NETWORK DESIGN (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe Business and Technical goals and constraints; Identify Existing Network and its traffic; Design a Network Topology and Addressing models; Select Network Devices and Technologies; Describe Network Security and Management Strategies.

Topics:

1. Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints;
2. Analyzing Technical Goals and Tradeoffs;
3. Characterizing the Existing Internetwork;
4. Characterizing Network Traffic;
5. Designing a Network Topology;
6. Designing Models for Addressing and Numbering;
7. Selecting Switching and Routing Protocols;
8. Developing Network Security Strategies;
9. Developing Network Management Strategies;
10. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Campus Networks;
11. Selecting Technologies and Devices for Enterprise Networks;
12. Testing Your Network Design;
13. Optimization and Documentation.