Advanced Networking Technology Courses

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Advanced Networking Technology Courses
Innovation of Computer Science Curriculum in
Higher Education (TEMPUS project) Ifigenia
Founta 21.04.03
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Network Communication Modules
ADVANCED NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
N E T W O R K S
DATA NETWORKS
DATA COMMUNICATIONS

• TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• NETWORK MANAGEMENT

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• Goal
• Understand the state-of-the-art in network
  protocols, architectures and applications

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• Teaching Method
• Lectures in the classroom 2 hr/week
• Practical in the laboratory 2hr/week
• Practical in the vital POP of networks in use
  (ex. NOCs)
• Follow Live national events on the network (Web
  Casting)
• Future intentions
• Distance Learning in cooperation with TEI of
  Saloniki)
• Pre-requisites
• Data communications
• Data Networks

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Advanced Networking TechnologiesPre-re
quisites 1. Data Communications

• Data Communications (goals)
• To provide a basis for an understanding of the
  concepts and terminology of communication system
  and networks
• To understand the basic network equipment and the
  low level protocols (first second OSI level)

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Advanced Network Technologies
Pre-requisites 1. Data Communications

• Data Communications (indicative syllabus)
• The parts of a communication system
• Principles of amplitude and frequency modulation
• Asynchronous synchronous transmission
• The concept of channel bandwidth and its
  relationship to information rate, need for coding
• Terminal handling, polling, multiplexing and
  concentration
• Types of transmission media, types of modem and
  their operation
• Circuit switched and packet switched networks
• Basics of Data Networks

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DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB
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DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB

• Data Communication Model in the LAB
• Provide a full communication channel paradigm
  between two computers
• Each component of the Model examined and analyzed
  by the student, namely
• Input/Output sources
• Encoding/Decoding unit dependable on transmission
  medium
• Transmission/Reception unit (Modulation-Demodulati
  on)
• Transmission medium

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DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN THE LAB

• Exhibit main Data Communication Model operations
  in the LAB
• Preparation of data for transfer.
• Synchronization.
• Defining data destination.
• Modulation/demodulation.
• Routing data.
• Flow control.
• Data reception.
• Error detection/correction.
• Security aspects/encryption.
• Presentation of data.
• Session management.

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Advanced Networking TechnologiesPre-re
quisites 2. Data Networks

• Data Networks (goals)
• To provide a basis for an understanding of the
  concepts and terminology of communication system
  and networks
• To understand the basic network equipment and the
  low level protocols (first second OSI level)

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• Goal
• Understand the state-of-the-art in network
  protocols, architectures and applications

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• Teaching Method
• Lectures in the classroom 2 hr/week
• Practical in the laboratory 2hr/week
• Practical in the vital POP of networks in use
  (ex. NOCs)
• Follow Live national events on the network (Web
  Casting)
• Future intentions
• Distance Learning in cooperation with TEI of
  Saloniki)
• Pre-requisites
• Data communications
• Data Networks

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• The students are expected to have a solid grasp
  of the fundamental of computer networking,
  including understanding of the TCP/IP protocols
  and sockets programming.
• The course focuses on the design, implementation,
  analysis, and evaluation of large-scale networked
  systems with emphasis on performance parameters
• The students are presented with cases studies of
  campus NRNs networks (TEIA_net, EDUnet, Grnet,
  Geant)

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Advanced Networking Technologies

• The goals we want to achieve in course are deep
  understanding of
• High speed network technologies (wireless, DWDM,
  giga Ethernet, ATM, ADSL)
• Intrnetworking Routing
• Resource management, Congestion Control,
  Congestion Avoidance QOS
• Network services

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Advanced Network Technologies

• Indicative Syllabus
• IPV6 (New Generation Internet Protocol)
• Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
• Quality of Service over various technologies
  (Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet 802.1 networks,
  SONET IP routed networks)
• Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP)
• Multiprotocol Label (MPLS)
• Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
• Traditional VPNs, MPLS VPNs, DiffServ Traffic
  Engineering
• Essential Elements of Network Design
• Examples of design of campus NRNs networks
  (TEIA_net, EDUnet, Grnet, Geant)

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Advanced Network TechnologiesLABS

• The goals we want to achieve in this class are
• Deep understanding of network devices (routers,
  switches)
• Understanding of Routing and Interior Routing
  Protocols
• Familiarize with modern technologies (VoIP,
  Videoconference)
• Ability of Network Management and Administration
  

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Advanced Networking TechnologiesLABS

• The goals we want to achieve in this class are
• Deep understanding of network devices (routers,
  switches)
• Understanding of Routing and Interior Routing
  Protocols
• Familiarize with modern technologies (VoIP,
  Videoconference)
• Ability of Network Management and Administration
  

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Advanced Networking Technologies Networking
Laboratory (20 hours)
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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 1.
Connecting Remote Networks (4 hours)

• Basic Router configuration
• Router connection and configuration to a LAN
  Network using an Ethernet Interface
• Connection of remote routers/networks
• Static Route understanding and configuration
• Routing Table review
• Troubleshooting and Monitoring

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 2.
Routing Protocols- RIP OSPF (4 hours)

• Distance Vector and Link State Routing
• RIP Configuration
• OSPF Configuration
• Convergence Time

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 3.
Protocol Analyzer (2 hours)

• Network Statistics Observation
• Network Traffic Recording
• Observation Filters
• Capture Filters
• Packets Capture and Decoding (ping, tracert,
  nslookup, etc.)

