Course Title: Design and implement Internetworking systems wireless LANs/WANs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: ISYS5679C
Course Title: Design and implement Internetworking systems wireless LANs/WANs
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6084 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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 competency standard unit covers the design, implementation and performance monitoring of internetworking systems. It encompasses safe working practice, evaluating customer requirements, applying sound design principles, complying with regulation and standards, incorporation and advanced wireless LANs technologies and documentation of design and performance monitoring.
Note: This unit applies to all aspects of Electrotechnology - engineering applications only. For general competencies related Information Technologies refer to the latest endorsed IT Training Package.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEED023B Design and implement Internetworking systems wireless LANs/WANs |
Element: |
1. Prepare to design internetworking systems |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OHS processes and procedures for a given work area are obtained and understood. |
Element: |
2. Design internetworking systems. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Internetworking system is designed to comply with design brief and consideration of economical and appropriately effective design solutions. |
Element: |
3. Implement internetworking systems. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Activities are planned to meet scheduled timelines in consultation with others involved on the work. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
In this unit you will learn industry recognized skills in designing, implementing and managing a computer project.
Classroom activities:
Lectures: to introduce the important concepts.
• Attending lectures will make it much easier for you to understand the central concepts of the course
• You will feel more comfortable and you will learn more if you read the relevant material before you attend the lectures
Tutorials: to enable you to ask questions and to clarify unresolved issues
• Review the material and prepare your questions before you come to class.
• There will be an overview of course content with a focus on the material students find difficult
• If something is unclear or if you find yourself falling behind please ask for help immediately
• You may be given worksheets to complete during the tutorial
Lab Exercises
The write up will be a record of your actions as they are performed and your corresponding observations
The write up must be performed in the class as you perform the exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the Blog will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the exercise will not be marked
In general the detail of the write up must be sufficient for you to be able to comfortably perform the practical exercise a year or more later directly from the lab journal
Any difficult or tricky points should be especially noted in the reflective journal for future reference.
The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the reflective journal must be of a quality such that you would be prepared to show it to a future employer as an example of your work.
Work simulated activities: you will progressively implement a networking scenario as you would be expected to do in industry.
• You will be expected to work on a networking scenario progressively as you learn the material required for you to be able to do so.
• Leaving the work to a late stage and then rushing to complete it is bad industrial practice. It will be strongly discouraged and marked down heavily. You will be expected to meet progressive milestones in the completion of this activity.
Reflective Lab Journal: You will perform the exercise and write it up in a reflective lab journal.
The reflective journal will be an Online Blog created by you in the Learning Hub.
A reflective lab journal is a means to reflect on your learning (and learning experiences) in different ways. They are used to:
• record the development of your ideas and insights and / or those of a group in a given context and can include concepts, ideas and main points from experience and theory
• reflect upon the subject content and personal experiences as a means to increase your understanding
• analyse your own learning in and for self development.
They are used to explore situations from a personal perspective, but generally within the context of learning from your experiences. They are used to reflect on, in and for action. Common questions arising from ’reflection’ are:
• What happened? (Reflecting on actions)
• Why did it happen? (Reflecting in actions)
• What can be learnt from this for future actions? (Reflecting for actions)
Occupational Health and Safety:
• Conduct in lecture theatres, classrooms and laboratories will be of a standard required by OH&S legislation as applied to industry.
• You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Covered shoes must be worn in all labs
• Thongs and sandals must not be worn in any lab
Preparation for the Work place:
All skills and knowledge in this course are oriented towards current industry practices and technologies. An essential industry expectation is that you are responsible for your behaviour and actions. When you are in employment you will be expected to attend work on time on a regular basis, perform you work on time to an accepted standard and be responsible for what you do. Industry will expect you to comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions. All industry expectations will be applied to you in this course.
You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
• You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Prepare for classes
• Attend all classes regularly and on time
• Use your class time in a productive and responsible way
• Finish your work on time to an accepted standard
• Pay attention to, comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions.
• It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timelines
• Please ask if something is not clear
The Preparation for the Workplace component will be an essential part of the assessment for this course. It will be included in the assessment of the practical and work simulated activities.
Activities Outside of Class:
It is expected that students allocate at least 60% of course hours for reading, independent study, project research, design, implementation, testing and problem solving activities.
Teaching Schedule
Semester 1
Week1
Course Outline, Assessment Criteria
Technology Overview, Wireless Standards & Standardization Body,
How Wireless Network Works, Where to Setup a Wireless Network, Security Issues.
Week2
Radio Frequency Fundamentals
Radio Frequency Characteristics: Wavelength, Amplitude, Frequency, Phase, Polarity, Keying Methods
Basic concepts of RF Behaviour: Wave Propagation, Absorption, Reflection, Loss (Attenuation), Interference, Crosstalk
Basic components of RF mathematics: Watt, Milliwatt (mW), Decibel (dB), dBi, dBd, dBm
Various antenna types: Omni-directional, Semi-directional & Highly-directional Antenna
Week3
Spread Spectrum
Different uses for spread spectrum technologies.
