Algonquin College

of Applied Arts and Technology

INTERMEDIATE NETWORKING

School of Advanced Technology

Course Number: Contribution to Program: Educator(s):

NET2000 Core Sherif Toulan

Applicable Program(s): AAL: Approval For:

Bachelor of Information 03 Fall 2020
Technology – Network Technology
Prerequisites: Approved By:
NET-1006

Course Hours: Corequisites: John Dallas

5 contact hours per week None Chair, ICT-SSN

Approved for Academic Year:

2020 – 2021

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Architecture, components and operations of routers and switches in larger and more complex networks. Topics
include configuration and troubleshooting of OSPF (with introduction to multi-area), EIGRP, STP, redundancy
techniques and WiFi in SOHO environments.

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Due to COVID19, courses offered in the Fall 2020 term will be delivered in a remote/online format and may
have changes reflected in the Course Outline. This document provided at the semester start may have
updated information on what changes “if any” will occur due to Online Course delivery.
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COURSE CURRICULUM

I. Course Learning Requirements/Embedded Knowledge and Skills

Course Learning Requirements Knowledge and Skills

To earn credit for this course, you must reliably demonstrate your ability to:

1. Effectively design, deploy and • Identify hierarchical campus design principles

troubleshoot a hierarchical switched • Plan redundant topologies in a scalable
enterprise internetwork including L2 architecture with supporting Layer 2 STP (802.1D)
and L3 redundancy.
2. Explain Dynamic Routing Principles • Explain various Dynamic Routing models
3. Explain IPv6 addressing principles and • Explain IPv6 addressing, ICMPv6 ND principles
operation with DHCPv6/SLAAC and operation
4. Implement dynamic routing protocols in • Explain and Configure DHCPv6/SLAAC
conjunction with static and default • Configure, and troubleshoot OSPF and EIGRP
routes in hierarchical enterprise routing operating parameters for OSPFv2,
internetworks, for IPv4 and IPv6. OSPFv3, EIGRPv4 and EIGRPv6
5. Manage, apply security and maintain • Explain and configure NAT
WAN networks • Explain and configure IPv4 and IPv6 Access Lists
(ACLs)
• Explain VPN and IPSec and implement GRE
tunneling
6. Document and effectively apply • Document network designs, implementations and
troubleshooting and Design principles operational status.
in a multi-layer enterprise internetwork • Understand troubleshooting procedures for
enterprise internets.
• Use network documentation to troubleshoot
enterprise internets.

II. Learning Resources

Students are expected to attend online lectures and labs. Lectures will be recorded and made available via Zoom. Lab
sessions will not be recorded.

Required Textbooks:

1. Scaling Networks V6 Companion Guide, Cisco Network Academy (Bob Vachon, Allan Johnson).
ISBN-10: 1-58713-434-9 ISBN-13: 9781587134340.
NOTE: available online for free via your institution's subscription to "Safari by O'Reilly"

2. Online Chapters : netacad.com

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Lab Notebook:
During lab periods, you will be expected to have and maintain a separate lab notebook to manually record
anything you may need to repeat or recall in the future. Some lab exercises may instruct you to record
information in your lab notebook for future reference in follow-on labs. If you are involved in a
troubleshooting exercise, the lab book will be particularly valuable for recording any issues, your diagnostic and
corrective actions and the ensuing results. Proper documentation is a critical aspect of an effective problem
solving methodology.

Functioning IT Account:
You need a functioning IT account to do work required for this course, sometimes while in the lab. Make sure
you have a functioning IT account!

Required Equipment:
Each student will need to backup and/or save results of their lab work, and will need a USB stick to do so.

Course activities are predicated on the use of the “Required Equipment” as stipulated, using the college-
supplied software image, within the scheduled lab. Students attempting to use other hardware, platforms, etc.
do so at their own risk

III. Teaching/Learning Methods

The course consists of 5 contact hours per week in a mixture of lectures and hands-on lab sessions. It is
anticipated that you will need to spend at least an additional 5 hours per week, on average, of your own time for
readings, assignments, and further study/research.

During this course you are likely to experience:

Classroom Lectures via Zoom:

The virtual classroom lectures (via Zoom) will cover the core relevant material in each chapter of the required
textbook(s), expanding on some of the topics presented while reviewing other important concepts in more
detail.

It is important to follow the theory sessions closely as they carry & expand the “knowledge” thread for the
course, and are structured in a way to ensure intuitive and durable learning.

Certain topic areas will be briefly presented in “big picture terms” in the earlier lectures and then revisited in
more depth later on in subsequent lectures or semesters.

Lectures will present part of the theoretical material of the course. Students are expected to attend all of the
lectures. Students are encouraged to ask questions during lectures and to consult with the professors on topics,
which they do not clearly understand. Professors will inform students, at the beginning of the course, of
suitable times for consultations.
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Online Cisco curriculum:

The online Cisco educational material is available to you through Cisco Net Academy.

