General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Alfonso Palacios González

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Pere Barberan Agut
Pedro Manzanos Gonzalez 
Pedro Manzanos Gonzalez 

Teaching languages


  • Complementary materials may also be in English
  • The bibliography may be in English

Skills


Basic skills
  • B2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills they demonstrate by developing and defending arguments and solving problems within their area of ​​study

  • B3_Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study), to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues

  • B5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Specific skills
  • EFB5_Knowledge of the structure, organization, operation and interconnection of information systems, the fundamentals of their programming and their application for solving engineering problems

Transversal competences
  • T1_That students know a third language, which will be preferably English, with an adequate level of oral and written form, according to the needs of the graduates in each degree

  • T2_That students have the ability to work as members of an interdisciplinary team either as one more member, or performing management tasks in order to contribute to developing projects with pragmatism and a sense of responsibility, making commitments taking into account the available resources

Description


The aim of this course is to explain the main elements for a good design and implementation of a campus network. The most important points that will be seen in this subject are:

  • Local area networks
  • Campus networks: features, design, devices and configurations
  • Wireless local area networks
  • Network management
  • Network automation

 

Learning outcomes


In general, this subject contributes to the following learning outcomes specified for the subject to which it belongs (Architecture, operating systems and computer networks):

  • Determine the factors that negatively affect the security and reliability of a system
  • Identify current and emerging technologies and assess whether they are applicable and to what extent to meet user needs
  • Define, plan and manage the installation of the organization's ICT infrastructure
  • Ensure that an organization's ICT systems function properly, are secure, and are properly installed, documented, customized, maintained, updated, and replaced, and that the organization's people receive proper ICT support
  • Direct and plan and coordinate the management of the IT infrastructure: hardware, software, networks and communications
  • Manage and maintain applications, computer systems and computer networks (levels of knowledge and understanding are in common technical skills)
  • Design, implement and configure networks and services
  • Develop team projects
  • Understand and use manuals effectively, product specifications and other technical information written in English

At a more specific level, at the end of the course the student must be able to:

  • LO1: Explain the most appropriate interconnection devices in a campus topology
  • LO2: Explain the most important switching protocols on an Ethernet campus and on wireless local area networks.
  • LO3: Design structured cabling systems
  • LO4: The NAT service
  • LO5: Explain the evolution of the management of current networks, from SNMP to network automation.
  • LO6: Explain the basic operation of security systems in routers

Working methodology


Guided learning hours include:

  • Theoretical / practical classes in large groups in which the teacher introduces the contents of the subject and teaching activities are carried out that seek to make the student an active protagonist in the acquisition of their knowledge.
  • The activities are carried out in teams of two people. These practical activities will be carried out both in classes with small groups and in classes with large groups (all students).
  • The final objective is that the student acquires the knowledge of the subject through activities which can be small as more complete projects where the knowledge that is acquired throughout the course takes part. Within the hours of autonomous learning are considered the hours to prepare the theoretical classes, the hours to study and consolidate the acquired knowledge, the hours to prepare the work of the practices and, finally, the hours that the student can dedicate to increase and complement their knowledge on the subject.

Contents


1. Campus networks

  • Ethernet Technology and Interconnection Technologies
  • Interconnection devices
  • Communications protocols in campus networks
  • Layered architecture in campus design

2. Wireless networks

  • Basics
  • Wireless LAN topologies
  • Control of access to the environment
  • Wireless architecture

3. Multicast

  • IP multicast. Addressing
  • LAN multicast. The IGMP protocol
  • Multicast routing

4. Other network services

  • Translation of NAT and PAT addresses
  • Access lists on routers

5. Network management 

  • Introduction to network management
  • TCP / IP management: the SNMP protocol
  • Network automation

Learning activities


A series of eminently practical activities are made available to students, which are the basis of the learning activities of the subject. These activities will have to be solved by the students, sometimes in a non-contact way, following the instructions of the teachers and / or they will also be worked in class, either as examples in the theory sessions, or in laboratory sessions ( large or small groups). Although some of these activities could be optional (teachers will not individually verify the performance by students), they will be essential to achieve the theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject.

