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CP5230:03

Internetworking 1

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 2

13 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials, 26 hours practicals, 26 hours flexible delivery. Semester 1 and 2.

Networks and layers, networking devices, IP addressing, ARP and RARP, media and design, topology, structured cabling, electronics, network management, OSI model, layers 1-7, WANs, routing, using the router, router components, router startup and setup, router configuration, IOS, TCP/IP, IP addressing, routing protocols, network performance analysis.

Learning Objectives:

use the OSI model to describe direct point to point data communications;

address a network, given a topology and starting IP address;

describe basic inter-network processes;

explain basic electrical and electronic issues in networks;

conduct basic network audits;

explain the function of network management tools;

build a simple network of hosts, cables, hubs and routers, at layer 1 level;

troubleshoot typical physical problems in a small network;

compare and contrast the details of layers 1, 2 and 3 in the context of Ethernet and IP;

compare and contrast the details of layers 4, 5, 6, 7 in context of TCP;

compare and contrast LANs and WANs layer by layer;

compare and contrast static versus dynamic routing, routed protocols versus routing protocols and distance vector versus link state routing;

describe the internal configuration components of a router, access the router and test network connectivity;

describe and perform a basic router configuration;

Explain TCP (segment format, port #s, handshakes) and IP (IP datagrams, ICMP, ARP, RARP);

address and configure a network;

compare and contrast static and dynamic routing, routed and routing protocols, IGPs and EGPs and RIP and IGRP.

Students should be able to demonstrate the required capabilities at a level appropriate for postgraduate studies, including analysis and design.

Assessment is 100% on-course. It consists of theory tests, practice tests, laboratory exercises, individual assignments and group assignments (weights to be advised in class).