Unit Code: ECI505

Unit Name: Introduction to Network

Description: CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks (ITN) covers the architecture, structure, functions and components of the Internet and other computer networks. Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement Internet Protocol (IP). By the end of the course, students will be able to: • Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources. • Illustrate how physical and data link layer protocols support the operation of Ethernet in a switched network. • Configure routers to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices. • Create IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes and verify network connectivity between devices. • Illustrate how the upper layers of the OSI model support network applications. • Configure a small network with security best practices. • Troubleshoot connectivity in a small network. This intensive instructor-led course is the 1st of 3 courses in the Cisco CCNAv7 curriculum. The course includes Packet Tracer, hands-on lab work, and a wide array of assessment types and tools.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. List down the advances in modern network technologies. 2. Implement initial settings, including passwords, IP address, and default gateway parameters on a n/switch and end devices. 3. Demonstrate how network protocols enable devices to access local and remote network resources. 4. Calculate and convert numbers between decimal, binary, and hexadecimal systems. 5. Monitor and maintain access control in the data link layer that supports communication across networks. 6. Demonstrate how Ethernet operates in a switched network. 7. Demonstrate how routers use network layer protocols and services to enable end-to-end connectivity. 8. Implement ARP and ND enable communication on a local area network. 9. Implement initial settings on a router and end devices. 10. Calculate an IPv4 subnetting scheme to segment your network efficiently. 11. Calculate an IPv6 subnetting scheme to segment your network efficiently. 12. Demonstrate how ICMP manages to message between devices. 13. Contrast the operations of transport layer protocols in supporting end-to-end communication. 14. Implement and Illustrate the operation of application-layer protocols in providing support to end-user applications. 15. Configure and manage switches and routers with device hardening features to enhance security. 16. Implement and manage a network design for a small network to include a router, a switch, and end devices.

Prerequisite: The student must have a Pass in Year 11 with a pass in English and Mathematics and have completed Year 12.

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1