Course Title: Install and configure Internetworking systems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: ISYS5675C

Course Title: Install and configure Internetworking systems

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6110 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sanket Kakkad
PHONE: 99254381
Email: sanket.kakkad@rmit.edu.au

Noor Sateh
Phone:9925 4013
Email: noor.sateh@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 120

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

Co-requisites: ISYS5662C, ISYS5681C

Course Description

This competency standard unit covers the interconnection of networks. It encompasses safe working practice, basic installation and configuration of switches and routers and documenting installation and configuration activities.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEED017B Install and configure Internetworking systems

Element:

1. Prepare to install and configure internetworking systems.
2. Install and configure internetworking systems
3. Report install and configuring of internetworking systems.

Performance Criteria:

1.1 OHS processes and procedures for a given work area are obtained and understood.
1.2 Established OHS risk control measures and procedures in preparation for the work are followed.
1.3 The extent of internetworking to be installed and configured is determined from internetworking performance specifications and in consultations with relevant persons.
1.4 Media and software required for internetworking is selected in accordance with organization’s established procedures.
1.5 Network cabling test reports are obtained and reviewed to determine whether it complies with the required regulatory and performance standard.
1.6 Activities are planned to meet scheduled timelines in consultation with others involved on the work.
1.7 Appropriate development tools and software are selected based on specified requirements and performance standard.
1.8 Strategies are implemented to ensure network development is carried out efficiently.

2.1 OHS risk control measures and procedures for carrying out the work are followed.
2.2 Knowledge of internetworking arrangements and basic protocols are applied to installing and configuring switches, routers and TCP/IP addresses.
2.3 Access lists providing security of the network are created in compliance with industry standards and requirements specified for internetworking.
2.4 Common routing, TCP/IP and access malfunctions are identified and rectified using known solutions drawing knowledge of basic internetworking arrangements and protocol.
2.5 Approaches to issues/problems are analysed to provide most effective solutions.
2.6 Quality of work is monitored against personal performance agreement and/or established organizational or professional standards.

3.1 Written justification is made for internetworking installation and configuring activities and appropriate person/s notified in accordance with established procedures.
3.2 Network services records are maintained in accordance with established procedures

Learning Outcomes


Prepare to install and configure internetworking systems.
Install and configure internetworking systems.
Report install and configuring of internetworking systems.


Details of Learning Activities

In this unit you will learn industry recognized skills in designing, implementing and managing Local Area Network (LAN), Wide area Network. The learning unit will emphasis on LAN monitoring and troubleshooting techniques. After the successful completion of this unit, the learner is expected to administer and support Local Area Networks.
Classroom tutorial 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

Practical exercises: to give you the hands on experience of implementing and troubleshooting networks
• In general there will be one practical exercise per week
• You will perform the exercise and write it up in a lab journal
• The lab journal will be a bound exercise book
o Loose leaf binders will not be accepted
• 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 lab as you perform the practical exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the lab journal will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the practical 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 lab journal for future reference
• Responses to worksheets for practical exercises must be written up in the lab journal
• The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the lab 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.

Test and exams:
There will be weekly tests to assist your progress in the course
• You will be required to read and study at least one chapter of the course content per week
The will be an on-line final exam at the end of semester covering all
topics

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
o 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 applied to you in this course. You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
o 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.
o It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timelines
o 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.In this unit you will learn industry recognized skills in designing, implementing and managing Local Area Network (LAN), Wide area Network. The learning unit will emphasis on LAN monitoring and troubleshooting techniques. After the successful completion of this unit, the learner is expected to administer and support Local Area Networks.
Classroom tutorial 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

Practical exercises: to give you the hands on experience of implementing and troubleshooting networks
• In general there will be one practical exercise per week
• You will perform the exercise and write it up in a lab journal
• The lab journal will be a bound exercise book
o Loose leaf binders will not be accepted
• 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 lab as you perform the practical exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the lab journal will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the practical 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 lab journal for future reference
• Responses to worksheets for practical exercises must be written up in the lab journal
• The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the lab 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.

Test and exams:
There will be weekly tests to assist your progress in the course
• You will be required to read and study at least one chapter of the course content per week
The will be an on-line final exam at the end of semester covering all
topics

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
o 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 applied to you in this course. You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
o 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.
o It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timelines
o 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

Week 1   Introduction to Course Outline and Assessment Criteria.

