Description
In this course the student gets the needed knowledge to be able to develop, manage and maintain complex network configurations using advanced routing algorithms and different remote access techniques. The whole course takes place in the Telematics Lab. In this scenario different practices and works are made in groups that promote the team work and help to reach the course objectives. This course is the first of two parts leading to the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) designation. This course agrees the contents of the CCNP1 and CCNP2 semesters of the Cisco Systems Networking Academy. The students who pass this course are candidates to take the first two official exams for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP™) certification.
Type Subject
Optativa
Semester
Second
Credits
5.00
Previous Knowledge

Computer networks technology, Computer Networks technology (TL003)

Objectives

The graduates of our program get the knowledge and develop the following skills:

1. Capacity of planning and organize advanced networks.
2. Basic knowledge on the subject.
3. Oral communication
4. Knowledge of a second language (English).
5. Basic abilities with the use of computers.
6. Identify, analyse and methodologically troubleshoot problems in data networks in a lab environment.
7. To promote the team work.
8. Ability to work within an international environment
9. Capacity for applying theoretic knowledge in practice.
10. Capacity for learning.
11. Capacity for generating new ideas to help solving practical problems.
12. Ability to work individually.
13. Concert for quality and continuous improvement.
14. Motivation to achieve new goals.

Contents

The subject is divided in two semesters and the contents included are the following:
1.- Advanced routing
1.1- Overview on scalable internetworks
1.2- EIGRP
1.3- OSPF
1.4- IS-IS
1.5- Route optimization
1.6- BGP
1.7- Multicast
1.8- IPv6

2.- Implementing secure converged WAN
2.1- Remote Network Connectivity Requirements
2.2- Teleworker Connectivity
2.3- IPsec VPNs
2.4- MPLS
2.5- Device Hardening
2.6- Router IOS Threat Defense Features

Methodology

The methodology used in this course is based not only on master theoretical classes but also on practice sessions. In the lectures the theoretical contents are taught using slides. In these classes discussions are promoted about concrete themes and the problems proposed during the course are solved. The student reads the curriculum and studies it out of the class time.
The course has an important practical component, so the different practices of the chapters give an idea of the existing related technologies in the market and allow the application of the learned knowledge in practice. The labs are made in teams of two or three people, depending on the lab, promoting the teamwork. These labs are made during the class time. During the classes the teachers promote the teamwork, the critical spirit and the troubleshooting capacity in a methodological way.
Each chapter of the course begins with a lecture of the needed theory, discussion is promoted and several problems are solved. The students do the labs of the chapter and, finally, must pass a quiz about the corresponding chapter. At the end of each chapter block, the students must pass a global quiz exam and a skills exam. The students have the detailed schedule of the whole course from the beginning, so they know the total distribution of lectures, practices, quizzes, final exams and the estimated work.
The resolution of the student questions is performed by different ways: during the class time, during the tuition time, by email or by forums in the course space in the virtual campus. All the course documentation (curriculum, books, slides, labs, exams) is in English, but the lectures are performed in Catalan.

Evaluation

The course evaluation is made following the next methods:
A. Exams with computer
B. Oral exams
C. Quizzes
F. Team reports
J. Classroom participation
K. Laboratory report
L. Laboratory implementation

A continuous evaluation is weekly performed based on on-line quizzes for each chapter. It is also based on the grades over the different labs, according to the lab reports and the student participation in the lab and discussions. The teamwork capacity is promoted by the work in groups of two or three students. The evaluation is completed with the final exam, which is divided in a theoretical part and a skills exam. In this final exam, not only oral communication skills, synthesis and analysis capacity are evaluated, but also networking knowledge and the capacity to apply the knowledge in practice.
This course is divided in two semesters and the final grade is obtained by the arithmetic average between the two, only if the students pass both. Each semester grade has in consideration the partial grades of each chapter (20%), the labs and their reports (10%), the final quiz exam (30%) and the final skills exam (40%). The grades are rounded up depending on class and laboratory participation.

Evaluation Criteria

The objectives of this course are evaluated according to the following criteria and evaluation methods:
- Objective 1: Capacity of planning and organize advanced networks [A, B, C, F, J, K, L].
- Objective 2: Basic knowledge on the subject [A, B, C, F, J, K, L].
- Objective 3: Oral communication [B, L].
- Objective 4: Knowledge of a second language (English) [A, C, F, K].
- Objective 5: Basic abilities with the use of computers [A, C, F, K, L].
- Objective 6: Identify, analyse and methodologically troubleshoot problems in data networks in a lab environment [A, B, C, L].
- Objective 7: To promote the team work [F, K, L].
- Objective 8: Ability to work within an international environment [A, B, C].
- Objective 9: Capacity for applying theoretic knowledge in practice [B, F, K, L].
- Objective 10: Capacity for learning [A, B, C, F, J, K, L].
- Objective 11: Capacity for generating new ideas to help solving practical problems [B, F, K, L].
- Objective 12: Ability to work individually [A, B, C, L].
- Objective 13: Concert for quality and continuous improvement [B, F, K, L].
- Objective 14: Motivation to achieve new goals [B, F, K, L].

Basic Bibliography

- CCNP1 and CCNP2 Curriculums from Cisco Networking Academy Program

Additional Material

- Brent D. Stewart, "CCNP BSCI - Exam Certification Guide (4th edition)", Cisco Press, 2007.
- Brian Morgan & Neil Lovering, "CCNP ISCW - Exam Certification Guide", Cisco Press, 2007.