Practical Course Networking Lab (Winter 2009/2010)
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 oral assessment
The course consists of weekly exercises related to computer networks. Each team is expected to complete those exercises and a short oral assessment 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.
Current Lab Schedule:
| Winter term 2009: Weekly allocated lab slots from 19 October 2009 until 26 February 2010 | |||||
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 9.00 - 13.00 | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| 13.00 - 17.00 | Available | Available | 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/