Honors Network Academy Semester 2

Course Title:

Length:

One Semester

Grades 10-12

Department:

Computer Department

Barbara O’Donnell, Supervisor

School:

Rutherford High School

Date:

Spring 2005

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I.Introduction/Overview/Philosophy

This is the second in a series of four network academy classes that will teach students networking topology. The course will provide students with recognized industry standard training with which high school graduates are immediately employable. Students will learn the conceptual and technical skills required to design, install, operate, and maintain state-of-the-art computer networks. The material covered in this course will include beginning router configurations and routed and routing protocols.

II.Objectives

Course Outline:

IWANs and Routers

A.WANs

1.Introduction to WANs

2.Introduction to routers in a WAN

3.Router LANs and WANs

4.Role of routers in a WAN

5.Academy approach to hands-on labs

B.Routers

1.Introduction to WANs

2.Router physical characteristics

3.Router external connections

4.Management port connections

5.Console port connections

6.Connecting router LAN interfaces

7.Connecting WAN interfaces

IIIntroduction to Routers

A.Operating Cisco IOS Software

1.The purpose of Cisco IOS software

2.Router user interface

3.Router user interface modes

4.Cisco IOS software features

5.Operation of Cisco IOS software

B.Starting a Router

1.Initial startup of Cisco routers

2.Router LED indicators

3.The initial router bootup

4.Establish a console session

5.Router login

6.Keyboard help in the router CLI

7.Enhanced editing commands

8.Router command history

9.Troubleshooting command line errors

10.The show version command

IIIConfiguring a Router

A.Configure a Router

1.CLI command modes

2.Configuring a router name

3.Configuring router passwords

4.Examining the show commands

5.Configuring a serial interface

6.Making configuration changes

7.Configuring an Ethernet interface

B.Finishing the Configuration

1.Importance of configuration standards

2.Interface descriptions

3.Configuring an interface description

4.Login banners

5.Configuring message-of-the-day (MOTD)

