Network and Services Laboratory (21728)
Degree/study: Bachelor's degree in Telematics Engineering
Year: 2nd
Term: 3rd
Number of ECTS credits: 4 credits
Hours of studi dedication: 100 hours (10 theory + 24 practical sessions + 66 out of the classroom work)
Teaching language or languages: Catalan / Spanish / English
Teaching Staff: Anna Sfairopoulou (coordinator), Eduard Bonada, Sougata Pal
1. Presentation of the subject
The Network and Services Laboratory is a very practical subject focused on an introductory and basic configuration of different network equipment. The aim is to teach how to put into practice the theoretical information and the knowledge learned in previous subjects (Networks and Services, Network and Services Protocols) such as traffic analysis, routing, local area networks and wireless networks, or security issues of network equipment.
The subject follows the OSI model from the physical level to the application level. The chance to experiment with different network equipment, learn through trial-and-error methods and solve different problems in groups is a key issue for a technical engineer.
2. Previous requirements to follow the formative itinerary
The notions required are:
- Networks and communication protocols
- Notions about routing protocols
- Notions about System 802.11
It is recommended to have completed the following subjects: Networks and Services, Network and Services Protocols.
Knowledge about Linux operating system and the English language is also considered necessary to have the capacity to understand instructions in English.
3. Competences to be obtained in the subject
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Instrumental Interpersonal Systemic |
1. Capacity to distinguish the network basic equipment and its mission. |
4. Evaluation
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Mandatory |
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Coevaluation |
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Continuous - Practical activities |
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50 |
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Continuous - Project |
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30 |
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Final |
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20 |
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The evaluation is based on three parameters:
• Continuous evaluation - practical activities (50%): Participation in the laboratory practical activities and reports hand-in.
• Continuous evaluation - Project (30%): Implementation of a project in a laboratory and reports hand-in.
• Individual final test (20%): It will consist of theoretical questions and problems.
• Students must pass each part (practical activities - project - theory) separately with at least a mark of 5.
September sitting:
• If a student doesn't pass the theory part (individual final test): there will be an examination of theoretical issues and problems, similar to the test in June. The mark of this examination replaces the mark of the June theory test and the mark of the practical activities and the project is kept (continuous evaluation)
• If a student doesn't pass the practical part or the project: there won't be an examination but there will be a practical activity carried out individually in the laboratory at the same time of the exam. The mark of this practical activity replaces the practical activities mark or the project mark and the rest of the marks are kept.
5. Contents
• Unit 1: Local area networks. (6 weeks)
- Creation of a local network and wireless networks 802.11 (2 weeks)
- Virtual local networks and Spanning Tree Protocol (2 weeks)
- Configuration of routers and routing protocols in a local network (2 weeks)
• Unit 2: Security (4 weeks)
- IPSec (1 week)
- Firewalls (2 weeks)
- Traffic analysis (1 week)
6. Methodology
The Network and Services Laboratory subject has 4 ECTS credits corresponding to 100 hours of work, and only 34 hours of the total are in class. These 34 hours are divided into: lectures (10 hours) and practical activities and project in the laboratory (24 hours). In the lectures the basic concepts of the subject are exposed and the concepts learned in previous courses are reviewed. The practical sessions in the laboratory are designed to do the activities and a project of implementation on the topics discussed previously in the lectures.
The lectures take place in a large group and they are detailed in the activities program document. In the laboratories, there are two groups G11 and G12, which will be divided into subgroups of about 2-3 people.
Course materials will be published in Aula Global Moodle. This material consists of lecture notes, instructions of projects and configuration manuals. It will be necessary to read in detail the lecture notes before going to it.
In laboratories, it will be put into practice the content covered in the lectures. The instructions will define the practical activity each week. The implementation of this activity must begin at the session assigned that week for each group (2 hours) and can continue out of the classroom time, in the laboratory or at home. Each group can then work at home to create a report that will have to be hand in within a week.
The project will take place during the last week of the subject. It will be done in groups of 6-8 people (3 subgroups of practical activities will work together), and it will last 3 sessions (6 hours), and it can also be continued out of the session time. It will consist to apply and implement in a "real" configuration issues previously taught during the practical sessions and the lectures. At the end, a demonstration and a hand-in of a detailed project report must be done within one week.
7. Bibliography and didactic resources
7.1. Learning information resources. Basic bibliography (on paper or electronic media).
• W. Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004
• J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking, A Top-Down Approach, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2007.
7.2. Didactic resources. Subject learning material.
• Lecture notes in Aula Global
• Manufacturers configuration manuals