Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: ISYS7596C

Course Title: Implement virtual network in cloud environments

Important Information:

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

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption. 

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Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus 

 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance. 

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5402 - Diploma of Information Technology

Course Contact: Michael Barton

Course Contact Phone: +61399254381

Course Contact Email: michael.barton2@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

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

IN this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to design and configure a virtual network according to networking requirements for a multi-tiered application on a cloud platform.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTCLD506 Implement virtual network in cloud environments

Element:

1. Prepare to design and configure virtual networks

Performance Criteria:

  1. Gather multi-tier application networking requirements according to business needs

 

  1. Identify business and industry requirements for virtual network in cloud environment

 

  1. Research and identify available security options for virtual network

 

Element:

2. Design and configure virtual networks

Performance Criteria:

  1. Design virtual network according to networking and business requirements for a multi-tier application

 

  1. Allocate virtual network and subnets for documented IP ranges

 

  1. Enable network gateways and its service as required

 

  1. Configure route tables and routing targets as required

 

  1. Configure security controls to support test environment

 

  1. Check expected network traffic is permitted into, through and out of virtual network

 

  1. Collect and monitor network traffic logs and metrics

 

  1. Test external connectivity to a resource within virtual network and demonstrate only permitted traffic reaches the resource

 

 
 
 
 
 

Element:

3. Configure virtual network peering

Performance Criteria:

 

 

  1. Establish peering connection between two virtual networks

 

  1. Adjust routing tables to direct traffic between both networks

 

  1. Demonstrate network connectivity between hosts in each network

 

  1. Test and troubleshoot network peering configuration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Element:

4. Document virtual networks

Performance Criteria:

  1. Document work, including a network diagram, and submit to required personnel as required

 

  1. Obtain final task sign off from required personnel as required

 

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 


Details of Learning Activities

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design and configure a virtual network according to networking requirements for a multi-tiered application on a cloud platform.

The unit applies to cloud engineers, cloud systems administrators and those who work within cloud computing operations to program, implement and maintain cloud computing solutions to support a business. 

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

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit. This includes knowledge of:

  • industry technology standards used in cloud computing solutions and services
  • industry standard hardware and software products, their general features, capabilities and application, including storage technology
  • roles and principles of virtual networks in cloud environments
  • uses and purpose of routing, routing targets, subnets, networking security controls, virtual private network (VPN) and IP address ranges
  • uses of technology to connect to resources within a virtual network, including secure shell (SSH), virtual private network (VPN) and peering
  • uses and differences between:
  • public and private subnets
  • networking gateways
  • routing targets
  • network security controls
  • testing and debugging techniques
  • methodology and techniques to collect and analyse network traffic metrics and traffic logs.

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

  • cloud vendor service provider
  • information and data sources required to design and implement cloud infrastructure
  • specific requirements and industry standards, organisational procedures and legislative requirements, including business and functionality requirements, as required
  • internet and web browser
  • secure shell (SSH) or remote desktop protocol (RDP) client to connect to cloud-hosted instances
  • data to gather information from to determine output and user requirements, including user access and business protocols.

 


Teaching Schedule

Week Number Topics Assessment Tasks
1 Module 1 - Cloud Concepts Overview  
2 Module 2 - Cloud Economics and Billing  
3 Module 3 - AWS Global Infrastructure Overview  
4 Module 4 - AWS Cloud Security Lab Check in
5 Module 5 - Networking and Content Delivery  
6 Module 5 - Networking and Content Delivery Assessment 1 Released Due Week 17
7 Module 6 - Compute, Module 4 - Virtual Servers  
8 Module 7 - Networking  Lab Check in
9

Module 7 - Connecting Networks

  
10 Lab 1.1 Create VPCS Subnets and EC2 Instances  
11 Lab 1.1 Create VPCS Subnets and EC2 Instances  
12 Lab 1.2: VPC Peering Lab Check in
13 Lab 1.2: VPC Peering Assessment 2 Released Due Week 17
14 Lab 1.3: Transit Gateway  
15 Lab 1.3: Transit Gateway Lab Check in. 
 16  Assessment Week

 Final Week all assessment due by end of the week 18.
 17  Assessment Week

 Final Week all assessment due by end of the week 18.
18 Assessment Week

Final Week all assessment due by end of the week 18.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

 

Students are Suggestd to have a windows based computer with at least 16 gig of ram and an i5 processor or better. or have access to an intel baased apple computer.

Students are advised to have a 500 gigabyte ssd hard drive to store virtual machines on for use with virtualbox and vmware

Students will require access to AWS course  at AWS https://awsacademy.instructure.com/


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral/written presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1:  Design and configure a virtual network

Assessment Task 2: Prepare to design and configure virtual networks


Assessment Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

Assessment

Task 1: AT 1

Assessment

Task 2: AT 2

1. Prepare to design and configure virtual networks
  1. Gather multi-tier application networking requirements according to business needs

 

 

Part 1
  1. Identify business and industry requirements for virtual network in cloud environment

 

 

Part 1
  1. Research and identify available security options for virtual network

 

 

Part 1

2. Design and configure virtual networks
  1. Design virtual network according to networking and business requirements for a multi-tier application

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Allocate virtual network and subnets for documented IP ranges

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Enable network gateways and its service as required

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Configure route tables and routing targets as required

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Configure security controls to support test environment

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Check expected network traffic is permitted into, through and out of virtual network

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Collect and monitor network traffic logs and metrics

 

 

Part 3
  1. Test external connectivity to a resource within virtual network and demonstrate only permitted traffic reaches the resource

 

Part 1

Part 2
  1. Troubleshoot and fix errors as required

 

 

 

Part 1

Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

3. Configure virtual network peering
  1. Establish peering connection between two virtual networks

 

 

Part 3
  1. Adjust routing tables to direct traffic between both networks

 

 

Part 3
  1. Demonstrate network connectivity between hosts in each network

 

 

Part 3
  1. Test and troubleshoot network peering configuration

 

 

Part 3

4. Document virtual networks

 
  1. Document work, including a network diagram, and submit to required personnel as required

 

 

Part 4
  1. Obtain final task sign off from required personnel as required

 

 

Part 4

Other Information

Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:

  • Relevant
  • Current
  • Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL

Study and learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you. 
Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are: 

  • assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice 
  • maths and science developmental support and advice 
  • English language development 

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support 

Equitable Learning Services (ELS):

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Equitable Learning Services (ELS) to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please refer to https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/equitable-learning-services to find more information about services offered by Equitable Learning Services (ELS).

Late submission: 

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager. 
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted. 
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date. 

Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or assessed.


Special consideration: 

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration to find more information about special consideration 

Plagiarism: 

Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University. 

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism. 

Other Information: 

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

 

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