©2006 CSU, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 655: Advanced Topics in Computer Networking,
Spring Semester, 2006

Instructor: Dr. Zenor contact information

Class Schedule:

Lecture

T

5:00-6:50 AM

OCNL 124

Lecture/Lab
R
5:00-6:50 PM
OCNL 339

Textbooks:

Building Scalable Cisco Interetworks (BSCI), Catherine Paquet, Diane Teare, Cisco Press, ISBN: 1-58705-146-X

Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide. Tod Lammie, Sybex, 5th Edition, ISBN: 0-7821-4391-1

Topics:

Topic

Activity

1

Internet protocols

Internet architecture

IPv4

VLSM, CIDR

Basic configuration of routers and switches

TCP/UDP

IPv6

2 EIGRP Description, configuration

3

OSPF

OSPF description

Configuration of OSPF, single area

Configuration of OSPF, multiple areas, Frame relay

4

IGRP and EIGRP

5

Network performance

Measuring network performance under load

Optimizing routing operation

6

Managing IP traffic

Standard and Extended access lists, Redistribution

7

Exterior routing protocols

BGP

8

Security

Security issues in routing

NAT translation, Route maps

9

IP multicast routing

10

Network service quality

Queuing and Scheduling

11 IS-IS CLNS addressing

Grading Policy:

Mid Term Exam #1

20%

Mid Term Exam #2

25%

Final/Project

25%

Lab, Quizzes

30%

Class Expenses:

Occasional purchases of required class materials from a local copy service.

Lab Work and Projects:

Lab work will be done by teams of 2-4 students. All students in each group will be knowledable about all portions of the project, not just for their own part. Each student group will be assigned a "pod" of 4 routers, one Sun and one switch. It will be that group's responsiblility to keep their pod alive and functional at all times.

Attendence:

Attendence is required, and absence from 3 classes, or any session with student presentations, will result in a failing grade in the course.

Cheating Policy:

First offense in any course: Zero on the paper or exam being graded and a permanent entry describing the cheating entered into the student's file.
Second offense in any course: F in the course grade, a permanent entry describing the cheating entered into the student's file, and referal of the cheating to Student Judicial Affairs.