Practical Course Networking Lab (Winter 2009/2010)

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

Workload/ECTS Credits:	180h, 6 ECTS
Module:	B.Inf.802/803/804: Fachpraktikum I/II/III
Lecturer:	{{{lecturer}}}
Teaching assistant:	Niklas Neumann, Mayutan Arumaithurai,Florian Tegeler
Time:	Friday, 23 October 2009, 14.15-15.45 (organizational meeting)
Place:	IfI 3.101
UniVZ	[1]

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.

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:

Weekly allocated lab slots from 19 October 2009 until 5 February 2010
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Team C	Team B	Backup slot	Not available	Team A

During the semester break (Blockkurs):

Blocks of two weeks between 8 February and 2 April 2010
8 Feb - 19 Feb	22 Feb - 5 Mar	8 Mar - 19 Mar	22 Mar - 2 Apr
Available	Not available	Available	Available

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.