SUBJECT OUTLINE

31277 Routing and Switching Essentials

Course area UTS: Information Technology
Delivery Autumn 2024; standard mode; City
Credit points 6cp
Requisite(s) 31270 Networking Essentials OR 41092 Network Fundamentals
Result type Grade and marks

Attendance: 3hpw; 1hpw lecture, 2pw computer lab

Recommended studies: open system interconnection (OSI); transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP)
and data network models; knowledge of networking terminology, data transmission media, data networking
components and devices; internet protocol addressing

Subject coordinator
Dr Ying He
Room CB11.08.204
Phone: +61 2 9514 5982
E-Mail: [email protected]

Teaching staff
Yingying Yang
Email: [email protected]
Yuwei Chen
Email: [email protected]
Ali Kuscu
Email: [email protected]
Notes: Generally, questions regarding assessment and the subject should be raised in classes, or on the subject's
"Discussion" Section on Canvas. This ensures that all students get the benefit of the information given.

The Subject Coordinator may be contacted by Email if you have matters of a personal nature to discuss. All emails
must bear a meaningful description in the 'Subject' box at the top of the email, beginning with the subject number
31277 for a timely response. For example, '31277/Instructor's Name/medical reason'. Emails must be sent from your
UTS student email.

Subject description
This subject extends the work done in the prerequisite subject. Students will have the opportunity to both develop
sound knowledge and skills to pursue a networking specialisation or to develop a clear model of how networks can
impact network-based applications. Students learn the role of routing protocols and how to compare them; how to
design construct and implement small to medium-sized intranets; and how to perform basic management and security
tasks. The role of TCP/IP, ICMP and other protocols in IP networks are evaluated. Students also learn how CISCO
routers and switches are used for the practical work.

Subject learning objectives (SLOs)

Upon successful completion of this subject students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate proficiency in designing a hierarchical IPv4 addressing scheme. (D.1)
2. Design small to medium sized networks with switches and routers given design criteria. (C.1)
3. Build and operate network infrastructure services for small to medium sized networks. (D.1)
4. Demonstrate teamwork capability and communication skills. (E.1)

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Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes specifically to the development of the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes
(CILOs):
Design Oriented: FEIT graduates apply problem solving, design and decision-making methodologies to develop
components, systems and processes to meet specified requirements. (C.1)
Technically Proficient: FEIT graduates apply abstraction, mathematics and discipline fundamentals, software, tools
and techniques to evaluate, implement and operate systems. (D.1)
Collaborative and Communicative: FEIT graduates work as an effective member or leader of diverse teams,
communicating effectively and operating within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural contexts in the workplace.
(E.1)

Teaching and learning strategies

The subject will be delivered as weekly forums and laboratories. In the forums students will critique the learning
material including online notes, videos.

In the laboratory sessions students actively practice by configuring, building and troubleshooting network models in
online and/or hands-on activities by using the knowledge gathered from learning materials and forums. Students
collaborate with other members to complete the group work tasks.

Students will also need to attend in-class assessments and practice in the forums and labs.An online discussion forum
and Microsoft Teams will be used to facilitate online learning, disseminate information to all students, and to allow
students to pose post questions, and more importantly, to answer each others’ questions. Students are expected to log
into the forum and Microsoft Teams during the class time and on a frequent basis to read messages and to engage in
dialogue on the subject matter.

Students are expected to pre-read all modules before they are covered in each weekto prepare themselves.
Further, careful notes made at this time will greatly assist with the written assessment. During lab sessions students
should make careful notes in their Engineering Journals which will be very helpful in the skills based assessments.

Content (topics)
1. IP Address
2. Subnetting and VLSM
3. Routing Concepts
4. Static Routing
5. Dynamic Routing
6. Switched Networks and Configurations
7. VLANs
8. DHCP and WLAN
9. ACL and NAT

Program
Week/Session Dates Description

Week 0 Before Week 1 Students are expected to complete their personal profiles and gain access to
the online text book on the Cisco site.

