ITNT 2130 - Network Design 1

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:   

1. Choose the appropriate network media for a given scenario (e.g. wireless, copper, fiber)
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different network technologies
3. Apply the appropriate type of network security for a given scenario
4. Explain the purpose of routing protocols (e.g. RIP, EIGRP, OSPF)
5. Explain the purpose of switching protocols (e.g. STP, VTP)
6. Apply the appropriate cloud-based service for a given scenario
7. Identify potential solutions that address the customer’s business requirements
8. Identify potential solutions that address the customer’s technical requirements

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to prepare documentation in response to a RFP (request for proposal) for a network upgrade/installation

Objectives:   

   1. Create a written document that addresses the issues presented in the customer’s RFP
       a. Explain how a proposed solution addresses the customer’s business requirements
       ​b. Explain how a proposed solution addresses the customer’s technical requirements
   2. Create a Bill of Materials spreadsheet with a list of equipment that fulfills the customer’s requirements
   3. Create a network diagram that visually interprets a network design that fulfills the customer’s requirements
   4. Create an IP addressing scheme using VLSM that fulfills the customer’s requirements
   ​5. Create a device naming convention that fulfills the customer’s requirements

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to use protocol analysis software (e.g., Wireshark) to analyze a capture of network traffic.

Objectives:   

1. Explain the basic features of a protocol analysis application
2. Create a capture file of network traffic
3. Create filters for specific types of network traffic
4. Modify default settings (e.g. profiles, protocol colors, columns, timestamps, etc.)
5. Analyze a capture file and identify basic network problems
6. Analyze tables and graphs of network traffic
7. Analyze a capture file by reassembling traffic

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Identifying Your Customer’s Needs and Goals
a. Analyzing customer business requirements
b. Analyzing customer technical requirements
c. Characterizing the existing network

2. Network Design
a. Designing a network topology
b. Designing models for IP addressing and naming
c. Creating a network diagram
d. Selecting technologies and devices for a variety of network types (e.g. LANs, CANs, MANs, WANs, cloud-based, etc.)

3. Network Design Documentation
a. Writing a response to an RFP
b. Creating supporting documentation

4. Protocol Analysis
a. Analyzing network traffic
b. Customizing features in a protocol analysis application