Course Syllabus Department: Date:

Course Syllabus
Department: Computing Sciences
Date: 4/17/2012
I. Course Prefix and Number: CSC 261
Course Name: Routing and Switching
Credit and Contact Hours: 3 credit hours and 3 contact hours
Catalog Description Including Pre- and Co-Requisites:
This course is a study of Routing and Switching fundamentals, and how the Internet is
integrated into the computing environment to enable organizations to share resources,
collaborate, and meet organizational goals. The networking essentials and the creation of
simple Local Area Networks (LANs) introduced in CSC 260, Networking Technologies, are
expanded upon to incorporate the linking of these simple networks to each other and to the
Internet, to create an internetwork. Routing and Switching devices such as switches and
routers will be examined in great detail. Students will focus on techniques to analyze, plan,
and manage an enterprise network. In support of these techniques, lab activities will include
subnetting, packet-sniffing, and switch and router configuration.
Prerequisite: CSC 260 or equivalent experience.
II. Course Outcomes and Objectives:
Learning Outcomes: Prerequisite: CSC 260.
Relationship to Academic Programs and Curriculum:
This course is a required for the: Networking and Security Advisement Area of the AAS IT
degree and this course is offered as an elective for the following degree programs:
AS in Computer Science, and AS in Information Systems
II. Course Outcomes and Objectives:
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course the participant will be able to:
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Configure and subdivide an IP network
Use advanced routing concepts such as CIDR, summarization, and VLSM
Convert between decimal, binary, and hexadecimal numbering systems
Identify the differences between IPv4 and IPv6
Configure a router dealing with modes, prompts, passwords, context-sensitive help, and
enhanced editing feature
6. Configure HyperTerminal to access routers and switches
7. Manipulate the router boot process
8. Use Cisco Discovery Protocol
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Configure IP on the router
Use various commands, such as ping, trace, and telnet
Use Cisco’s new Security Device Manager
Differentiate between routable, non-routable, and routing protocols
Differentiate between Exterior Gateway Protocols and Interior Gateway Protocols
Differentiate between distance-vector and link-state protocols
Combat the count-to-infinity problem
Configure RIP
Configure static routing and default routes
Differentiate between classful and classless routing
Design, implement, and configure Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
Design, implement, and configure Access Control Lists (ACLs)
College Learning Outcomes Addressed by the Course:
Writing
ethics/values
oral communications
Citizenship
reading
global concerns
mathematics
information resources
critical thinking
computer literacy
III. Assessment Measures (Summarize how the College and student learning
outcomes will be assessed):
Student learning outcomes will be assessed through a variety of activities including the
following:
Student learning outcomes will be assessed through a variety of activities including the
following:
1. Labs:
“Real world” simulation labs will assess skills in critical thinking, computer literacy,
and information resources.
2. Online text tests:
Current online chapter tests will assess student’s networking (computer) literacy and
test the student’s ability to read and comprehend the course materials. The tests
will measure the student’s comprehension of the course concepts as related to
networking concepts and fundamentals.
3. Practical Exam:
Hands-on exams will require students to perform various computer networking tasks
and the exams will assess critical thinking (problem solving).
Critical thinking exercises will be practiced when completing these exams.
IV. Instructional Materials and Methods:
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Types of Course Materials:
Textbooks: A textbook covering objectives of Cisco’s CCNA Certification Exam
Software: Wireshark, Cisco Internetworking Operating System (IOS), Hyperterminal
Hardware: Routers and Switches; straight-through, crossover, serial, and rollover cables
Methods of Instruction (e.g. Lecture, Labs, Seminars …):
Lecture
Discussions
Demonstrations
Hands-on lab activities
Group projects
V. General Outline of Topics Covered:
1. IP Addressing
a. IP Addressing
b. Subdividing IP Classes
c. Variable Length Subnet Masks
d. Working with Hexadecimal Numbers
e. IPv4 vs. IPv6
2. Router and IOS Basics
a. Benefits of Routing
b. Cisco Router User Interface
c. Router Components
3. Router Startup and Configuration
a. Router Startup
b. IP on the Router
c. IP Connectivity
d. CDP
e. Cisco IOS
f. Router Password Recovery
g. Security Device Manager
4. Routing Protocols
a. Non-routable protocols
b. Routed Protocols
c. Routing Protocols
d. Routing Information Protocol
e. Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
f. Open Shortest Path First
g. Static Routing
5. Advanced Routing Protocols
a. Classful and Classless Routing Protocols
b. Routing Information Protocol version 2
c. Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
d. Open Shortest Path First
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e. OSPF Authentication
f. Controlling Route Traffic
6. Network Services
a. Network Address Translation
b. Configuring Network Address Translation
c. Domain Name System
d. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
e. Security Device Manager
7. Virtual Local Area Networks
a. Benefits of VLANs
b. Static vs. Dynamic VLANs
c. VLAN configuration
d. VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
8. Access Lists
a. Access List: Usage and Rules
b. Standard IP Access Lists
c. Extended IP Access Lists
d. Using Named Lists
e. Controlling VTY Line Access
f. Using Security Device Manager to Create Access Control Lists
g. Using Security Device Manager to Create a Router Firewall
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