Practical Course Networking Lab (Winter 2013/2014)

NET Teaching Lab where this course takes place.

This course offers students a hands-on approach to computer networking. The students are given practical tasks from the area of computer networks which they have to solve in a small team. The course aims to familiarize the students with practical issues of computer network setup, configuration, operation and maintenance.

Details

Please check the following available time slots. Feel free to contact us if you want to do this course!

Students who want to choose the course in the holiday break please come to our informational meeting: January 23rd, 2014, 2pm in IfI 3.101 !

Workload/ECTS Credits:	180h, 6 ECTS
Module:	B.Inf.802/803/804: Fachpraktikum I/II/III
Lecturer:	{{{lecturer}}}
Teaching assistant:	Konglin Zhu
Time:	Friday, 25 Oct. 2013, 14.15-15.45 (organizational meeting)
Place:	IfI 3.101
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Prerequisites

This course requires fair overall knowledge of networking protocols. The exercises will be done using the Linux operating system and Cisco routers.

It is recommended to have attended the following courses prior to taking this one:

• Telematik

Organization and Examination

Informational meeting

At the beginning of a semester there will be an organizational meeting. Please see the schedule of the corresponding semester for the exact date. At the organizational meeting we will give an introduction to the lab course including a tour of the actual lab and form the lab teams.

Lab teams

The students will conduct the practical course in small teams. A team normally consist of 2 students. Teams will be formed at the informational meeting at the beginning of the course.

Weekly exercises and written reports

The course consists of weekly exercises related to computer networks. Each team is expected to complete those exercises and compile a short written report every week.

Passing requirements

• Complete all the labs and submit the lab report on time
• Participate in a final personal-meeting/feedback-round with Professor. TBA

Lab Slots

The Lab will be available exclusively to each team within allocated time slots. Please reserve a time slot for your team with the responsible Teaching Assistant.

During the semester:

Winter Semester 2013/2014
Monday (Konglin Zhu)	Tuesday (Lei Jiao)	Wednesday (Jiachen Chen)	Thursday (Yuan Zhang)	Friday (Narisu Tao)
		Heiko & Hauke	Alex & Sebastian	Robert & John

During the semester break (Blockkurs):

Winter Semester 2013/2014
Feb. 17th - 28th	Mar. 3rd - 14th	Mar. 17th - 28th	Mar. 31st - Apr. 11th.
	Antonio & Felix

Course Materials

The course is based on the book "Mastering Networks - An Internet Lab Manual" by Jörg Liebeherr and Magda El Zarki. http://www.tcpip-lab.net/

You find all the relevant course material in the Networking Lab Wiki.