Routing and switching essentialsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the architecture, components, and operations of small networks.
You understand the role of routers, switches and wireless access points in small networks.
You know how to configure and troubleshoot routers, switches and wireless access points in small local area networks and resolve common issues.

Content

How do switching technologies, such as VLANs and inter-VLAN routing, work?
How are reliable networks built?
How to achieve network availability and reliability?
How are switches secured in LAN environments?
How are wireless LANs implemented in enterprise environments?
How does routing work?
How to configure and troubleshoot the basic operations of routers and switches in small local area networks?

Qualifications

Completing the course requires basic knowledge of communications networks.

Accomplishment methods

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts systematically.
c. identify interrelated tasks fluently.
e. apply the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.