6.Host name resolution

7.Configuring host tables

8.Configuration backup and documentation

9.Backing up configuration files

IVLearning about Other Devices

A.Discovering and Connecting to Neighbors

1.Introduction to CDP

2.Information obtained with CDP

3.Implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of CDP

4.Creating a network map of the environment

5.Disabling CDP

6.Troubleshooting CDP

B.Getting Information about Remote Devices

1.Telnet

2.Establishing and verifying a Telnet connection

3.Disconnecting and suspending Telnet sessions

4.Advanced Telnet operation

5.Alternative connectivity tests

6.Troubleshooting IP addressing issues

VManaging Cisco IOS Software

A.Router Boot Sequence and Verification

1.Stages of the router power-on boot sequence

2.How a Cisco device locates and loads IOS

3.Using the boot system command

4.Configuration register

5.Troubleshooting IOS boot failure

B.Managing the Cisco File System

1.IOS file system overview

2.The IOS naming convention

3.Managing configuration files using TFTP

4.Managing configuration files using copy and paste

5.Managing IOS images using TFTP

6.Managing IOS images using Xmodem

7.Environment variables

8.File system verification

VIRouting and Routing Protocols

A.Introduction to Static Routing

1.Introduction to routing

2.Static route operation

3.Configuring static routes

4.Configuring default route forwarding

5.Verifying static route configuration

6.Troubleshooting static route configuration

B.Dynamic Routing Overview

1.Introduction to routing protocols

2.Autonomous systems

3.Purpose of a routing protocol and autonomous systems

4.Identifying the classes of routing protocols

5.Distance vector routing protocol features

6.Link-state routing protocol features

C.Routing Protocols Overview

1.Path determination

2.Routing configuration

3.Routing protocols

4.IGP versus EGP

VIIDistance Vector Routing Protocols

A.Distance Vector Routing

1.Distance vector routing updates

2.Distance vector routing loop issues

3.Defining a maximum count

4.Elimination routing loops through split-horizon

5.Route poisoning

6.Avoiding routing loops with triggered updates

7.Preventing routing loops with holddown timers

B.RIP

1.RIP routing process

2.Configuring RIP

3.Using the ip classless command

4.Common RIP configuration issues

5.Verifying RIP configuration

6.Troubleshooting RIP update issues

7.Preventing routing updates through an interface

8.Load balancing with RIP

9.Load balancing across multiple paths

10.Integrating static routes with RIP

C.IGRP

1.IGRP features

2.IGRP metrics

3.IGRP routes

4.IGRP stability features

5.Configuring IGRP

6.Migrating RIP to IGRP

7.Verifying IGRP configuration

8.Troubleshooting IGRP

VIIITCP/IP Suite Error and Control Messages

A.Overview of TCP/IP Error Message

1.ICMP

2.Error reporting and error correction

3.ICMP message delivery

4.Unreachable networks

5.Use ping to test destination reachability

6.Detecting excessively long routes

7.Echo messages

8.Destination unreachable message

9.Miscellaneous error reporting

B.TCP/IP Suite Control Messages

1.Introduction to control messages

2.ICMP redirect/change requests

3.Clock synchronization and transit time estimation

4.Information requests and reply message formats

5.Address mask requests

6.Router discovery message

7.Router solicitation message

8.Congestion and flow control messages

IXBasic Router Troubleshooting

A.Examining the Routing Table

1.The show ip route command

2.Determining the gateway of last resort

3.Determining route source and destination

4.Determining L2 and L3 addresses

5.Determining the route administrative distance

6.Determining the route metric

7.Determining the route next hop

8.Determining the last routing update

9.Observing multiple paths to destination

B.Network Testing

1.Introduction to network testing

2.Using a structured approach to troubleshooting

3.Testing by OSI layers

4.Layer 1 troubleshooting using indicators

5.Layer 3 troubleshooting using ping

6.Layer 7 troubleshooting using Telnet

C.Troubleshooting Router Issues Overview

1.Troubleshooting Layer 1 using show interfaces

2.Troubleshooting Layer 2 using show interfaces

3.Troubleshooting using show cdp

4.Troubleshooting using traceroute

5.Troubleshooting routing issues

6.Troubleshooting using show controllers

7.Introduction to debug

XIntermediate TCP/IP

A.TCP Operation

1.TCP operation

2.Synchronization or three-way handshake

3.Denial of service attacks

4.Windowing and window size

5.Sequencing numbers

6.Positive acknowledgments

7.UDP operation

B.Overview of Transport Layer Ports

1.Multiple conversations between hosts

2.Ports for services

3.Ports for clients

4.Port numbering and well-known port numbers

5.Example of multiple sessions between hosts

6.Comparison of MAC addresses, IP addresses, and port numbers

XIAccess Control Lists (ACLs)

A.Access Control List Fundamentals

1.Introduction to ACLs

2.How ACLs work

3.Creating ACLs

4.The function of a wildcard mask

5.Verifying ACLs

B.Access Control Lists (ACLs)

1.Standard ACLs

2.Extended ACLs

3.Named ACLs

4.Placing ACLs

5.Firewalls

6.Restricting virtual terminal access

Student Outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to perform tasks related to the following:

Identify the key characteristics of common wide-area network (WAN)
Configurations and technologies, and differentiate between these and common LAN technologies
Describe the role of a router in a WAN
Describe the purpose and operations of the router Internet Operating System (IOS)
Establish communication between a terminal device and the router IOS, and use IOS for system analysis, configuration, and repair
Identify the major internal and external components of a router, and describe the associated functionality
Connect router Fast Ethernet, serial WAN, and console ports
Perform, save, and test an initial configuration on a router
Configure additional administrative functionality on a router
Use embedded data-link layer functionality to perform network neighbor discovery and analysis from the router console
Use embedded Layer 3 through Layer 7 protocols to establish, test, suspend, or disconnect connectivity to remote devices from the router console
Identify the stages of the router boot-up sequence and show how the configuration register and boot system commands modify that sequence
Manage system image and device configuration files
Describe the operation of the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) and identify the reasons, types, and format of associated error and control messages
Identify, configure, and verify the use of static and default routes
Evaluate the characteristics of routing protocols
Identify, analyze, and show how to rectify inherent problems associated with distance vector routing protocols
Configure, verify, analyze, and troubleshoot simple distance vector routing protocols
Use commands incorporated within IOS to analyze and rectify network problems
Describe the operation of the major transport layer protocols and the interaction and carriage of application layer data
Identify the application of packet control through the use of various access control lists
Analyze, configure, implement, verify, and rectify access control lists within a router configuration

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

This course meets New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Standard 3.1 (Reading) All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.

