Module Descriptors
PROFESSIONAL ROUTED NETWORKS
COCS70484
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
Cisco Networking Academy Program: CCNP1on-line course material, Cisco Systems Inc. hosted by Staffordshire University
CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et al., Sybex, May 2005, ISBN: 0782144217
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI), 3rd Edition, by Diane Teare & Catherine Paquet, Cisco Press 3 edition, December 2006, ISBN: 1587052237
Suggested reading:
Local Area Networks, a business-orientated approach, Goldman & Rawles, Wiley, 2nd edition, March 2000, ISBN:0 471 33047 7
Computer Networks and Internets with internet applications, Douglas E Comer, Prentice Hall, 4th edition, 2004, ISBN-10: 0131433512ISBN-13:9780131433519
CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et al., Sybex, May 2005, ISBN: 0782144217
Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI), 3rd Edition, by Diane Teare & Catherine Paquet, Cisco Press 3 edition, December 2006, ISBN: 1587052237
Suggested reading:
Local Area Networks, a business-orientated approach, Goldman & Rawles, Wiley, 2nd edition, March 2000, ISBN:0 471 33047 7
Computer Networks and Internets with internet applications, Douglas E Comer, Prentice Hall, 4th edition, 2004, ISBN-10: 0131433512ISBN-13:9780131433519
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of modules containing CCNA content or equivalent or valid CCNA qualification.
Module Resources
- Internet
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs
Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed a CCNP1 instructor training course of the CNAP programme
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs
Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed a CCNP1 instructor training course of the CNAP programme
Module Additional Assessment Details
A written examination, length 2 hours, weighted at 50% (Learning outcomes 1 and 4).
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 2 and 3)
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 2 and 3)
Module Learning Strategies
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
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
Module Indicative Content
This module introduces students to scaling IP networks. Students learn to use VLSM, IPv6, IP Multicasting, private addressing, and NAT optimise IP address utilisation.
The majority of the course content is related to the implementation of RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP routing protocols. In addition, the course details the important techniques used for route filtering and route redistribution.
Upon completion of this module, students will have performed tasks related to:
- Internetwork scalability
- Advanced IP addressing techniques
- Routing protocol operation, configuration, and troubleshooting
- RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP
- Route optimisation
The majority of the course content is related to the implementation of RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP routing protocols. In addition, the course details the important techniques used for route filtering and route redistribution.
Upon completion of this module, students will have performed tasks related to:
- Internetwork scalability
- Advanced IP addressing techniques
- Routing protocol operation, configuration, and troubleshooting
- RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP
- Route optimisation