IT 445

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The Volgenau School of Engineering George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax. VA22030-4444

IT 445 Advanced Networking Principles II Spring 2014

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Sections DL: Instructor: Office: Office Hours: Phone: Email: GTA: Office: Office Hours: Phone: Email:

Revised 1/20/2014

Asynchronous Distance Learning Section * Khondkar R. Islam Room 5343, Nguyen Engineering Building (Fairfax campus); Room 101, Bull Run Hall (PW campus) By appointment (Virtual and in-person) 703-993-8557 (office) and 703-785-5599 (mobile) kislam2@gmu.edu Rajesh Parmar Room 5503, Nguyen Engineering Building (Fairfax campus) TBD 703-677-0418 (mobile) rparmar2@gmu.edu

* Asynchronous Distance Learning Section: This is an online asynchronous distance learning section. Students will meet twice on the Fairfax campus on the following dates and times: Friday March 21st, 2014 from 4:00-6:00 pm in Room (TBD) on the Fairfax campus to take the midterm exam Saturday May 3rd 2014 from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm in in Room (TBD) on the Fairfax campus to take the final exam

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Each week begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. Working online requires dedication and organization. Students must check their GMU email messages on a daily basis and communicate any questions or problems that might arise promptly. In our online learning community, we must be respectful of one another. Please be aware that innocent remarks can be easily misconstrued. Sarcasm and humor can be easily taken out of context. When communicating, please be positive and diplomatic. I encourage you to learn more about Netiquette. Virtual Office Hours: By appointment via Blackboard Collaborate. I am available Monday through Friday to respond to student inquiries via email. I will respond within 24 hours. Prerequisite: IT101, IT106 or IT108, IT212, Math108, and IT341 or permission of the instructor Technology Requirements: The technology requirements for this online course are listed belowHardware: You will need access to a Windows or Macintosh computer with at least 2 GB of RAM and to a fast, reliable broadband Internet connection (e.g., cable, DSL). For optimum visibility of course material, the recommended computer monitor and laptop screen size is 13-inches or larger. You will need computer speakers or headphones to listen to recorded content. A headset microphone is recommended for live audio sessions using course tools like Blackboard Collaborate. For the amount of computer hard disk space required to take an online course, consider and allow for the space needed to: 1) install the required and recommended software and, 2) save your course assignments. For hardware and software purchases, visit Patriot Computers. Software: Web browser (See Blackboard Support for supported web browsers) Blackboard Courses (Log into http://mymason.gmu.edu, select the Courses Tab) Blackboard Collaborate (Select Tools from the Blackboard Course Menu, then select "Blackboard Collaborate") Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download) Flash Player (free download) Windows Media Player (free download) Microsoft Office (purchase) Cisco Packet Tracer simulation software (available at Cisco Networking Academy at no cost)

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Note: If you are using an employer-provided computer or corporate office for class attendance, please verify with your systems administrators that you will be able to install the necessary applications and that system or corporate firewalls do not block access to any sites or media types. Learning Outcomes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Design switch architecture and configurations Configure port security Design and configure VLANs/trunks and troubleshoot same Be able to configure Virtual Trunk Protocol and Spanning Tree Protocol Describe all types of WAN technologies Understand, design, and configure Frame Relay networks and Point to Point Protocol (PPP) Design Access Control Lists for network security Design Network Address and Port Address Translation (NAT & PAT)

Lecture Textbooks: Lewis, W.; LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN-10: 1-58713-273-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-273-5

Vachon, B & Graziani, R.; Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN-10: 1-58713-349-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-349-7

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Lab Textbooks: Johnson, A; LAN Switching and Wireless, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN-10: 1-58713-202-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-202-5

Rullan, J; Accessing the WAN, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN-10: 1-58713-201-X ISBN 13-978-1-58713-201-8