Standard 3.4 (Listening) all students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.

Standard 3.5 (Viewing and Media Literacy) All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources.

Standard 4.1 (Number and Numerical Operations) All students will develop number sense and will perform standard numerical operations and estimations on all types of numbers in a variety of ways.

Standard 4.2 (Geometry and Measurement) All students will develop spatial sense and the ability to use geometric properties, relationships, and measurement to model, describe and analyze phenomena.

Standard 4.3 (patterns and algebra) All students will represent and analyze relationships among variable quantities and solve problems involving patterns, functions, and algebraic concepts and processes.

Standard 4.4 (Data Analysis, Probability, and Discrete Mathematics) All students will develop an understanding of the concepts and techniques of data analysis, probability, and discrete mathematics, and will use them to model situations, solve problems, and analyze and draw appropriate inferences from data

Standard 4.5 (Mathematical Processes) All students will use mathematical processes of problem solving, communication, connections, reasoning, representations, and technology to solve problems and communicate mathematical ideas.

Standard 5.1 (Scientific Processes) All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making and inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations, interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating results.

Standard 5.2 (Science and Society) All students will develop an understanding of how people of various cultures have contributed to the advancement of science and technology, and how major discoveries and events have advanced science and technology.

Standard 5.3 (Mathematical Applications) All students will integrate mathematics as a tool for problem-solving in science, and as a means of expressing and/or modeling scientific theories

Standard 5.4 (Nature and Process of Technology) All students will understand the interrelationships between science and technology and develop a conceptual understanding of the nature and process of technology.

Standard 5.7 (Physics) all students will gain an understanding of natural laws as they apply to motion, forces, and energy transformations.

Standard 8.1 (Computer and Information Literacy) All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.

Standard 8.2 (Technology Education) All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.

Standard 9.1: (Career and Technical Education) All students will develop career awareness and planning, employability skills, and foundational knowledge necessary for success in the workplace.

III. Proficiency Levels

This course is open to grades 10-12.

IV.Methods of Assessment

Student Assessment

The teacher will provide a variety of assessments during the course of the year. The majority of the assessment will be project-based and will also include daily observance of student’s ability to complete labs, class participation, quizzes, and tests.

Curriculum/Teacher Assessment

The teacher will provide the subject area supervisor with suggestions for changes on an ongoing basis.

V.Grouping

The prerequisite is the successful completion of Honors Network Academy Semester 1

VI.Articulation/Scope & Sequence/Time Frame

Course length is one semester and is offered to students in grades 10-12.

VII.Resources

Online Cisco Curriculum at

Optional text resources:

Cisco Systems, Inc. CCNA 1 and 2 Lab Companion, Third Edition, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 2003
ISBN: 1-58713-111-0

Cisco Systems, Inc. CCNA 3 and 4 Lab Companion, Third Edition, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 2003
ISBN: 1-58713-114-5

Cisco Systems, Inc. CCNA 1 and 2 Companion Guide, Third Edition, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 2003
ISBN: 1-58713-110-2

Cisco Systems, Inc. CCNA 3 and 4 Companion Guide, Third Edition, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 2003
ISBN: 1-58713-113-7

Cisco Systems, Inc. Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Indianapolis: Cisco Press, 1998
ISBN: 1-58770-102-3

VIII.Methodologies

The following methods of instruction are suggested: lecture, demonstration, group practice projects, heterogeneous ability grouping, and individualized projects and presentations.

IX.Suggested Activities

The instructor should incorporate a variety of projects incorporating the use of various pieces of equipment and a variety of activities incorporating the use and design of networks.

X.Interdisciplinary Connections

This course requires the application of technology/computer, math and skills. Where appropriate the instructor will incorporate interdisciplinary study.

XI.Professional Development

The teacher will continue to improve expertise through participation in a variety of professional development opportunities including: required training from Cisco Regional academies and certification through independently administered Cisco certification exams.