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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technology Courses
Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum
in Higher Education (TEMPUS project)Ifigenia Founta
21.04.03
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
ADVANCED NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
DATA NETWORKS
NETWORKS DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Network & Communication Modules
•TELECOMMUNICATIONS•NETWORK MANAGEMENT
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
Goal:
Understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, architectures and applications
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
Teaching MethodLectures in the classroom: 2 hr/week Practical in the laboratory: 2hr/week Practical in the vital POP of networks in use (ex. NOCs)Follow Live national events on the network (Web Casting)
Future intentions
Distance Learning in cooperation with TEI of Saloniki)
Pre-requisites Data communicationsData Networks
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking TechnologiesPre-requisites: 1. Data Communications
Data Communications (goals)
To provide a basis for an understanding of the concepts and terminology of communication system and networks
To understand the basic network equipment and the low level protocols (first & second OSI level)
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Network Technologies Pre-requisites: 1. Data Communications
Data Communications (indicative syllabus)The parts of a communication systemPrinciples of amplitude and frequency modulationAsynchronous & synchronous transmissionThe concept of channel bandwidth and its relationship to information rate, need for codingTerminal handling, polling, multiplexing and concentrationTypes of transmission media, types of modem and their operationCircuit switched and packet switched networksBasics of Data Networks
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INPUT SYSTEM
(Hyperterminal)
CODE
(COMM1)
COMPUTER #1 (DTE)
CONNECTION RS232
TRANSMITTER
MODEM (DCE)
OUTPUT SYSTEM
(Hyperterminal)
DECODE
(COMM1)
COMPUTER #2 (DTE)
CONNECTION RS232
RECEIVER
MODEM (DCE)
TRANSMISSION MEDIA
•WIRE
•OPTICAL FIBRE
•WIRELESS
DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB
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Department of Informatics TEI of AthensDATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB
Data Communication Model in the LAB Provide a full communication channel
paradigm between two computers Each component of the Model examined
and analyzed by the student, namely Input/Output sources Encoding/Decoding unit dependable on
transmission medium Transmission/Reception unit (Modulation-
Demodulation) Transmission medium
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Department of Informatics TEI of AthensDATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB
Exhibit main Data Communication Model operations in the LAB
Preparation of data for transfer. Synchronization. Defining data destination. Modulation/demodulation. Routing data. Flow control. Data reception. Error detection/correction. Security aspects/encryption. Presentation of data. Session management.
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking TechnologiesPre-requisites: 2. Data Networks
Data Networks (goals)
To provide a basis for an understanding of the concepts and terminology of communication system and networks
To understand the basic network equipment and the low level protocols (first & second OSI level)
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
Goal:
Understand the state-of-the-art in network protocols, architectures and applications
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
Teaching MethodLectures in the classroom: 2 hr/week Practical in the laboratory: 2hr/week Practical in the vital POP of networks in use (ex. NOCs)Follow Live national events on the network (Web Casting)
Future intentions
Distance Learning in cooperation with TEI of Saloniki)
Pre-requisites Data communicationsData Networks
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
The students are expected to have a solid grasp of the fundamental of computer networking, including understanding of the TCP/IP protocols and sockets programming.
The course focuses on the design, implementation, analysis, and evaluation of large-scale networked systems with emphasis on performance parameters
The students are presented with cases studies of campus & NRNs networks (TEIA_net, EDUnet, Grnet, Geant)
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies
The goals we want to achieve in course are deep understanding of :
High speed network technologies (wireless, DWDM, giga Ethernet, ATM, ADSL)
Intrnetworking & Routing
Resource management, Congestion Control, Congestion Avoidance & QOS
Network services
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Network Technologies
Indicative SyllabusIPV6 (New Generation Internet Protocol)Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)Quality of Service over various technologies (Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet & 802.1 networks, SONET & IP –routed networks)Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)Multiprotocol Label (MPLS)Virtual Private Networks (VPN)Traditional VPNs, MPLS VPNs, DiffServ Traffic EngineeringEssential Elements of Network Design Examples of design of campus & NRNs networks (TEIA_net, EDUnet, Grnet, Geant)
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Network TechnologiesLABS
The goals we want to achieve in this class are:
Deep understanding of network devices (routers, switches)
Understanding of Routing and Interior Routing Protocols
Familiarize with modern technologies (VoIP, Videoconference)
Ability of Network Management and Administration
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking TechnologiesLABS
The goals we want to achieve in this class are:
Deep understanding of network devices (routers, switches)
Understanding of Routing and Interior Routing Protocols
Familiarize with modern technologies (VoIP, Videoconference)
Ability of Network Management and Administration
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies : Networking Laboratory (20 hours)
Exercises Hours
1 Connecting Remote Networks 4
2 Routing Protocols- RIP & OSPF 4
3 Protocol Analyzer 2
4 Switches – VLANs 4
5 Voice over IP and Quality of Service 2
6 ATM Technology 2
7 Network Management System 2
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 1. Connecting Remote Networks (4 hours)
Basic Router configuration
Router connection and configuration to a LAN Network using an Ethernet Interface
Connection of remote routers/networks
Static Route understanding and configuration
Routing Table review
Troubleshooting and Monitoring
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 2. Routing Protocols- RIP & OSPF (4 hours)
Distance Vector and Link State Routing
RIP Configuration
OSPF Configuration
Convergence Time
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 3. Protocol Analyzer (2 hours)
Network Statistics Observation
Network Traffic Recording
Observation Filters
Capture Filters
Packets Capture and Decoding (ping, tracert, nslookup, etc.)
