Practical Course Networking Lab (Winter 2010/2011)

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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: Mayutan Arumaithurai Sufian Hameed
Time: Friday, 29 October 2010, 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.

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 1 Nov 2010 until 11 Feb 2011
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Henning Thies, Markus Suhr Available Available Steffen Zenker, Lei Jiao Shining Wu, Cong Ding Jiachen


During the semester break (Blockkurs):

Blocks of two weeks between 14 Feb 2011 and 17 Apr 2011
14th Feb - 20th Feb 21th Feb - 6th Mar 7th Mar - 20th Mar 21th Mar - 3th Apr 4th Apr - 17th Apr
Sven Emme, Julian Rüger Sandro Knauß, Anna Eggers Philipp Kachel, Florian Müller Sven Reglitzki, David Goltzsche Sebastian Hobert, Simon Nickel

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.