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 4.
Switches VLANs (4 hours)

• Spanning Tree Protocol
• VLANs
• Trunking Protocols (802.1Q)
• InterVLAN Routing

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 5.
Voice over IP and Quality of Service (2 hours)

• Voice over IP characteristics, issues and
  benefits
• Quality of Service Techniques
• Placing a Voice over IP call

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 6.
ATM Technology (2 hours)

• ATM network Implementation and Configuration
• Native ATM Applications (videoconference)

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS 7.
Network Management System (2 hours)

• Integrated Administration Tool of TEI of Athens
• Network Monitoring
• Enabling Notifications
• Gathering Reports

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS Support
Material

• 1 Cisco Systems router 1600
• 3 Cisco Systems router 1751 (voice enabled)
• 1 Cisco Systems router 2620 (voice enabled)
• 1 Cisco Systems router 2509
• 1 Cisco Systems Switch 2950
• 1 Nortel (BAY) Networks router
• 2 FORE-LE ATM Switches
• 10 Personal Computers
• UTP and Serial Cables

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS
Support MaterialUseful Networking Texts Theses

• General
• Larry Peterson and Bruce Davie, Computer
  Networks A Systems Approach.
• J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking
  A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
  Addison Wesley Longman, 2001.
• S. Keshav, An Engineering Approach to
  Computer Networking.
• Jean Walrand, Communication Networks A
  First Course.
• Andrew Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 3rd ed.
  (Search for Tanenbaum on the Prentice Hall
  site).
• Dmitri Bertsekas and Robert Gallager, Data
  Networks, 2nd ed. (Search for Bertsekas on the
  Prentice Hall site).
• Jean Walrand and Pravin Varaiya,
  High-Performance Communication Networks.
• Craig Partridge, Gigabit Networking.
• Stallings.

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS
Support MaterialUseful Networking Texts Theses

• Routing, High-Speed Networks
• Christian Huitema, Routing in the Internet.
  (Search for Huitema on the Prentice Hall site).
• Radia Perlman, Interconnections Bridges and
  Routers, Addison Wesley.
• Martha Steenstrup, Routing in Communication
  Networks. (Search for Steenstrup on the Prentice
  Hall site).
• BGP4
• The TCP/IP Protocol Suite
• W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated,
  Volume 1 The Protocols.
• W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated,
  Volume 2 The Implementation.
• W. Richard Stevens, TCP/IP Illustrated,
  Volume 3 TCP for Transactions, HTTP, NNTP, and
  the UNIX Datagram Protocols.
• Douglas Comer, Internetworking with TCP/IP,
  Volume 1 Principles, Protocols and Architecture,
  3rd ed. (Search for Comer on the Prentice Hall
  site).
• Christian Huitema, IPv6 The New Internet
  Protocol, 2nd ed. (Search for Huitema on the
  Prentice Hall site).

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS
Support MaterialUseful Networking Texts Theses

• Multicast
• Stephen Deering, Multicast Routing in a
  Datagram Internetwork, Part 1 Part 2 Part 3,
  Ph.D. thesis, Stanford University, 1991.
• Steven McCanne, Scalable Compression and
  Transmission of Internet Multicast Video, PhD
  thesis, UC Berkeley, 1996.
• Sanjoy Paul, Multicasting on the Internet
  and its Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers,
  1998. Search for it on Amazon using the keyword
• "Sanjoy Paul"
• Ken Miller
• Wireless and Mobility
• J. Solomon, Mobile IP The Internet
  Unplugged.
• Charlie Perkins, Mobile IP Design
  Principles and Practices.
• Vijay Garg and Joseph Wilkes Wireless and
  Personal Communication Systems.
• Hari Balakrishnan, Reliable Data Transport
  over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, PhD thesis,
  UC Berkeley, 1998.

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Advanced Networking Technologies LABS
Support MaterialUseful Networking Texts Theses

• Performance, Modelling
• Raj Jain, The Art of Computer Systems
  Performance Analysis, Wiley, 1991.
• Len Kleinrock, Queueing Theory.
• Programmable Networks
• David Wetherall, Service Introduction in an
  Active Network, PhD thesis, M.I.T., 1999.
• Elan Amir, An Agent-based approach to
  Multimedia Transmission over Heterogeneous
  Environments, PhD thesis, U.C. Berkeley, 1998.