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 4. Switches – VLANs (4 hours)
Spanning Tree Protocol
VLANs
Trunking Protocols (802.1Q)
InterVLAN Routing
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 5. Voice over IP and Quality of Service (2 hours)
Voice over IP characteristics, issues and benefits Quality of Service Techniques
Placing a Voice over IP call
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 6. ATM Technology (2 hours)
ATM network Implementation and Configuration
Native ATM Applications (videoconference)
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: 7. Network Management System (2 hours)
Integrated Administration Tool of TEI of Athens
Network Monitoring
Enabling Notifications
Gathering Reports
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: Support Material
1 Cisco Systems router 1600 3 Cisco Systems router 1751 (voice enabled) 1 Cisco Systems router 2620 (voice enabled) 1 Cisco Systems router 2509 1 Cisco Systems Switch 2950 1 Nortel (BAY) Networks router 2 FORE-LE ATM Switches 10 Personal Computers UTP and Serial Cables
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: Support Material:Useful Networking Texts & Theses
General Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie, Computer Networks: A Systems Approach. J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, Addison Wesley Longman, 2001. S. Keshav, An Engineering Approach to Computer Networking. Jean Walrand, Communication Networks: A First Course.
Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 3rd ed. (Search for Tanenbaum on the Prentice Hall site). Dmitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, Data Networks, 2nd ed. (Search for Bertsekas on the Prentice Hall site). Jean Walrand and Pravin Varaiya, High-Performance Communication Networks.
Craig Partridge, Gigabit Networking. Stallings.
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: Support Material:Useful Networking Texts & Theses
Routing, High-Speed Networks Christian Huitema, Routing in the Internet. (Search for Huitema on the Prentice Hall site).
Radia Perlman, Interconnections: Bridges and Routers, Addison Wesley. Martha Steenstrup, Routing in Communication Networks. (Search for Steenstrup on the Prentice Hall site).
BGP4
The TCP/IP Protocol Suite W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols. W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 2: The Implementation. W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 3: TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and the UNIX Datagram Protocols. Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume 1: Principles, Protocols and Architecture, 3rd ed. (Search for Comer on the Prentice Hall site). Christian Huitema, IPv6: The New Internet Protocol, 2nd ed. (Search for Huitema on the Prentice Hall site).
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: Support Material:Useful Networking Texts & Theses
Multicast Stephen Deering, Multicast Routing in a Datagram Internetwork, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3, Ph.D. thesis, Stanford University, 1991. Steven McCanne, Scalable Compression and Transmission of Internet Multicast Video, PhD thesis, UC Berkeley, 1996. Sanjoy Paul, Multicasting on the Internet and its Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998. Search for it on Amazon using the keyword "Sanjoy Paul" Ken Miller
Wireless and Mobility J. Solomon, Mobile IP: The Internet Unplugged. Charlie Perkins, Mobile IP: Design Principles and Practices. Vijay Garg and Joseph Wilkes Wireless and Personal Communication Systems. Hari Balakrishnan, Reliable Data Transport over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, PhD thesis, UC Berkeley, 1998.
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Department of Informatics TEI of Athens
Advanced Networking Technologies LABS: Support Material:Useful Networking Texts & Theses
Performance, Modelling
Raj Jain, The Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis, Wiley, 1991. Len Kleinrock, Queueing Theory.
Programmable Networks David Wetherall, Service Introduction in an Active Network, PhD thesis, M.I.T., 1999. Elan Amir, An Agent-based approach to Multimedia Transmission over Heterogeneous Environments, PhD thesis, U.C. Berkeley, 1998.