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Instruction for Purchasing at a Discount Rate: Can be obtained from www.ciscopress.com Here are the instructions: Follow these 4 steps once then after that just login to ciscopress.com to get this discount from now onward. To take advantage of the special offer, simply apply your schools Sales Rep membership code and follow the steps below: **The membership code for the AIT dept at GMU is: *EDU-1FB* Go to http://www.ciscopress.com/ph Registration required via this unique URL 1. Click Register or Log In 2. Enter your e-mail address on the Login or Become a Member page 3. Choose "Apply Membership Code" on the My Account page and enter your code (again that is EDU-1FB for this department at GMU) Then just log in as a Member each time you visit ciscopress.com to automatically receive your special pricing and save on every purchase. Slides: Class lectures Course Materials at: https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu Description: This course focuses on Layer 2 and 3 of the OSI model and WAN technologies. Frame Relay and ISDN, complex router configurations of Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR), Network Address Translation (NAT), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and study of Network Management Systems available for Data Communications Networks. Layer 2 involves Ethernet-switching components, including detailed hands-on configuration covering all aspects of switches using the command-line interface method.

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Grading: Homework Discussions Lab Work NetAcad Online Final & Skills ExamsMidterm Exam Final Exam 10% 10% 25% 25% 15% 15%

Grades will be awarded in accordance with the GMU Grading System for undergraduate students. For details, refer to http://www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies/ Discussions: Three Discussions are scheduled this semester during week 2, week 8 and week 14. Discussions will open on Blackboard on Sunday at 6 a.m. EST. Submit your initial post no later than Tuesday before midnight EST. Read your classmates posts and reply to one of them by Sunday noon EST. Your initial discussion and your reply to another post will range between 25 to 50 words. The rubric for discussion grading is posted in the Discussion Grading Rubric folder on the Syllabus and Documents page of Blackboard. Schedule:
Week 1 Content Chapters 2, & 5 Routing Protocols Static & RIP Chapters 9 & 11 Routing Protocols EIGRP & OSPF Reading, Assignments & Labs

Week of January 19
2

Released on: January 19, 2014 Lab Session 1 Released on: January 26, 2014 Lab Session 2 Discussion 1 Due: January 26, 2014 Lab Session 1 Released on: February 2, 2014 Skills Exam (Routing Protocols) Released on: February 8, 3:00 PM Routing Protocols Final Exam in
Net Space & Feedback Assessment

Week of January 26

Week of February 2

Chapter 1 (LAN Switching & Wireless) LAN Design Chapter 2 (LAN Switching & Wireless) Basic Switching Concepts & Configuration

Due: February 8, 11:00 PM Routing Protocols Final Exam in

Net Space & Feedback

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Released on: February 8, 2014

Lab Session 3

Week of February 9

Week of February 16
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Chapter 3 (LAN Switching & Wireless) VLANs Chapter 4 (LAN Switching & Wireless) VTP Chapter 5 (LAN Switching & Wireless) STP

Due: February 2, 2014 Lab Session 2 Released on: February 9, 2014 Lab Session 4
VLANs & VTP

Due: February 9, 2014

Lab Session 3 Skills Exam (Routing Protocols)

Released on: February 16, 2014 Lab Session 5

STP

Due: February 16, 2014 Week of February 23

7 Week of Chapter 6 (LAN Switching & Wireless) Inter VLAN Routing

Lab Session 4 Released on: February 23, 2014 VLANs Lab Session 6
InterVLAN Routing

March 2

Chapter 7 (LAN Switching & Wireless) Basic Wireless Midterm Exam Review Guide posted on Bb

Due on: February 23, 2014 Lab Session 5 Released on: March 2, 2014
Home Assignment 1

Due on: March 2, 2014 VLANs Lab Session 6 March 10th March 16th Released on: March 16, 2014 Home Assignment 2 Lab Session 8

Week of

March 9
8 Week of

Spring Break
Chapter 1 (Accessing the WAN) Introduction to WANs Chapter 2 (Accessing the WAN) PPP

