Module Descriptors
SECURE CONVERGED WANS
COCS70509
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Howard
Email: C.Howard@staffs.ac.uk
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 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 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 CCNP2 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 CCNP2 instructor training course of the CNAP programme
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of modules containing CCNA content or equivalent or valid CCNA qualification.
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
CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide by Brian Morgan and Neil Lovering, Cisco Press, 3 edition, July 2007, ISBN: 158720150X
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
CCNP ISCW Official Exam Certification Guide by Brian Morgan and Neil Lovering, Cisco Press, 3 edition, July 2007, ISBN: 158720150X
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 Additional Assessment Details
A written examination, length 2 hours, weighted at 50% (Learning outcomes 1 and 2).
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 3 and 4)
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 3 and 4)
Module Indicative Content
This module introduces students to commercial secure converged remote access solutions and WAN connection types. It covers:
- 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 and Queuing
- Network Address Translation: Configuring NAT static and dynamic, Inside global address overloading
- Access-Control: Security solutions, Understanding and configuring AAA
- Broadband Access Technologies: xDSL, Cable modems, DOCSIS
- Site-to-site VPN
- 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 and Queuing
- Network Address Translation: Configuring NAT static and dynamic, Inside global address overloading
- Access-Control: Security solutions, Understanding and configuring AAA
- Broadband Access Technologies: xDSL, Cable modems, DOCSIS
- Site-to-site VPN