TLEN 5460 & CSCI 4123 Fall 2015 Telecommunications Lab Syllabus Instructor: Jose R. Santos ITP Lab Office: ECEE 275B Address: University of Colorado Boulder Phone: 303-735-0102 1111 Engineering Drive, Email: Jose.Santos@Colorado.edu ECOT 318, UCB 530 Boulder, CO 80309-0530 Assistants: Shraddha Majithia, Mandar Kulkarni, Madhura Pendbhaje, Sandeep Nair Lecture Timings: Monday 11:30AM to 2:30PM Office Hours: Monday 3:00PM to 5:00PM and Thursday 1:00PM to 3:00PM Course Description This course provides direct experience with telecommunications functions and equipment through experiments and demonstrations. Students work individually on a set of network gear to learn the fundamental techniques of voice and data switching, and the fundamental functions of data networking and services. Topics begins from LAN Switching (VLAN, Spanning Tree, Layer 2 security, HSRP, RSTP, Wireless LANs), Efficient IP addressing designs (CIDR, VLSM), LAN Routing (RIP, OSPF), Virtual routing forwarding (VRF), WAN Remote Access Technologies (Frame Relay, Metro Ethernet), VPN architectures (IPSec, MPLS VPN, DMVPN), IP next generation (IPv6) and transition methods from IPv4 to IPv6 or coexisting network of both addressing scheme using tunneling solution such as ISATAP, 6to4, GRE, and Teredo tunnels. Each experiment is designed to focus on some particular aspect of system management, development, maintenance, or troubleshooting for either enterprise telecommunications customers or telecommunication service providers. Procedures require the use of actual commercial equipment and services and observation using packet analyzers including wireshark and reporting of behavior and performance compared to specified requirements. The midterms and the final exams are designed to reflect the real world networking scenarios encompassing the technologies learnt through theory and lab practical. Please note: Student teams and laboratory periods for the remainder of the semester will be established during the first class lecture meeting. Distance learning class enrollment limited to 5 students. Prerequisites TLEN 5330 Data Communications 1 or Instructor s approval
Reference Book(s) CCNA Routing and Switching 20 0-120 Official Cert Guide Library [Note: contains ICND1 and ICND2 in it] ISBN-13: 978-1587143878 ISBN-10: 1587143879 Edition: 1 st Empson, CCNA Portable Command Guide, 2nd Edition ISBN-13: 978-1587201936 Hardware/Software PC Windows 7 or higher/mac Book, CD -ROM, 1G free space, 1G RAM, 800x600 screen resolution, active Internet connection, active e-mail account. Recommended Software: Wireshark, putty (if you are having windows pc), CU VPN (required), Filezilla (or any other FTP software), TFTP server Course Objectives To obtain practical experience that builds on the theoretical understanding acquired in other course and to gain hands on experience with various networking gear. Course Policy (1) The Boulder Provost s Disability Task Force recommended syllabus statement: If you qualify for accommodations because of a disability, please submit to your professor a letter from Disability Services in a timely manner (for exam accommodations provide your letter at least one week prior to the exam) so that your needs can be addressed. Disability Services determines accommodations based on documented disabilities. Contact Disability Services at 303-492-8671 or by e-mail at dsinfo@colorado.edu. If you have a temporary medical condition or injury, see Temporary Injuries under Quick Links at Disability Services website ( http://disabilityservices.colorado.edu/) and discuss your needs with your professor. (2) It is the responsibility of every instructor to clearly explain his or her procedures about absences due to religious observances in the course syllabus so that all students are fully informed, in writing, near the beginning of each semester s classes. Campus policy regarding religious observances states that faculty must make reasonable accommodation for them and in so doing, be careful not to inhibit or penalize those students who are exercising their rights to religious observance. Faculty should be aware that a given religious holiday may be observed with very different levels of attentiveness by different members of the same religious group and thus may require careful consideration to the particulars of each individual case. See http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html
If you have questions about providing students with religious accommodations, please contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment at 303-492-2127. A comprehensive calendar of the religious holidays most commonly observed by CU-Boulder students is at http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/ Recommended syllabus statement: Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make every effort to deal reasonably and fairly with all students who, because of religious obligations, have conflicts with scheduled exams, assignments or required attendance. In this class if any student requires special assistance, he/she should inform the professor in the first week of the class. See full details at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/fac_relig.html (3) Faculty and students should be aware of the campus Classroom Behavior policy at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html as well as faculty rights and responsibilities listed at http://www.colorado.edu/facultygovernance/policies/professional_rights_and_duties.pdf These documents describe examples of unacceptable classroom