March 16

March 21, 2014 VLSM Lecture & In Class Problem Chapter 3 (Accessing the WAN) Frame Relay Chapter 4 (Accessing the WAN) Network Security

Midterm Exam

PPP Discussion 2 Skills Exam (Switching and Wireless) Switching and Wireless Final Exam & Feedback Assessment in NetAcad after the midterm exam

9 Week of

March 23

Released on: March 23, 2014 Lab Session 9

Frame Relay

Due on: March 23, 2014 Home Assignment 1 Lab Session 8 Skills Exam (Switching and 7

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10 Week of

March 30

Chapter 5 (Accessing the WAN) ACLs

Released on: March 30, 2014 Lab Session 10

Network Security

Due on: March 30, 2014 Home Assignment 2

Lab Session 9 11 Week of April 6 Chapter 6 (Accessing the WAN) Teleworker Services

Released on: April 6, 2014 Lab Session 11 Due on: April 6, 2014 Lab Session 10 Released on: April 13, 2014 Lab Session 12
DHCP & NAT ACLs Home Assignment 3

12 Week of April 13

Chapter 7 (Accessing the WAN) IP Addressing Services NAT and DHCP IT Tel Special Session (CCNA 4) IPv6 MPLS Chapter 8 (Accessing the WAN) Network Trouble Shooting Final Exam Review Guide posted on Bb

13 Week of April 20

Due on: April 13, 2014 Lab Session 11 Home Assignment 3 Due on: April 20, 2014 Lab Session 12

Released on: April 27, 2014

Lab Session 14 IPv6 Discussion 3 Get Voucher for CCNA Exam on Net Space WAN Final & Feedback Assessment in NetAcad after the final exam

14 Week of April 27 15 May 3, 2014

Final Exam

Due on: May 3, 2014

Lab Session 14 Skills Exam (WAN)

Note: For Lab Sessions please refer to Lab Folder in https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu For Home Assignments please refer to the weekly modules in https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu The reading assignment shown for each lecture is to be completed prior to that lecture.

This schedule is subject to revision before and throughout the course.

IT 445 Grading Scale: 97 100% ! 93 96% ! 90 92% ! 87 89% ! 83 86% ! 80 82% ! 76 79% ! 70 75% ! 60 69% ! 0 59% ! A+ A AB+ B BC+ C D F

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Raw scores may be adjusted by the Instructor to calculate final grades. Homework Assignments, Lab Sessions & Online Fundamentals Exams: Homework assignments and lab sessions are in Blackboard, and NetAcad final exams are on the Cisco NetSpace website. Each homework assignment and lab session will be released for viewing 7 days prior to the due date. Late homework assignment and lab session, and missed Cisco NetAcad final exams will not be accepted if accepted, a penalty will be applied. Acceptance of late homework assignment and lab session, and retake of missed NetAcad final exam will be at the sole discretion of the Instructor. Midterm Exam: The midterm exam will be conducted on March 21 and will cover material discussed up to Session 8. The midterm exam will be closed book no reference materials will be permitted. Final Exam: The final exam will be held on May 3 and will cover material discussed primarily during sessions 9 thru 14. The final exam will be closed book no reference materials will be permitted. Final exams are retained by the AIT Department and are not returned to students. Registered students should see the Blackboard Learning System for the latest class schedule. Important Dates Last day to add classes: Last day to drop with 50% tuition penalty: Last day of classes: http://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/ Refer to the link below Refer to the link below Refer to the link below

IT 445 Religious Holidays

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A list of religious holidays is available on the University Life Calendar page. Any student whose religious observance conflicts with a scheduled course activity must contact the Instructor at least 1 week in advance of the conflict date in order to make alternative arrangements.