Lecture: Living in a Network-centric World
Lecture: Communication over the Network
Lab Activity 1 Application of network and view networks
UEENEED017B 1.1,1.2,1.3
UEENEED046B  1.1,1.3,1.5
UEENEED027B 1.1,1.2

Week 2   Lecture: OSI Application Layer Functionality & Protocols
Lab Activity 2 IP version 4 addressing
UEENEED017B 1.3,1.4,1.5,1.6
UEENEED046B  1.1,1.3,1.4
UEENEED027B  1.1,1.3
 
Week 3   Lecture: OSI Transport Layer Functionality & Protocols
Lab Activity 3 Building a small network and introducing protocol data units using Wireshark
UEENEED017B 1.7,1.8 
UEENEED046B  1.4,1.5
UEENEED027B  1.4,1.5

Week 4    Lecture: OSI Network Layer
Lab Activity 4 Managing servers
UEENEED017B 2.1,2.2,2.3
UEENEED046B 2.1,2.5,2.4
UEENEED027B  2.1,2.2

Week 5   Lecture: Addressing the Network- IP V4
Lab Activity 5 Application and Transport layer Protocols
UEENEED017B 2.4,2.5,2.6
UEENEED046B 2.5,2.6,2.7
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 6 Lecture: OSI Data Link Layer
Lab Activity 6 Examining devices gateway and Route
Lab Activity 7 Working with cisco devices
UEENEED017B 3.1,3.2
UEENEED046B  3.2,3.4
UEENEED027B  1.6,1.7
 
Week 7 Lecture: OSI Physical Layer
Lecture: Ethernet
Lab Activity 7 Make Ethernet Cable
UEENEED017B 2.3,2.4,2.5,2.6 
UEENEED046B 2.3,2.6,2.9
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 8 Lecture: Planning and Cabling Networks
Lecture: Configuring & Testing Network
Revision Lab
UEENEED017B 2.4,2.5,2.6 
UEENEED046B 2.4,2.5,2.8
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 9 Practice Online Exam
Lab Exam 1

Week 10 Lecture: Introduction to Routing & Packet Forwarding
Lecture: Static Routing
Lab Activity 1: Physical examination of router hardware, interfaces and cabling
Lab Activity 2: Sub netting Scenario 1-3
UEENEED017B 3.1,3.2
UEENEED046B 3.2,3.3,3.4
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 11 Lecture: Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols
Lecture: Distance Vector Routing Protocols
Lab Activity 3: Subnet an IP address and assign correct IP address to a host computer using Packet Tracer
UEENEED017B 3.1,3.2
UEENEED046B 3.3,3.4
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 12 Lecture: RIP v1
Lecture: VLSM & CIDR
Lab Activity 4: Basic Router Configuration (Physically configuring Router Passwords, Different Interfaces with Interface Description, MOTD. Ping Host to Router)
UEENEED017B 1.7,1.8
UEENEED046B 1.4,1.5
UEENEED027B  1.5,1.6
 
Week 13 Lecture: RIP v2
Lecture: Routing Table-A Closer Look
Lab Activity 5: Basic Static Route Configuration
Lab Activity 6: VLSM Calculation & Addressing Design
UEENEED017B 3.1,3.2 

Week 14 Lecture: EIGRP
Lecture: Link State Routing Protocols
Lab Activity 7: Basic Rip Configuration
Lab Activity 8: Basic EIGRP Configuration
UEENEED017B 2.4,2.5,2.6
UEENEED046B
UEENEED027B

Week 15 Lecture: OSPF
Lab Activity 9: Basic OSPF Configuration
Lab: Revision
UEENEED017B 2.1,2.2,2.3
UEENEED046B 2.1,2.2,2.3
UEENEED027B 2.1,2.2

Week 16 Practice Online Exam
Lab Exam 2

Week 17 Online Final Test

Week 18 Make Up Session




Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Dye, M et al 2007, Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Pearson Education Australia
Graziani, R & Johnson, A 2007, Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Pearson Education AustraliaDye, M et al 2007, Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Pearson Education Australia
Graziani, R & Johnson, A 2007, Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Pearson Education Australia


References

cisco.netacad.net


Other Resources

Lecture Notes and Lab Manual under S:Drive in Cisco Academy


Overview of Assessment

Lab Journals
Practical Test
Closed Book Online Test/ Closed Book test
 


Assessment Tasks

Laboratory Journal (10%)
Laboratory Exam 1(30%)
Laboratory Exam 2 (30%)
Cisco Online Chapter Exams (5 + 5 %)
Cisco Online Final Exam (10 + 10 %)


Assessment Matrix

Competency National Code Competency Title Practical Exercises Project Examination
UEENEED046B  Set up and configure basic local area network                                         X                                     X
UEENEED017B  Install and configure Internetworking systems                                         X                         X
UEENEED027B  Use advanced computational processes to provide solutions to engineering problems                                         X                         X

Other Information

This course is taught in conjunction with ISYS5681C, ISYS5662C. All the learning and assessment activities will include the components of tbree competencies UEENEED017B, UEENEED027B and UEENEED046B.

In this cluster, minimum student directed hours are 40 in addition to 160 scheduled teaching hours.

Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, project work, individual student-teaching course-related consultation reports.

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