Advanced Switching
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 60 hrs
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
This unit is designed to teach students how to implement, monitor, and maintain switching in converged enterprise campus networks. Students will learn how to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complex enterprise switching solutions. Comprehensive labs emphasize hands-on learning and practice to reinforce configuration skills.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appraise current best practice for Enterprise Scale Campus Network design
2. Describe and implement VLAN technologies in a Campus network
3. Describe, configure and troubleshoot various Spanning Tree protocols
4. Configure Inter-VLAN routing and DHCP in a Multilayer Switched environment
5. Assess security threats in a Campus Network Infrastructure and deploy mitigating techniques
6. Monitor, analyse, and troubleshoot switch performance, connectivity and security issues
7. Research and report on an emerging technology in the field of Networking
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Appraise current best practice for Enterprise Scale Campus Network design
2. Describe and implement VLAN technologies in a Campus network
3. Describe, configure and troubleshoot various Spanning Tree protocols
4. Configure Inter-VLAN routing and DHCP in a Multilayer Switched environment
5. Assess security threats in a Campus Network Infrastructure and deploy mitigating techniques
6. Monitor, analyse, and troubleshoot switch performance, connectivity and security issues
7. Research and report on an emerging technology in the field of Networking
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (24 hours), Laboratory Work (36 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (N/A)
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities (approx. 90 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (N/A)
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities (approx. 90 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| CNAP Final | Individual | 2-5% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| In Semester Case Study Demonstration | Individual | 5-10% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| Research Case Study | Group | 5-10% | 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
| Skills Exam | Individual | 30-45% | 2,3,4,5,6 |
| Examination | Individual | 35-55% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
• An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
• At least 40% in the final exam, and
• A Pass grade for the Skills Exam. The criteria for passing the Skills Exam is available in the Unit Outline.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Analysis Skills
• Communication Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Communication Skills
Content
• Fundamental Review
• Network Design Fundamentals
• Campus Network Architecture
• Implementing Spanning Tree
• Implementing Inter-VLAN routing
• Network Management
• Implementing high availability and redundancy in a Campus network
• Securing the Campus infrastructure
• Network Design Fundamentals
• Campus Network Architecture
• Implementing Spanning Tree
• Implementing Inter-VLAN routing
• Network Management
• Implementing high availability and redundancy in a Campus network
• Securing the Campus infrastructure
Study resources
- References.
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.