Study Guide

Objective

After the successful completion of this course, students are able to implement a variety of solutions used in operator networks. Students are able to apply their knowledge and skills when networks are migrated. Upon completion of this course, the students are able to solve new problems by applying their knowledge and skills in new ways, and to analyze the results.

Content

The course deals with major technologies used by network operators such as routing techniques and their configuration (OSPF, IS-IS, BGP), VRF technology, MPLS technology, MPLS-VPN solutions, fast convergence and its configuration and IPv6 provider networks. The students are working with project works based on the needs of working life. The projects are coming from the local network operators , internet service providers and other companies dealing with networks. The SimuNet network is working as a very important platform for implementing project works.

Materials

Lecture presentations, online resources, laboratory exercises

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
You participate into scheduled contact lessons. You studies are progressing in the pace of the group schedule and self paced learning activities.

Independent track:
If you are working in a company, organisation or a higher education project aligned with the study unit learning outcomes, you are able to complete the study unit in your workplace. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree with a development project you can execute in your work. Successful completion requires you study the topics in theory and practise. You must show your skills via a demonstration, which is determined based on learning objectives.

Exam schedules

Retakes are arranged as needed in agreement with the teacher

Completion alternatives

If you are working in a company, organisation or a higher education project aligned with the study unit learning outcomes, you are able to complete the study unit in your workplace. In this case contact your responsible teacher in the beginning of the studies to agree with a development project you can execute in your work. Successful completion requires you study the topics in theory and practise. You must show your skills via a demonstration, which is determined based on learning objectives.

Student workload

Achieving the learning outcomes requires 135 hours of work of which about half is contact lessons and laboratory exercises and the other half self study, practise exams and remote laboratory exercises.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The evaluation takes place based on work activity and of the skill exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment is based on learning activities and assessment discussions

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

(a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
(d) evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
(e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.