Module Descriptors
TROUBLESHOOTING A CONVERGED IP BASED NETWORK
COCS60615
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Justin Champion
Email: J.J.Champion@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Specialist networking laboratory with Cisco equipment
Module Texts
CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et a., Sybex, May 2005 ISBN: 0782144217
CCNP TSHOOT, Official Certification Guide (642-832) by Kevin Wallace, Cisco Press, Feb 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-844-8, ISB-10: 1-58705-844-8
CCNP TSHOOT, Official Certification Guide (642-832) by Kevin Wallace, Cisco Press, Feb 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-844-8, ISB-10: 1-58705-844-8
Module Learning Strategies
12 hours lectures and 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
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
Module Additional Assessment Details
A PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4).
This will be consisting of a case study (50%), which will look at a real world scenario of troubleshooting and the application of a practical trouble shooting skills test in a simulated commercial scenario (50%)
This will be consisting of a case study (50%), which will look at a real world scenario of troubleshooting and the application of a practical trouble shooting skills test in a simulated commercial scenario (50%)
Module Indicative Content
This module will allow the student to build upon their current skill set into the important area of troubleshooting a commercial IP based network. The following topics will be looked at as part of the course.
- Understanding the OSI model and how this relates to the analysis of faults
- Diagnosing and correct campus TCP/IP
- Diagnosing layer 2 switching and trunking technology
- Understand the design of a network which will minimise the impact of a number of faults within a infrastructure
- Diagnosing and correction of IGP and EGP routing problems
- Understand the applicability of the different protocols which are available within the network for fault diagnostics and to ensure the correct operation of the network
- Understand the requirements of fault detection within an operational network from the technical and human perspective
- Understand and be able to apply industry techniques for the use of faults and the recording
- Understanding the OSI model and how this relates to the analysis of faults
- Diagnosing and correct campus TCP/IP
- Diagnosing layer 2 switching and trunking technology
- Understand the design of a network which will minimise the impact of a number of faults within a infrastructure
- Diagnosing and correction of IGP and EGP routing problems
- Understand the applicability of the different protocols which are available within the network for fault diagnostics and to ensure the correct operation of the network
- Understand the requirements of fault detection within an operational network from the technical and human perspective
- Understand and be able to apply industry techniques for the use of faults and the recording
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of Fundamentals of Computer Networks and of Routing and Switching or knowledge equivalent to CCNA1-4 and CCNP Route and CCNP Switch.