Attendance Policy Departmental policy requires students to take exams at the scheduled time and place, unless there are truly compelling circumstances supported by appropriate documentation. Except in such circumstances, failure to attend a scheduled exam will result in a score of zero (0) for that exam, in accordance with Mason policy on final exams. Students should not make travel plans or other discretionary arrangements that conflict with scheduled classes and/or exams. If the University is closed due to weather or other unforeseen conditions, final exams may be rescheduled students are strongly advised not to make plans that would prevent them from attending exams that may be rescheduled during the entire exam period. Communications Registered students will be given access to a section of the Blackboard Learning System for this course. Blackboard will used as the primary mechanism to disseminate course information, including announcements, lecture slides, homework and other assignments, and scores for homework and exams. Communication with the Instructor on issues relating to the individual student should be conducted using GMU email, via telephone, or in person - not in the public forums on Blackboard. GMU email is the preferred method for urgent messages, you should also attempt to contact the Instructor via telephone. Federal privacy law and GMU policy require that any communication with a student related in any way to a student's status be conducted using secure GMU systems if you use email to communicate with the Instructor you MUST send messages from your GMU email account. Lecture slides are complements to the lecture process, not substitutes for it - access to lecture slides will be provided in Blackboard. All course materials (lecture slides, assignment specifications, etc) are published on Blackboard. This allows users of most computing platforms to view and print these files. Microsoft Word (or a compatible word processing application) is required for preparing assignments it is available on computers in the Mason open labs.

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IT 445 Privacy

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Instructors respect and protect the privacy of information related to individual students above, issues relating to an individual student will discussed via email, telephone or in person. Instructors will not discuss issues relating to an individual student with other students (or anyone without a need to know) without prior permission of the student. Assessable work other than final exams will be returned to individual students directly by the Instructor (or by a faculty or staff member or a Teaching Assistant designated by the Instructor or via another secure method). Under no circumstances will a student's graded work be returned to another student. Faculty and staff will take care to protect the privacy of each student's scores and grades. Disability Accommodations The Office of Disability Services (ODS) works with disabled students to arrange for appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access to university services. Any student with a disability of any kind is strongly encouraged to register with ODS as soon as possible and take advantage of the services offered. Accommodations for disabled students must be made in advance ODS cannot assist students retroactively, and at least one week's notice is required for special accommodations related to exams. Any student who needs accommodation should contact the Instructor during the first week of the semester so the sufficient time is allowed to make arrangements. Honor Code All members of the Mason community are expected to uphold the principles of scholarly ethics. Similarly, graduating students are bound by the ethical requirements of the professional communities they join. The ethics requirements for some of the communities relevant to Applied IT graduates are available via the following links: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct IEEE Code of Ethics EC-Council Code of Ethics On admission to Mason, students agree to comply with the requirements of the GMU Honor System and Code1. The Honor Code will be strictly enforced in this course. Honor Code cases are heard by a panel consisting of students students who meet the requirements are encouraged to nominate themselves to serve on the Honor Committee.

Available at www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies and related GMU Web pages.

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Any use of the words or ideas of another person(s), without explicit attribution that clearly identifies the material used and its source in an appropriate manner, is plagiarism and will not be tolerated. The Instructor reserves the right to use manual and/or automated means (including such services as Turnitin.com) to detect plagiarism in any work submitted by students for this course, and to direct Teaching Assistants and/or other faculty and/or staff members to do likewise in support of this course. For this course, the following requirements are specified: All assessable work is to be prepared by the individual student, unless the Instructor explicitly directs otherwise. All work must be newly created by the individual student for this course for this semester. Any usage of work developed for another course, or for this course in a prior semester, is strictly prohibited without prior approval from the instructor. Students may seek assistance with assigned work (and are encouraged to do so if they feel the need), provided: The directions for the assigned work do not prohibit such assistance. Such assistance is acknowledged in the submitted work, clearly identifying the person(s) giving assistance and the nature of the assistance given. Any work to be submitted is prepared entirely and exclusively by the student submitting it. Students are expressly prohibited from sharing any assessable work for this course in any manner with other students (except students assigned as Teaching Assistants or Undergraduate Peer Mentors to this course and the student's section), unless all students involved have had their work graded and returned by the Instructor, or the Instructor has explicitly approved such sharing.

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