Students will be expected to have read from each relevant chapter of the curriculum PRIOR to attending
lectures. The online curriculum also contains helpful links to relevant web sites, practice quizzes to help test
your knowledge, and other useful tools.

Cisco textbook(s):
The textbook is closely related to the online curriculum, and helps to fill in some of the knowledge gaps and to
present a depth of information that is not given with the online curriculum. As such, it acts as a good reading &
study guide for the course curriculum.

Labs:
The labs are the hands-on component of the course, allowing students to apply relevant portions of the
theoretical material in a more concrete way.

It is also important to follow the lab sessions closely as they “track” the theory lectures. The lab sessions are
structured to enforce and complement the theory portion of the course.

Students are expected to perform initial analysis and design before their scheduled lab, in order to take
advantage of the limited lab time. Laboratory assignments will be closely integrated with the theory material.
The students’ ability to successfully complete the assigned exercises will directly correlate with their level of
success on tests and the final exam.

While the textbook references and lectures constitute major sources of information for this course, additional
information in the form of *.pdf format course notes posted on the course website, Internet references,
exercises, lab worksheets and other material will be provided as required.

This course requires you to learn material in the following broad areas listed below, and the organization of the
theory and lab portions of the course will reflect this division of learning.

A) Concepts related to “how it works”, “why it's necessary”, and “where/when it's used”.
B) Standards & practices related to applying the knowledge & technologies to achieve certain results.
C) Recognising relevant and valid applications of the technology, and knowing what to expect from them.
D) Ways and means of dealing with malfunctioning networks.
E) Evolutions and trends related to all the above.
F) The acroynms and technical jargon associated with all of the above areas.

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IV. Learning Activities

Samples of learning activities may include:

- Self-directed reading and research (textbook and online learning materials)

- Classroom lectures
- In-class quizzes
- Assigned laboratory work, individually and/or in groups

V. Course Content
It is anticipated that course topics will be covered according to the following week-by-week schedule, though
the professor reserves the right to make adjustments to the timing and ordering as deemed necessary.

Week(s) Topic
1 Review of Hierarchical LAN design and Dynamic Routing Principles
2-3 EIGRPv4, IPv6 ICMPv6 ND, DHCPv6/SLAAC
4-5 EIGRPv6,OSPFv2 Single area
6-7 OSPFv2, OSPFv3 Multi-area
8-9 NAT, ACLs
10-11 VPN IPSec, GRE
12-13 Network Design/Network Troubleshooting/Review

VI. Evaluation/Earning Credit:

The following will provide evidence of your learning achievement:

Assessment of student learning will be done by means of in online class quizzes, and tests, final theory exam
and laboratory activities that include a final lab exam.

Laboratory attendance is compulsory, and absence from three or more laboratory sessions without the prior
consent of the professor will result in a final grade of “F”. Students are responsible for keeping a record of the
number of laboratory sessions they have missed. Your teacher is not responsible for informing students of an
impending failure because of missed laboratory sessions.

All laboratory assignments must be successfully completed in order to obtain course credit. Late assignments
will be penalized and receive a mark of zero, but must still be completed. Any evaluation aspects missed will
result in a grade of “0” for that item. In the case of a documented emergency or prior arrangement, the
professor, in consultation with the Chair, will determine how the marks will be made up and/or final grade
adjusted.

The ICT Department requires that all course assignments (homework exercises, laboratory work, projects, etc.)
be submitted by students using a standard which could be specific to one or more courses. Professors will
ensure, at the beginning of the term, that students are advised of the exact details of these course specific
submission requirements.

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All students are required to write the final Theory Exam. If, as a result of being off-track in your program, you
note that there is a scheduling conflict in your exam schedule, it is your responsibility to alert your course
professor no later than one week before the start of the final exam period, to allow for any special arrangements.
For any other situations resulting in a student not writing their Theory Exam, the normal Carleton University
rules for missed final exams will apply. See the following link for details:
http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/regulations/academicregulationsoftheuniversity/examinations/#deferred-
final-exams

All students are required to write the Lab Exam. It is specifically an assessment of speed and accuracy in
performing the essential duties and requirements of network configuration, management, and troubleshooting
and is the means by which students demonstrate mastery of core aspects of the course curriculum: correctly and
reliably completing this work is a vital, indispensable part of both this course and network engineering. Certain
practical lab skills are designated as an essential requirement and duty (as defined by section 17(1) of the
Ontario Human Rights Code R.S.O. 1990) and derives from the fact that functional network access, and
restoring that access should it ever fail, is now widely understood as a time-sensitive, mission critical resource.

