Module Descriptors
LOCAL AREA, WIDE AREA AND WIRELESS NETWORKS
COIS50987
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Robin Oldham
Email: Robin.Oldham@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 96
Independent Study Hours: 204
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
  • CLASS-TEST weighted at 40%
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Class Test (2 hours) addressing learning outcomes 2, 4, 5, 6
A practical skills test and accompanying log book - learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
- A practical skills test not in examination conditions weighted at 40%
- A logbook which details the learning undertaken with respect to the skills tested 20%
Module Special Admissions Requirements
To have studied CESCOMW10078-4 Introduction to Computer and Network Architectures or similar
Module Resources
Suitable Networking laboratories
Module Texts
Note: The following are not required Texts but will provide useful background reading
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (Exam 640-802) 6th Edition, Paperback
Todd Lammle (2007), Sybex International, ISBN: 9780470110089

LAN Switching and Wireless CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Bob Vachon and Rick Graziani
(2008), ISBN-13: 9781587132070

Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Bob Vachon and Rick Graziani (2008), ISBN-13: 9781587132056
802-11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide, Gast, M (2005) O'Reilly Media, ISBN: 0596100523
Module Indicative Content
Networking Architectures
- Basic switch concept
- VLANs
- Switch protocols (VTP, STP)
- Inter-VLAN Routing
Wireless LANs
- Basic wireless concepts and configuration. Wireless LANs
- Demonstrate the concepts of wireless LAN design and installation.
- Discriminate between and describe the IEEE 802.11 wireless standards and demonstrate understanding of how they would influence a design
- Configure and install various wireless technologies that meet mobility and throughout specifications including the site survey and documentation.
- Configure, monitor and maintain a WLAN
- Device Manager tools.
- Identify wireless security threats and vulnerabilities.
- Configure wireless LAN security using MAC filtering, WEP, EAP and 802-1x technologies.
- Demonstrate an understanding of proper site survey techniques and safety practices.
- Configure various network monitoring technologies including Syslog, SNMP and logging.
Troubleshoot wireless installation and configurations.
Demonstrate an understanding of vertical and horizontal wireless implementations
Module Learning Strategies
52 lectures, 52 practical sessions.