Various types of spread spectrum and differences between them.
Frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS).
Direct-sequence spread spectrum (DSSS).
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM).
Concepts relevant to the operation of spread spectrum technology.
Lab 1 dB Calculation
Week4
WLANs standards and standardization body: 802.11
Different 802.11 standards, its variances
Network Architecture of different 802.11 standards.
Operating frequency, data rate and range of different 802.11 standards.
Equipments used for different 802.11 standards.
Lab 2: Collect information about LAN installation equipments and cost.
Week5
RF Site Survey
Importance of an RF site survey.
Important things in performing a site survey.
Necessary tasks of an RF site survey.
RF site survey reporting procedures
Lab 3: Identify RF site survey requirements.
Week6
Key Features of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
Interference, Reliability, Bandwidth, Throughput, Security, Human safety, Mobility, Roaming
WLANs Service Sets.
Lab 4: Perform RF site survey.
Week7
WMANs standards and their properties: 802.16
Planning of different 802.16 standards.
Working frequency, data rate and range of different 802.16 standards.
Equipments used for different 802.16 standards
Key features of Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs)
Structural design of WMANs.
Single Base Station (BS)
Multiple fixed Subscriber Stations (SS)
Lab 5 Linksys wireless AP set up
Week8-9
Key issues usually related with WMANs
Data Rate, Range, Line-of-Sight, Throughput, Quality of Service (QoS)
Applications of WMANs.
Fixed vs. Mobile characteristics in WMANs.
Spectral efficiency of WMANs
Lab 6 Configuring Aironet 1252 Basic AP Settings
Week10-11
Different WWANs standards and their properties: 802.20
Planning of different 802.20 standards.
Applications of various WWANs standards. Key features of Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
Lab 7 Configure an AP as a Repeater
Week12
Configuration and setup of WLANs
WLANs based on RF site survey.
Configuration requirements to setup WLANs.
Configure a WLAN.
Lab 8 Configuring Wireless Adhoc Network
Week13-14
WLAN Security
Strengths, weaknesses and appropriate uses of the WLAN security techniques.
Types of wireless LAN security attacks, and how to identify and prevent them.
Appropriate security solution from the available wireless LAN security solutions.
Uses of the corporate security policies and how they are used to secure a wireless LAN.
How and where the security precautions are used to secure a WLAN.
Lab 9 Configuring Basic Wireless Security
Week15
Revision of LABs
Week16
Lab Exam
Week17
Revision of Lectures
Exam Tutorial
Week18
Written Final Exam
Semester 2
Week19-20 Introduction to Course Outline and Assessment Criteria, Work team/group is arranged, maintaining reflective journal
Week21-23 OHS policies, processes and procedures for a given work area, Design brief for the advanced wireless LANs technologies is developed, maintaining reflective journal
Week24-27 Compliance the design solution with industry standard and alterations if rewired. Final internetworking system design is documented and approval obtained from person(s), maintaining reflective journal (20%)
Week28-33 Knowledge of internetworking arrangements and protocols is applied to installing, configuring and testing advance wireless LANs technologies, maintaining reflective journal (30%)
Week14-35 Approaches to issues/problems are analysed to provide most effective solutions. Final internetworking system design and implementation are documented in accordance organisation’s established procedures, maintaining reflective journal (30%)
Week36 Catch up
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
CWNA Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide: Exam PW0-104, 1st Edition |
Other Resources
Resource materials will be available on S:\C6084\ISYS5679C..
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Semester 1
Assessment task 1: Lab journal: 10%- To be signed by the teacher for each lab session.
Assessment task 2: Assignment : 20%
Assessment task 3 Lab Test: 30%
Assessment task 4: Written Exam 40%
Semester 2
Assessment 1: Reflective Lab Journal (20%)
Assessment 2: internetworking system design (20%)
Assessment 3: Knowledge of internetworking arrangements and protocols is applied to installing, configuring and testing advance wireless LANs technologies (30%)
Assessment 4: Final internetworking system design and implementation are documented in accordance organisation’s established procedures, maintaining reflective journal (30%)
This course is graded using the following course grades-
CHD- Competent with High Distinction
CDI- Competent with Distinction
CC- Competent with Credit
CAG- Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC- Not Yet Competent
DNS- Did Not Submit for Assessment. (This grade is only to be used where the student’s attendance in the course has been ‘confirmed’ (but they have not participated in any form of assessment and did not withdraw by the census date.)
Make sure you understand the special consideration policy available at -
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
For optimisation of training and assessment effort, competence development in this unit may be assessed concurrently with other units in a qualification.
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