Students registered with PMC or CAL are reminded that they should review the relevant legislation and policies
so that they are fully aware of the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of all parties. Examples of the
legislation include Guidelines on accessible education, Ontario Human Rights Commission, ISBN: 0-7794-
7191-1. All requests for retroactive accommodation will be meaningfully considered as they arise.

The overall approximate factors, and the tentative dates, for determining the final grade are given below. As
per Academic Regulation 5.2 at Carleton University, both the final grade breakdown and the exact dates
will be confirmed and provided to the students no later than the last day of registration for the term.
Please consult the official policy for specifics on grade breakdown and dates:
http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/regulations/academicregulationsoftheuniversity/grading/#course-outline

1. Tests, Quizzes, and Final Theory Examination 80%

Formative Assessments
- Midterm Test:----------30% ------(1st week of November)
- 6-7 x Online Quizzes & Exercises:------------10% (weekly and/or Bi-weekly)
Final Theory Exam--------(date TBD by Carleton)-------40%

2. Lab Evaluation 20%

- Weekly labs----------- (Approx 10-12 labs) 9%

- Final Lab Exam-----(Last 2 weeks of term TBD by Algonquin) 11%

In order to obtain a credit for this course, students must achieve a minimum contribution of:
• ½ the marks from Evaluation Item #1 (ie. theory portion of the course)
• ½ the marks from Evaluation Item #2 (ie. practical portion of the course)

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Lab Evaluation Details

Lab evaluation is conducted by the lab professor, and contributes to your final grade. For this course, the
following criteria must be satisfied in order to obtain a non-zero lab mark:

1. Satisfactory attendance and participation in the lab.

2. Being prepared and equipped for lab work.
3. Satisfactory completion of the work required within the lab period.
4. Satisfactory completion of any exercises and projects outside of lab hours.

VII. Related Information

Retention of course material. It is your responsibility to retain copies of all assignments, labs and mid-term
tests (returned from the professor), and any other evaluations and pertinent records (except for final exams,
which are not returned) in case you become involved in an appeal hearing at a later date.

It is also your responsibility to retain course outlines for possible future use to support applications for transfer
of credit to other educational institutions.

College email account. Algonquin College provides all full-time students with an email account. This is the
address that will be used when the College, your professors, or your fellow students communicate important
information about your program or course events. It is your responsibility to ensure that you know how to send
and receive email using your Algonquin College account, and to check it regularly.

Harassment/Discrimination/Violence will not be tolerated. Any form of harassment (sexual, racial, gender
or disability-related), discrimination (direct or indirect), or violence, whether involving a professor and a
student or amongst students, will not be tolerated on the college premises.

Harassment means one or a series of vexatious comment(s) (whether done verbally or through electronic
means), or conduct related to one or more of the prohibited grounds that is known, or ought reasonably to be
known, to be unwelcome/unwanted, offensive, intimidating, derogatory or hostile.

This may include, but is not limited to: gestures, remarks, jokes, taunting, innuendo, display of offensive
materials, offensive graffiti, threats, verbal or physical assault, stalking, slurs, shunning or exclusion related to
the prohibited grounds.

Bachelor of Information Technology students are bound by the “Academic Regulations of the University –
Academic Integrity and Offenses of Conduct” detailed within Carleton University’s Undergraduate Calendar,
and online at: https://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/regulations/academicregulationsoftheuniversity/

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Algonquin's School of Advanced Technology’s Standard Operating Procedure on Plagiarism and

Academic Honesty defines plagiarism as an attempt to use or pass off as one’s own idea or product, work of
another without giving credit. Plagiarism has occurred in instances where a student either directly copies
another person’s work without acknowledgement; or, closely paraphrases the equivalent of a short paragraph or
more without acknowledgement; or, borrows, without acknowledgement, any ideas in a clear and recognizable
form in such a way as to present them as one’s own thought, where such ideas, if they were the student’s own
would contribute to the merit of his or her own work. Violations will be dealt with via policies AA18 and
AA20.
Plagiarism is one of the most serious academic offences a student can commit.

Violation of the Copyright Act.

- General – The Copyright Act makes it an offence to reproduce or distribute, in whatever format, any
part of a publication without the prior written permission of the publisher. For complete details, see the
Government of Canada website at https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/Index.html. Make sure
you give it due consideration, before deciding not to purchase a textbook or material required for your
course.
- Software Piracy - The Copyright Act has been updated to include software products. Be sure to
carefully read the licensing agreement of any product you purchase or download, and understand the
term and conditions covering its use, installation and distribution (where applicable). Any infringement
of licensing agreement makes you liable under the law.
The Use of Electronic Devices during Virtual classes, other than those sanctioned by the course professor is
strictly prohibited. In particular, cell phones are not to be used to communicate during a class. The use of any
electronic devices during assessments, including exams and mid-term tests, other than those sanctioned by the
faculty in charge of the examination, is strictly prohibited.

