Practical Course Networking Lab (Summer 2013)
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
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Please check the following available time slots. Feel free to contact us if you want to do this course! |
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Students who want to choose the course in summer break are also welcome to the informational meeting! |
| Workload/ECTS Credits: | 180h, 6 ECTS |
| Module: | B.Inf.802/803/804: Fachpraktikum I/II/III |
| Lecturer: | {{{lecturer}}} |
| Teaching assistant: | Konglin Zhu |
| Time: | Friday, 12 April 2013, 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.
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:
| Summer Semester 2013 | |||||
| Monday (Konglin Zhu) | Tuesday (Lei Jiao) | Wednesday (Jiachen Chen) | Thursday (Yuan Zhang) | Friday (Narisu Tao) | |
| Marko Becker & Michael Wolff (June 25th) | Alexander Slotty & Rebecca Nahme (July 9th) | Somer Kelef & Steffen Brandl (July 2nd) | Florian Teich & Marc Zöller (June 25th) | Kevin Ritchie & Christopher Krug (July 2nd) | |
During the semester break (Blockkurs):
| Blocks of two weeks between July 22rd and September 27th | |||||
| July 22rd - August 2rd | August 5th - August 16th | August 19th - August 30th | September 2nd - September 13th | September 16th - September 27th | |
| Martin Schwarzmaier & Kevin Freeman | Kai Jütting & Dieter Lechler | Michael Wallbaum & Achim Krüger | Marek Thomann & Florian Henke | Jan & Lisa | |
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.