SylabUZ
| Course name | Designing Computer Networks |
| Course ID | 11.3--INFP-PSKomput-Er |
| Faculty | Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Automatics |
| Field of study | Computer Science |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2022/2023 |
| Semester | 6 |
| ECTS credits to win | 4 |
| Course type | optional |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Laboratory | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
Developing the skills necessary to design enterprise computer networks; Introducing customer requirements, translating those requiremen ts into equipment and protocol needs, and creating a network topology which addresses the needs of the customer; To provide basic knowledge about fundamentals of computer system structure and principles of operation.
Computer networks
Introducing networking design concepts. The benefits of a hierarchical network design. Network design methodology. Functions of the core, distribution and access layers. Investigating servers farms and security of the computer networks. Investigating wireless network. Supporting WANs and remote workers. Gathering networks requirements. Introducing a lifecycle of computer networks. Preparing for the design process. Identifying technical requirements and constraints. Identifying manageability design considerations.
Characterizing the existing network. Documenting the existing network. Updating the existing internetworking operation system software. Upgrading the existing computer devices. Performing a wireless site survey. Documenting network design requirements. Identifying application impacts on network design. Characterizing network applications. Explaining common network applications. Introducing quality of service (QoS). Documenting application and traffic flows.
Creating a network project. Logical and physical topology design of the network. Designing logical addressing and names. WAN connection design. Selection of network devices. Configuration of network devices. Implementing routing protocols and STP algorithms. Configuration of mechanisms for ensuring security in networks. Preparation and presentation of the project offer.
Lecture, project.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture – the passing condition is to obtain a positive mark from the final test.
Laboratory – the passing condition is to obtain positive marks from a prepared project.
1. McCabe J.D.: Network Analysis, Architecture and Design, 3rd ed. San Francisco. California: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, Inc., 2007.
2. Oppenheimer P.: Top-Down Network Design, 3rd ed. Indianapolis, Indiana: Cisco Press, 2010.
3. Wilkins S.: CCDA Self-Study: Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions (DESGN), 2nd ed. 640-861, Indianapolis, Indiana: Cisco Press, 2007.
Modified by dr hab. inż. Marcin Mrugalski, prof. UZ (last modification: 22-04-2022 23:59)