With the aim of gathering evidence of the achievement of the expected learning outcomes, the following activities of an evaluative nature will be carried out, related to the common, transversal and specific competences. The transversal competence associated with the subject of third language knowledge is worked from the documentary sources that the students have to consult (the great majority of the available documentation and that works is in English language)

Written test 1: 

  • A written test for solving problems associated with the contents (Evidence of learning outcomes RA1, RA2 and RA3)

Practical challenges: 

  • Realization of the design of the structured and connected wiring of a building following regulations. (Evidence of RA3 learning outcomes)
  • Implementation of the various knowledge acquired in the design and configuration of a campus network. (Evidence of learning outcomes RA1 to RA6)

Practices:

  • The switch: vlans and routing between vlans (Evidence of learning outcomes RA1 and RA2)
  • Network automation and SDN (Evidence of learning outcomes RA1 and RA5)
  • The NAT service (Evidence of RA4 learning outcomes)
  • ACLs in routers (Evidence of RA6 learning outcomes)
  • SNMP management (Evidence of RA5 learning outcomes)

 

In relation to the basic competences assigned to the subject, these are covered especially with regard to the aspects that are explained:

  • CB2: problem solving within their area of ​​study.
  • CB3: The practices and challenges mean that the student has to gather and interpret data in order to be able to issue judgments later.
  • CB5: development of learning skills needed for further studies (autonomous access to documentation, effective work habits)

In relation to the transversal competences associated with the subject, these are covered especially with regard to the aspects that are explained:

  • CT1: knowledge of the English language is worked from the documentary collections that students must consult, since most of them are mostly in English. All the written material of the subject (notes, problem statements, practice statements, ...) are distributed exclusively and only in English. The vehicular language of the subject is English.
  • CT2: working as members of an interdisciplinary team is mostly worked on in practical activities, where management and shared responsibility is especially relevant

In relation to the common competences associated with the subject, these are covered especially with regard to the aspects that are explained:

  • CIN1: We work mainly on practical tests that involve the development of connectivity solutions in campus networks.
  • CIN4: development activity of a structured and connected cabling project.
  • CIN5: we work together with the CIN1 competence in the practical tests that involve the development of interconnection solutions for computer systems
  • CIN11: work in a transversal way in the written tests of the subject, which work the most theoretical aspects, but also in the practical activities, because in each of them emphasis is placed on aspects of computer networks and the Internet
  • CIN13: work through practical tests (RA1 and RA5)

 

In order to pass (pass) the assessment activities, students must demonstrate:

  • That they have acquired the theoretical knowledge related to the contents of the subject and that their understanding allows them to put them into practice [MECES-2 point a, point c]
  • That they can develop solutions to problems that, although they may be similar to others seen above, present aspects that are new [MECES-2 point f]

Rules for carrying out the activities

  • All activities are required to attend to be evaluated.
  • Activities are mandatory. Activities not performed or not attended are rated as 0.

Note: the transversal competence associated with the subject (third language knowledge) is worked from the documentary sources that students must consult, since all of them are in English.

Evaluation system


The final grade is the weighted sum of the grades of the activities

  • Internships: 25%
  • Written tests: 35%
  • Delivery years: 15%
  • Challenges: 25%

The written test must have a minimum grade of 4. If the grade is less than 4 then the final grade will be that of the written test.

The written test can be retaken

REFERENCES


Basic

Stallings, W (2013) “Data and Computer communications” .10th edition. Prentice Hall

Switched Networks Companion Guide, CiscoPress, (2014)

http://cisco.netacad.com

Complementary

CCNP Switch Lab Manual, 2nd edition, CiscoPress (2015)

Santos, O, Stuppi, J, (2015) CCNA Security 210-260 Official Cet Guide, CiscoPress