To be enrolled on level 2 module LAN Switching and WAN Networks
Prior study of Level 1 Introduction to Networking with LANs and WANs.

On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
Networking equipment in lab K104
Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor

NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed CCNP 2 training of the CNAP programme

12 hours lectures / 24 hours labs / tutorial
Self-managed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web
(1:n)1 (1:20)2

Remote Access: WAN connection types
Modem Functions: Digital to analogue conversion, modem signalling and cabling, Communication Termination
PPP architecture: Functional components, PAP and CHAP authentication
ISDN Architecture: ISDN versus asynchronous, ISDN services and channelised E1 and T1, BRI call processing
Static and Default Routing: Use and configuration of static and default routes
Frame Relay
Queuing
Network Address Translation: Configuring NAT static and dynamic, Inside global address overloading
Access-Control Solution: Security solutions, Understanding AAA, configuring AAA
Broadband Access Technologies: xDSL, Cable modems, DOCSIS

A written MCQ examination, length 2 hours weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 6.
A practical exam, length 1 hour not in examination conditions weighted at 50% which will assess learning outcomes 4 and 5.

Cisco TCP/IP Routing Professional Reference, Chris Lewis, McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0070411301, 1998
Building Cisco Remote Access Networks, Mark Johnson, Cisco Press, ISBN 1578700914, 1999
Internet Routing Architectures, Second Edition, Sam Halabi,With Danny McPherson, ISBN 157870233, 2000