behavior and provide information on how to handle such circumstances should they arise. Faculty are encouraged to address the issue of classroom behavior in the syllabus. Recommended syllabus statement: Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Those who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline. Professional courtesy and sensitivity are especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with differences of race, color, culture, religion, creed, politics, veteran s status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and gender expression, age, disability, and nationalities. Class rosters are provided to the instructor with the student's legal name. I will gladly honor your request to address you by an alternate name or gender pronoun. Please advise me of this preference early in the semester so that I may make appropriate changes to my records. See policies at http://www.colorado.edu/policies/classbehavior.html and at http://www.colorado.edu/studentaffairs/judicialaffairs/code.html#student_code (4) The Office of Discrimination and Harassment recommends the following syllabus statement: The University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working, and living environment. The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status in admission and access to, and treatment and employment in, its educational programs and activities. (Regent Law, Article 10, amended 11/8/2001). CU- Boulder will not tolerate acts of discrimination or harassment based upon Protected Classes or related retaliation against or by any employee or student. For purposes of this CU-Boulder policy, "Protected Classes" refers to race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, age, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or veteran status. Individuals who believe they have been discriminated against should contact the Office of Discrimination and Harassment (ODH) at 303-492-2127 or the Office of Student Conduct (OSC) at 303-492-5550. Information about the ODH, the above referenced policies, and the campus resources available to assist individuals regarding discrimination or harassment can be obtained at http://hr.colorado.edu/dh/
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Course Layout (Subject to Change): Date Lecture Reading Assignment for Next Class Pre-Class Review Syllabus of Data Communications 1 (TLEN 5330) 08/24 Read Chapters 1,2,3,4,5 of ICND1 During Lab IP Addressing Sessions & STP Class Prepare chapters ICND 1 19,20,21, Appendix D, E, F, G, H, I IP Addressing and STP recitation will be conducted by one of the Student Assistants 08/31 Course Introduction and Prepare chapters LAN Switching ICND1-6,7,8,9,10 Basics of VLANs ICND2-1, 2, 3 Review Ethernet Technologies at this link Password Recovery for 3600 & 3800 Series Routers at this link Review Configuration Samples for VLANs at this link Review Configuration Samples for VTP at this link Research lab objective: How to run per-vlan STP (have a different root bridge for each VLAN) Multilayer Switching (3550/3560) at this link 09/07 Wireless [Lecture will Networking & IP Addressing (Part Prepare Chapter be posted on 1) [Video lecture] For IPv4 Sub netting- ICND 1-11, 12, 13, 14 D2L] For HSRP ICND 2 Chapter 6 Read Wireless Tutorials at this link, this link and Lab2 writeup Read topics on latest Wireless LAN technologies (802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11af) focusing on differences, data rate compatibility, operating frequencies and ranges. Use link1 and link2 as references.
09/14 Routing Lab - Prepare chapters Static Routing, For configuring routing- RIP, OSPF & ICND 1 15,16,17,18 EIGRP Routing For Troubleshooting IPv4 routing and OSPF- ICND 2 4,5,8,11 Configuring RIP, refer this link Why doesn t RIP and IGRP support dis-contiguous networks? Refer to this link for understanding Why don t RIP and IGRP support variable length subnet mask? Refer to this link for understanding Introduction to VRF lite refer this link Introduction to OSPF and configuration, refer this link and this link 09/21 Redistribution, Prepare chapters Access Lists and ICND 1 22,23,24, Appendix J NAT Configuration Examples ACL at this link For Redistribution refer this link Midterm Prepare chapters Review 09/28 And Frame Relay ICND 2 12,13,14 10/03 Midterm Written Configuration Examples for Frame Relay at this link Reading materials for Metro Ethernet: Link 10/12 Midterm 3 Hours Batches and Slots to be decided later 10/13 10/18 Midterm Practicals
[10/19] MPLS & RSVP For MPLS basics refer this link For MPLS Traffic Engineering refer this link Troubleshooting MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnels at this link [10/26] IP Sec VPNs Prepare chapter Policy Based and DMVPNs ICND 2 7 Read: IPSec intro reading at this link Configuring IPSec at this link Configuration examples: (look for IP sec on Router to Router) at this link Introduction to DMVPNs at this link Configuration Examples For DMVPN at this link Also search and read about Easy(EZ) VPN [11/2] IPv6 Prepare chapters ICND 1 25,26,27,28,29, Appendix K & L [11/9] Final Review [11/30] Final Written ICND 2 16,17 [12/1 12/9] Final Practicals Batches and slots to be decided later Grading Assessment for grades is based on four categories: Refer grading policy for details: Laboratory reports (write-ups) - 10% Pop Quizzes - 20% Midterm exam - 35% Midterm written exam - 15% Midterm Practical exam - 20% (5% report 15% exam) Final exam 35% Final Written exam - 15% Final Practical exam - 20% (5% report 15% exam)