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Routing and switching essentials (5 cr)

Code: IT00CO83-3002

General information


Enrollment

20.08.2018 - 07.09.2018

Timing

29.10.2018 - 14.12.2018

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Information Technology

Teachers

  • Matti Koivisto

Teacher in charge

Matti Koivisto

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)
  • Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 1. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • ITMI17SP

Small groups

Objective

You understand the architecture, components and operations of routers and switches in a small network.
You know how to configure routers and switches for basic functionality.
You will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches in small local area networks and troubleshoot common issues with routing protocols, virtual LANs and inter-VLAN routing.

Content

How do advanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and 802.1q work?
How does static and dynamic routing work? How to configure it?
How does traffic filtering work? How to configure access control lists?
How do important services, like DHCP and NAT work? How to configure them?
How to configure and troubleshoot basic operations with routers and switches in a small local area network?

Location and time

The required skill tests can be done at certain times. Other material can be studied from a network learning environment.

Materials

Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching semester 2: Routing and Switching Essentials.

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the weekly schedule.
Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments. You will do the labs in small groups of two-three students.

Blended track:
The required skill tests can be done at certain times. Other material can be studied from a network learning environment.

Exam schedules

Check Exam Calendar at Moodle Professional Growth-course

Student workload

135 h, of which 60 hours are worked in a classroom and labs. Homeworks, exam preparations and report writing takes the rest of the time.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Pen and paper exam, Cisco final exam, lab works, skills tests.
To be settled at the course kick off.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

a) use professional vocabulary systematically.
c) identify interrelated tasks.
e) use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Qualifications

Introduction to networks