Given the Course is offered Online, it is expected that ALL students registered in the course should have a
functional Camera and microphone that will need to be enabled during formal assessments (Lab Exam,
Quizzes, Midterm or Final term).
In accordance with Algonquin College Directives AA20 and AA32, any unauthorized use of a prohibited device
will be considered plagiarism, and be dealt with as such. Note that Bachelor of Information Technology
students are additionally bound by the "Academic Regulations of the University – Academic Integrity and
Offenses of Conduct" detailed within Carleton University's Undergraduate Calendar, and online at:
http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/regulations/academicregulationsoftheuniversity/academic-integrity-and-
offenses-of-conduct/

Disruptive Behaviour is any conduct, or threatened conduct, that is disruptive to the learning process or that
interferes with the well-being of other members of the College community. It will not be tolerated.

Members of the College community, both students and staff, have the right to learn and work in a secure and
productive environment. The College will make every effort to protect that right.

Incidents of disruptive behaviour must be reported in writing to the departmental Chair as quickly as possible.
The Chair will hold a hearing to review available information and determine any sanctions that will be imposed.
Disciplinary hearings can result in penalties ranging from a written warning to expulsion.
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For further details, consult Algonquin College Directive – E27, Instaguide.

Students with Disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact a
coordinator at both the Paul Menton Centre (PMC) for Students with Disabilities and the Algonquin Centre
for Accessible Learning (CAL) to complete the necessary letters of accommodation. After registering with the
centres, make an appointment to meet and discuss your needs with the professor at least two weeks prior to
the first in-class test or midterm exam. This is necessary to ensure sufficient time for making any needed
arrangements. Please note the deadline for submitting completed forms to the PMC as published in Carleton
University’s “Academic Year” calendar.

Retroactive Accommodations
Students are expected to meet evaluation and completion deadlines as stated in this course outline. However, in
circumstances where evaluation and/or completion deadlines are missed or student performance has been
affected by a temporary or permanent disability (including mental health), interim or retroactive
accommodations may be considered. In such instances, please consult your course faculty member. For other
situations where deferral of evaluations may be warranted, please refer to college policy AA21.

Challenge for Credit

Challenge for credit is a Carleton University policy that enables students to obtain undergraduate academic
credit for any learning and experience gained through work and related professional development. It is not
intended to overlap in scope with transfer of credits or admission with advanced standing.

For details, see Carleton's "Academic Regulations of the University – Challenge for Credit" available online at:
http://calendar.carleton.ca/undergrad/regulations/academicregulationsoftheuniversity/registration-evaluation-
records/#challenge-for-credit
For this course, candidates will provide evidence of their learning achievement through the
successful completion of:
• A challenge exam with a breadth of coverage and level of difficulty equivalent to the final
examination in the course; plus,
• A hands-on or practical component to demonstrate the achievement of the requisite applied
knowledge and skills.

Eligibility for Deferred Examination

All students who have achieved satisfactory performance during the term will be eligible for a deferred
examination. Eligible students who subsequently improve their course grade by writing a deferred exam will
have that reflected by a change of grade.

Requests for Academic Accomodation

You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an accommodation
request, the processes are as follows:
Pregnancy Obligation
Please contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of
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class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details, visit the
Equity Services website: carleton.ca/equity/wp-content/uploads/Student-Guide-to-Academic-
Accommodation.pdf
Religious Obligation
Please contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of
class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details, visit the
Equity Services website: carleton.ca/equity/wp-content/uploads/Student-Guide-to-Academic-
Accommodation.pdf
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
If you have a documented disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact the Paul
Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) at 613-520-6608 or [email protected] for a formal
evaluation or contact your PMC coordinator to send your instructor your Letter of Accommodation at the
beginning of the term. You must also contact the PMC no later than two weeks before the first in-class
scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). After requesting accommodation from PMC,
meet with your instructor as soon as possible to ensure accommodation arrangements are made.
carleton.ca/pmc
Survivors of Sexual Violence
As a community, Carleton University is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working and living
environment where sexual violence will not be tolerated, and is survivors are supported through academic
accommodations as per Carleton's Sexual Violence Policy. For more information about the services available at
the university and to obtain information about sexual violence and/or support, visit: carleton.ca/sexual-
violence-support
Accommodation for Student Activities
Carleton University recognizes the substantial benefits, both to the individual student and for the university, that
result from a student participating in activities beyond the classroom experience. Reasonable accommodation
must be provided to students who compete or perform at the national or international level. Please contact your
instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as
possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. https://carleton.ca/senate/wp-
content/uploads/Accommodation-for-Student-Activities-1.pdf
For more information on academic accommodation, please contact the departmental administrator at Algonquin
or Carleton, or visit: students.carleton.ca/course-outline

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