CNT4504 - Advanced Applied Networking

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Fall 2019 - MMC - ECS 141 - MW 17:00-18:15
Instructor: Eric Johnson
Office: ECS 258 phone 305-348-4021
Office hours: Mon/Wed 16:00-17:00 or by Appt.
Email: esj@cis.fiu.edu
Text: Computer Networks and Internets Douglas Comer. ISBN 0-13-143351-2 (basic reference, not required)
Lots of sites on Internet

Course schedule and topics.

Introduction
	Lab networks
	Groups

IP network design principles
	Core/Distribution/Access
	Redundancy

Router / switch configuartion 
	Router basics
	Switch basics
	Configure cisco routers
	Configure quagga/linux routers
	Configure junos routers

Static routes
	IOS/Cisco
	JunOS/Juniper
	Quagga/Linux

Network infrastructure support
	Time - ntp
	logging - syslog
	DNS - bind/named
	DHCP - dhcpd3
	dhcrelay/dhcp helpers

Internal routing protocols
	Ospf

External routing protocols
	Bgp

Access router issues
	Vrrp

Switching
	Spanning tree
	802.1q Vlans

Firewalling
	IOS/cisco ACL's
	JUNOS/Juniper ACL's

IPV6
	addresses
	neighbor discovery
	router discover

Grading:

There will be 3 tests and 8 labs to base your grade on. There will be one extra credit pretest, and one extra credit lab. There is a optional final exam which can replace your lowest test grade. Tests will be curved up to a 75 point average if the average is less than 75.

So your grade will be a percentage out of 685 points.

To help you out there are ways to make extra credit.

Also, on each Lab Report you can earn a + or a -. A plus will be given for lab reports that are well formatted and show that you obviously put more time and thought into the presentation than the average student. These +'s in no way reflect the content, only the presentation. They are completly subjective. If you have all the following components in your reports you may receive a plus.

Correspondingly a minus indicates that you have serious flaws in the presentation.

A student who earns more then 6 pluses over the semester earns "begging rights" to be bumped up a single percentage point, which if you are border line in percentage points might get you bumped up a grade. IE a student who had 6 pluses and had earned 82% in the class would be in a good position to ask for and receive a B instead of a B-.

Repetitive submission of reports which warrant a minus will cause loss of points on subsequent labs. There is a mailing list for the class. aul-cnt4504u01@cis.fiu.edu. I will send out information via this email list. All posting to the mailing list must be done from your @fiu.edu email address.

All lab reports and tests must be turned in on paper in class the day they are due or electronically via canvas as a single PDF document. NO OTHER FORMATS WILL BE ACCEPTED. It is the students responsibility to ensure that they can email the instructor. You may want to send a test message the first week of class to confirm that your email will reach me.

Important Information

Before starting this course, please review the following :

Florida International University is a community dedicated to generating and imparting knowledge through excellent teaching and research, the rigorous and respectful exchange of ideas, and community service. All students should respect the right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students are expected to adhere to a standard of academic conduct, which demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the University. All students are deemed by the University to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct, they will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and sanctions, as outlined in the Student Handbook.

 

The professor reserves the right to change or modify the syllabus at any time during the semester.

Students will need to check email and this web page daily as notes and due dates will be posted here

 

Students will need to check email and this web page daily as notes and due dates will be posted here

Grading scale. Based on percentage of total points

Percentage Letter Grade Points Letter Grade
93 - 100 A 70 - 76 C
90 - 92 A- 60 - 69 D
87 - 89 B+ 0 - 59 F
83 - 86 B
80 - 82 B-
77 - 79 C+