LAN Switching and Wireless (CNA3) (3cr)

Objective

Course Description: LAN Switching and Wireless
This course provides a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical approach to learning the technologies and protocols needed to design and implement a converged switched network. Students learn about the hierarchical network design model and how to select devices for each layer.
The course explains how to configure a switch for basic functionality and how to implement Virtual LANs, VTP, and Inter-VLAN routing in a converged network. The different implementations of Spanning Tree Protocol in a converged network are presented, and students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to implement a WLAN in a small-to-medium network.
Students who complete LAN Switching and Wireless will be able to perform the following functions:
● Identify and correct common network problems at layers 1, 2, 3, and 7 using a layered model approach
● Interpret network diagrams
● Select the appropriate media, cables, ports, and connectors to connect switches to other network devices and hosts
● Explain the technology and media access control method for Ethernet networks
● Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
● Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management
● Describe enhanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Rapid Spanning
Tree Protocol (RSTP), Per VLAN Spanning Tree Protocol (PVSTP), and 802.1q
● Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and how routing occurs between them
● Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, trunking on Cisco switches, interVLAN routing, VTP, and RSTP
● Interpret the output of various show and debug commands to verify the operational status of a Cisco switched network
● Verify network status and switch operation using basic utilities such as ping, traceroute, Telnet, Secure Shell
(SSH), Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), and ipconfig, as well as the show and debug commands.
● Identify, prescribe, and resolve common switched network media issues, configuration issues, autonegotiation, and switch hardware failures
● Manage Cisco IOS® Software
● Manage Cisco IOS configuration files (save, edit, upgrade, and restore)
● Describe standards associated with wireless media, such as IEEE WI-FI Alliance and ITU/FCC
● Identify and describe the purpose of the components in a small wireless network, such as Service Set Identification (SSID), Basic Service Set (BSS), and Extended Service Set (ESS)
● Identify basic configuration parameters on a wireless network to ensure that devices connect to the correct access points
● Compare and contrast Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security features and capabilities of open, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), and WPA-1/2 networks
● Describe common wireless-network implementation issues such as interference and misconfiguration
Pedagogical EnvironmentLectures, exercises, labs and homework.
Learning MaterialCisco Networking Academy Program Web based learning environment

Content

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Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation Principles
Examination, home exercises. Active participation during lectures and exercises.Weighted score under 70% -> fail, 70% -> 1, 75% ->2, 80%->3, 85%->4 and 90%->5Evaluation: failed – excellent 5.