Network Standards and Devices

Објавено: October 12, 2018
  1.    Course Title Network Standards and Devices
  2.    Code 3ФЕИТ07З021
  3.    Study program KTI
  4.    Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
  5.    Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
  6.    Academic year/semester IV/7   7.    Number of ECTS credits 6.00
  8.    Lecturer Dr Danijela Efnusheva
  9.    Course Prerequisites Passed: Computer communication technologies Taken course: Computer Networks

10.    Course Goals (acquired competencies):  Introduction to specific standards and devices for wired and wireless networking. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to independently design and connect network devices to a computer network and to configure them.

11.    Course Syllabus: Network repeater and hub. LAN topologies. Methods for practical realization of Ethernet LANs. Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet connections. Media access control in Ethernet LANs. CSMA/CD. Network bridge and algorithms for the transparent creation of network of devices. Collision domains. Network switch. Introduction to STP protocol. Configuring virtual LANs. Wireless LANs. IEEE 802.11 set of protocols. CSMA/CA medium access control in wireless LANs. Configuring and accessing wireless networks. ARP and RARP protocols. Address translation. IP addressing. Network router. Interior design and architecture. Broadcast domains. Forwarding and routing packets. Routing tables and forwarding tables. Configuring the router. Routing algorithms: distance-vector and link-state. Finding the shortest path with the Dijkstra’s algorithm. Creating link-state databases. Routing protocols. RIP, OSPF, BGP.
12.    Learning methods:  Laboratory exercises, practical work and lectures
13.    Total number of course hours 2 + 2 + 1 + 0
14.    Distribution of course hours 180
15.    Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 30
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 45
16.    Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 15
16.2. Individual tasks 30
16.3. Homework and self-learning 60
17.    Grading 17.1. Exams 10
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 20
17.3. Activity and participation 0
17.4. Final exam 70
18.    Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points     5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points     6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points     7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points     8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points     9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points   10 (ten) (A)
19.    Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Laboratory exercises
20.  Forms of assessment Two partial exams during the semester with a duration of 120 minutes or one full exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes. Independent (seminar) project work by each student. The second partial exam includes presentation and defense of the independent (seminar) project work. The laboratory exercises are also graded. The final grade includes points from the exam, the project (seminar) work and the laboratory exercises.
It is not allowed to use books, scripts, manuscripts or notes of any kind during the exam, as well as a calculator, mobile phone, tablet or any other electronic device
21.   Language Macedonian and English
22.  Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and questionnaires
23.    Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 West J., Dean T., Andrews J. Network+ Guide to Networks 7th Ed. Cengage Learning 2015
2 Mike Meyers CompTIA Network+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, 5th Ed. McGraw-Hill Education 2012
3 Deepankar Medhi Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures Morgan Kaufmann 2007
23.2. Additional Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Ilyas M., Ahson S.A.  Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks: Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards (Internet and Communications)  CRC Press  2005