Capitol College

Syllabus CT-240

Internetworking with Routers/Switches

 

Professor: Andrew Mehri

Contact Information:

        Email: amehri@capitol-college.edu

        Website: http://www.capitol-college.edu/~amehri/

        Office number: (301) 369-2800 Ext. 3611

 

TIME & LOCATION: Monday & Wednesday 1:00 PM – 2:40 PM

 

REQUIRED TEXT:  Interconnections: Bridges and Routers, Switches, and Internetworking Protocols, Radia Perlman, Addison Wesley, 2000, isbn 0201632281

 

REFERENCE TEXT: CISCO: A Beginner's Guide, Tom Shaughnessy, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2000, isbn 0-07-212115-7.

VPNs: A Beginner's Guide, John Mairs, Osborne-McGraw-Hill, 2002.

CCNA Guide to Cisco Routing, isbn 0-619-00092-9.

 

GOALS AND OUTCOMES:

This an introductory course on computer networks switching.  The goal for this course is to attain a good base in understanding the implementation of switching as described in the OSI model and TCP/IP stack.  Other models such as IPX/SPX will also be introduced as well as Frame Relay, ATM and ISDN.  Switching principals will be introduced using bridges with an introduction to concepts such as “Transparent Bridges”, and “Spanning Tree Algorithm”, then routers will be introduced using implementations such as “Distance Vector Routing” and “Link State Routing”.  As a byproduct of this course, an understanding of TCP/IP will be emphasized along with demystifying the use and implementation of IP addressing along with the use of network masks.

The labs will help students configure bridges, routers and the implementation of VLAN and other networks and sub networks.

Prerequisites: TC-110 and CT-115 or CT-126.

 

COURSE SUMMARY AND SCHEDULE:

 

 

WEEK

CHAPTER

TOPICS  (Tentative Schedule of Topics)           

EVENTS

1

 

1

OSI Model

 

2

 

2

IEEE 802.x LAN Standards

 

3

 

3

Transparent and Learning Bridges

 

4

 

3

Spanning Tree Algorithm

Lab 1 due

5

 

 

Review

Exam 1

6

 

5

Hubs, Switches, Introduction to VLAN

 

7

 

6, 7, 8

Connection-Oriented Vs Connectionless Concepts

 

8

 

6, 7, 8

Implementation: X.25, ATM, VP, VC, VPI, VCI, AAL, IP, IPX, AppleTalk, IPv6

Mid-Term Exam, Lab 2 due

9

 

Hand out

TCP/IP

 

10

 

Hand out

TCP/IP, IP Addresses, Network Masking

 

11

 

 

Introduction to routing, Networks revisited: VLAN, Sub networks, Servers and Services

Exam 2

12

 

12, 14

Routing Algorithms, Specific Routing Protocols

 

13

 

17

To Route, Bridge or Switch

Lab 3 due

14

 

 

Special topics

 

15

 

 

Special topics

Lab 4 due

16

 

 

Review all readings

Final Exam

Note: Last day to drop March 25th

Spring Break March 10-14

Final Exams April 29 – May 5

Software:  Download ITGuru Academic Edition or use Modeler/Guru in the computer lab.

 

Lab Facilities:  Telecom/Networking lab

 

Getting Help:  Do not hesitate to consult with me during my office hours or any time you see me in the hallways or labs.

 

Office Hours:      Check my office door or my website for the office/lab hours.

 

 

SEMESTER GRADES:

Homework

   5%

 A: 90-100%

 

Attendance

   5%

 B: 80-89%

 

Lab

 30%

 C: 70-79%

 

Quizzes

 10%

 D: 60-69%

 

Exams

 30%

 F: < 60%

 

Final

 20%

 

 

Total

100%

 

 

Homework:  Every topic discussed will have an assigned homework from the book or elsewhere.

 

Assignments:  See lab requirements on my web page.

 

QUIZZES: Several quizzes will be given. They will be unannounced.

 

TESTS & FINAL: There will be two examinations, one Mid-Term and one Final.

 

ATTENDANCE:  Some material will NOT be in the textbook. The only way to be fully prepared is to be in class on a regular basis.

 

WRITING REQUIREMENTS: The ability to communicate ideas using established rules of the English language is an important outcome of everyone’s technical education.  In this course, you will be required to complete assignments for which writing is an important component, and attention to the grammar, spelling, and style of writing that you employ will have a significant impact on your grade in such assignments.  You may seek help at the tutoring resource center to improve your writing abilities, should you feel that such help is necessary.  You will find a writing guideline posted on the school website. 

 

INFORMATION LITERACY: Given the magnitude of information that we are expected to deal with in performance of our tasks, it is important to learn the proper ways of finding, retrieving, storing, processing and incorporating the right type of information.  This course may include assignments that would require the use of on-campus and on-line libraries, the Internet or other sources of publicly available information.

 

OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT:  In order to determine the level of learning achieved in this course through the semester, you will be given a pre-test that covers some of the fundamental topics covered in this course and possibly in the prerequisite courses, accompanied by an exit test toward the end of the semester.  The grades you receive in the pre-test and exit test will not affect your overall grade for this course.  They are used for the sole purpose of institutional assessment of learning outcomes.    

 

THE "INCOMPLETE" GRADE: There is occasionally a misunderstanding about “incompletes.”  College regulation specifies that an incomplete grade may be awarded only if the student has completed almost all the work for a course and has a valid, institution-approved, reason for being unable to complete it.  If you are awarded an incomplete grade, it is your responsibility to complete all work for the course within the first 4 weeks of the next semester or summer term.  After this time, the Registrar automatically converts the incomplete to an F.

 

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:  It goes without saying that all work handed in for grading must be your own, but you must go further than this.  Avoid situations that could compromise your integrity.   For example, do not allow others to copy your work.  If inclusion of another person’s writings in your submitted work is appropriate, then proper credit should be given to the author of that writing.  I will report any instance of suspected academic dishonesty to the appropriate committees of the school for further investigation and possible sanctions.

 

First Homework Assignment:  From your Capitol College email account send me an email to my address at amehri@capitol-college.edu with the following format:

Subject: Contact Information

Content:  Your first name, last name, email, phone numbers, and major

Please remember to type the course number in the subject area of all future mail that you send me.