Curricula

Objective

You will learn local area network protocols, structure and principles of their design. You will learn how to search for information from industry standards and manuals to solve information network problems in local area networks. The goal is for you to know the protocols and principles of data transfer in local area networks. You know the technologies and protocols used in local area networks, and you know how to configure them. You can plan local area networks using different data network devices. You know how local area networks connect different terminal devices to the backbone network.

EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding
You know the concepts related to the data transmission network and the data transmission principles of the most important active devices in the network, as well as the most important tasks. You understand the steps of data transfer and know how to plan local networks

EUR-ACE Engineering practice
You know how to plan and implement a local area network and connect the most important services to it. You know how to analyze the flow of information on the network.

EUR-ACE Investigations and information retrieval
You know how to plan and implement a local area network and analyze the network traffic moving in it and interpret the results and draw conclusions from it. You know how to use simulation tools as a design aid

Content

In this course, you will learn the protocols, structure, and design principles of local area networks (LANs). You will acquire the skills to seek information from industry standards and manuals to solve network issues in LANs. You will understand the protocols and data transmission principles in LANs and be able to configure the technologies and protocols used. The course equips you with the ability to design LANs using various network devices and connect them to backbone networks.

There are several technologies used in local area networks and their development is continuous. The course implementation describes the current, essential technologies. This list described in the course description is indicative:

Different variations of the Spanning Tree protocol (MSTP, PVLANSTP)
LAN switch management technologies (e.g. Virtual-chassis/Stacking)
More detailed planning of virtual LANs (Ethernet/VLAN, PVLAN, QinQ)
Wireless LANs (WLAN controller, Mesh)
Routing technical details of local area networks (L3 connection, priorities of routing protocols and more precise route selection, e.g. Longest prefix, etc.)
OSI model layer 2 security (Network Access Control, L2 security, IPv6 L2 features)

Qualifications

Data networks
Servers and containers
Linux basics

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1)
The student knows the theory of local area networks passably and identifies some sections of existing local area networks. The student can solve simple problems in local area networks. The student knows how to plan and implement parts of a small local area network based on the requirement specification.

Satisfactory (2)
The student satisfactorily masters the theory of local area networks and identifies parts of existing local area networks. The student can solve simple problems in local area networks. The student knows how to plan and implement parts of a small local area network based on the requirement specification.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
The student has a good command of the theory of local area networks and recognizes sections of existing local area networks. The student knows how to solve local area network problems. The student knows how to plan and implement parts of a local area network based on the requirement specification.

Very good (4)
The student has a commendable command of the theory of local area networks and recognizes sections of existing local area networks. The student knows how to solve local area network problems. The student knows how to plan and implement parts of a local area network based on the requirement specification.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
The student has an excellent command of the theory of local area networks and comprehensively identifies sections of existing local area networks. The student can solve complex problems with local area networks. The student knows how to plan and implement a scalable local area network based on the requirement specification.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student knows the theory of local area networks and recognizes some sections of existing local area networks passably. The student knows how to solve local area network problems. The student knows how to plan and implement parts of a small local area network based on the specification of requirements.