CET 1600 - Introduction to Networks

College of Computer & Information Technology

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Summer 2021 (590)

Course Description

This is the first of three courses designed to provide students with classroom and laboratory experience to achieve professional certification as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). This course introduces the architecture, structure, media, components, principles of Internet Protocol (IP) addressing, and fundamentals of Ethernet. By the end of the course, students will be able to build simple local area networks (LANs), perform basic router and switch configuration, and implement basic IP addressing.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will discover the basic characteristics and components of a network by:
    1. identifying common components of a network.
    2. using the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) to navigate and perform initial device configurations.
    3. using Cisco IOS commands to limit access to device configurations.
    4. producing basic connectivity between devices on a network.
  2. The student will explain the protocols and functions performed at Physical, Data Link, and Network layers by:
    1. describing the characteristics and functions of the physical layer in the network.
    2. identifying the contents of a packet.
    3. identifying the purpose and characteristics of a MAC (media access control) address.
    4. describing the purpose of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and how it impacts network and host performance.
    5. troubleshooting and solving default gateway issues.
  3. The student will interpret and manipulate IPv4 and IPv6 addressing by:
    1. describing the structure of an IPv4 address and the purpose of a subnet mask.
    2. calculating numbers between the decimal and binary numbering systems.
    3. calculating an IPv4 subnetting scheme to efficiently segment your network.
    4. describing the representation of an IPv6 address.
    5. calculating numbers between decimal and hexadecimal systems.
    6. configuring IPv6 addressing on network devices.
  4. The student will explain the protocols and functions performed at the Transport and Application layers by:
    1. describing characteristics of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP) protocols.
    2. identifying TCP and UDP port numbers and their uses.
    3. describing how TCP protocol data units are transmitted and acknowledged to guarantee delivery.
    4. explaining the operation of application layer protocols, such as DNS and DHCP, in providing support to end-user devices and applications.
  5. The student will implement a network design for a small network to include routers, switches, and end devices by:
    1. identifying the devices, protocols, and applications used in a small network.
    2. configuring network devices with basic addressing and hardening features.
    3. using show commands to verify the configuration and status of network devices.
    4. using the output of Ping and Traceroute to establish network connectivity.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I 4/27/99, DBT 5/18/99, Effective Session 19983 3 Year Review 2002 reformatted C&I 9/11/07, BOT 10/16/07, Effective 20071(0385). C&I 11/10/08, BOT 12/10/08, Effective 20081(0415). C&I Approval: 09/16/2011, BOT Approval: 10/01/2011, Effective Term: Spring 2012 (450). C&I Approval: 11/21/2014, BOT Approval: 02/17/2015, Effective Term: Fall 2015 (505). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2018 (550). C&I Approval: 02/21/2020, BOT Approval: 03/17/2020, Effective Term: Fall 2020 (580).
C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Summer 2021 (590)

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