Faculty Syllabus

Course Objectives

This course presents basic networking technology and terminology, including the ISO/OSI Network Reference Model, DoD networking model, IP addressing and name resolution, and other concepts and information relevant to setting up and using TCP/IP-based networks.  The course demonstrates the use of WireShark, an open source protocol analyzer, to help readers understand how those protocols and services work, while also exploring the operation and message sequences for all key data-link, network, and transport layer protocols.  In addition, students learn how to use a protocol analyzer and common IP software tools to document and troubleshoot a TCP/IP network, including basic addressing and setup, connectivity and communications, name resolution, and fundamental network services.  Coverage of network security includes explanations of key exploits and vulnerabilities and how potential problems may be remedied or worked around.  The course surveys real-time IP-based protocols and services including Voice over IP (VoIP) and Instant Messaging (IM) applications, with an overview of the protocols, services, and common message sequences involved.

Specific topic coverage includes:

• Introducing TCP/IP
• IP Addressing and Related Topics
• Data Link and Network Layer TCP/IP Protocols
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• Transport Layer TCP/IP Protocols
• Basic TCP/IP Services
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Securing TCP/IP Environments
• Routing the IP Environment
• Monitoring and Managing IP Networks
• TCP/IP, NETBIOS, and WINS
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

E-mail

All students are requested to obtain an ACC e-mail account. If you have any questions about the course or need assistance, please contact me in person or by telephone during office hours; or by e-mail at any time.

Blackboard

Use of Blackboard will be implemented and use in conjunction with classroom lectures.

http://acconline.austincc.edu/ *** All Blackboard work must have your name on the Inside of the document.

Grading and Evaluation Criteria

40% of the grade is based on the mid-term and final exams.  Both exams are cumulative

30% Class work, Lab Projects and homework 

30% of the grade is based on quizzes.  3 quizzes

Assignments are due on the scheduled due date and are subject to 20%-50% penalty if late.  Work will not be accepted two class periods after it is due.  No late work will be accepted after  Nov 15, 2014

Incomplete
A student may receive a temporary grade of "I" (Incomplete) at the end of the semester only if ALL of the following conditions are satisfied:

The student is unable to complete the course during the semester due to circumstances beyond their control.

The student must have earned at least half of the grade points needed for a "C" by the end of the semester.

The request for the grade must be made in person at the instructor's office and necessary documents completed.

To remove an "I", the student must complete the course by two weeks before the end of the following semester. Failure to do so will result in the grade automatically reverting to an "F".
 

Attendance and Withdrawal:  It is STRONGLY encouraged that students attend ALL classes.  It is the responsibility of the student to withdraw from this course.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated.  Students who are caught will be disciplined to the full extent of college procedures.

Freedom of Expression

It is expected that faculty and students will respect the views of others when expressed in classroom discussions.

Student With Disabilities

Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities. Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester. (Please refer to the current ACC Student Handbook.)

Use of Electronic Devices:  The use of cell phones, pagers, or personal electronic devices are NOT allowed anytime in the class or lab.  The use of a lab computer in class or for labs are restricted for instructor approved activities.

Note:  The instructor prerogative to change the course schedule as required.  Students are expected to read and study the assigned material Before class.

ALERT: New state law for new students. No more than six course withdrawals throughout your undergraduate education, regardless of how many colleges you attend. Students who entered college before fall 2007 are not affected. (Ask a counselor for details.)

Prerequisites: ITNW 1325 Fundamentals of Networking

Textbook: TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1; The Protocols 2nd Edition.  Kevin R. Fall and W. Richard Stevens.

Addison-Wesley, ISBN 10: 0321336313.  ISBN-13: 9780321336316

Online Companion (OC) Web site for this book contains the necessary supplemental files.  The OC is located at www.course.com/networking/TCP-IP4e.

Specific topic coverage includes:

• Introducing TCP/IP
• IP Addressing and Related Topics
• Data Link and Network Layer TCP/IP Protocols
• Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
• Transport Layer TCP/IP Protocols
• Basic TCP/IP Services
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Securing TCP/IP Environments
• Routing the IP Environment
• Monitoring and Managing IP Networks
• TCP/IP, NETBIOS, and WINS
• Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

• Real life trouble shooting techniques
• OSI Model Uses
• DOD Model Uses
• Use of WireShark to monitor packets
• Packet Capture and and Frame utilizations
• IPv6 routing protocol
• Data Encapsulation
• Protocol Analysis
• MTU and Packet Handling
• ICMP and Neighbor Discovery in IPv6
• IP Addressing and Name Resolution
• Transitioning form IPv4 to IPv6
• Securing TCP/IP environments