Curricula

Objective

Students can design and implement a large Internet Service Provider network. Students can implement Quality of Service settings to their network based on customer needs.

Content

The course includes the commonly used Quality of Service mechanisms like marking, shaping/limiting, queueing and congestion control. Also the course delves more deeply into ISP networks where Quality of Service settings are needed such as Multicasting broadcast television and Voice over Internet Protocol. Thus we also study more of ISP core network technologies by designing and configuring a ISP network.

Qualifications

Basics of Data Networks. Understanding of Routing and Switching. Knowledge of Operating Systems and Servers. Understanding of Technologies used in corporate and ISP networks.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The course is evaluated based on written reports on the group assignments. Peer & Self-evaluation is given by students based on the performance within the group.

Excellent 5: The student shows in the group assignment that he or she knows and can implement Quality of Service in data networks exceptionally. The student can exceptionally take into use Quality of Service settings needed in data networks.

Very good 4: The student shows in the group assignment that he or she knows and can implement Quality of Service in data networks very well. The student can commendably take into use the Quality of Service settings needed in data networks.

Good 3: The student shows in the group assignment that he or she knows and can implement Quality of Service in data networks well. The student can take into use the Quality of Service settings needed in data networks.

Satisfactory 2: The student shows in the group assignment that he or she knows and can implement basics of Quality of Service in data networks. The student can take into use the basic Quality of Service settings needed in data networks.

Sufficient 1: The student shows in the group assignment that he or she knows and can implement something about Quality of Service in data networks. The student can take into use some Quality of Service settings needed in data networks.

Fail 0: The student does not meet the criteria set for the course.