Task 4-6

 

7.3 Complete network documentation according to organisational standards

 

Task 4-6

 

 

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  • Relevant
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