Notes:

All students will be enrolled into a CISCO class by Week 1. Students are
expected to log in to CISCO Netacad and gain access to the online text book
and assessments. Students should familiarise themselves with the layout of
the online course curriculum. Students should also login to UTSOnline to
read the available contents.

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 Week 1 19 Feb Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA ITN Module 11.0 - 11.3 of the
online text book before coming to class.

Forum 1: IP Addressing

Labs 1:
Lab 1.1: Converting IPv4 Addresses to Binary

Lab 1.2: Identifying IPv4 Addresses

Week 2 26 Feb Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA ITN Module 11.4 - 11.10 of the
online text book before coming to class.

Forum 2: Subnetting and VLSM

Labs 2:

Lab 2.1: Calculating IPv4 Subnets

Lab 2.2: VLSM Practice

Week 3 4 Mar Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA SRWE Module 14 of the online
text book before coming to class.

Forum 3: Routing Concepts

Labs 3:

Lab 3: Configuring Basic Router Settings with IOS CLI

Week 4 11 Mar Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA SRWE Module 15 and 16 of
the online text book before coming to class.

Forum 4: IP Static Routing

Labs 4:

Lab 4: Configuring IPv4 Static and Default Routes

Week 5 18 Mar Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA ENSA Module 1 and 2before
coming to class.

Forum 5: Dynamic Routing

Labs 5:

Lab 5: Configuring OSPF

Week 6 25 Mar Forum 6: Quiz 1

Labs 6:

Lab 6: Feedback for Quiz 1, Practice Case Study

Notes:

No Friday classes due to public holiday on 29 Mar

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 Week 7 1 Apr Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNR SRWE Module 2, 1.1-1.3 and
11.1 of the online text book before coming to class.

Students need to watch the lecture recordings on Canvas before the lab
sessions.

Labs 7:

Lab 7: Configuring Basic Switch Settings and Security Features

Notes:

No Monday classes due to public holiday on 1 Apr

Friday classes will do Lab 6

Week 8 8 Apr Forum 7: Switched Networks and Configurations

Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA SRWE Module 3.0 - 3.4, 4.0 -
4.2 and 4.4 of the online text book before coming to class.

Students need to watch the lecture recordings on Canvas before the lab
sessions.

Labs 8:

Lab 8.1: Configuring VLANs and Trunking

Lab 8.2: Configuring 802.1Q Trunk-Based Inter-VLAN Routing

Notes:

Monday lecture online will do Forum 7

Friday classes will do Lab 7

Thursday classes will do Lab 8.

StuVac1 15 Apr Forum 8: VLAN and Inter-VLAN Routing

Labs: see Notes below

Notes:

Monday lecture online will do Forum 8

No Thursday classes due to stuvac on 18 Apr

Friday classes will do Lab 8

Week 9 22 Apr Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA ENSA Module 4, 5 (5.4 is not
required), 6 of the online text book before coming to class.

Forum 9: ACL & NAT

Labs 9:

Lab 9.1: Configuring and Modifying Standard IPv4 ACLs

Lab 9.2: Configuring Dynamic and Static NAT

Lab 9.3: Configuring Port Address Translation (PAT)

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 Notes:

No Thursday classes due to public holiday on 25 Apr

Week 10 29 Apr Students should read CISCO Netacad CCNA SRWE Module 7, 12, 13.1 of
the online text book before coming to class.

Forum 10: DHCP & WLAN

Labs 10:

Lab 10.1: Configuring Basic DHCPv4 on a Router

Lab 10.2: Configure a Wireless Network

Notes:

Thursday classes will do Lab 9

Week 11 6 May Forum 11: Quiz 2

Labs 11:

Lab 11.1: Practice for Skills Based Assessment Modelling

Lab 11.2: Practice for Skills Based Assessment Troubleshooting

Feedback on Quiz 2

Notes:

Case Study due at 11:59 pm Friday 10 May 2024

Thursday labs will do Lab 10 and Lab 11.1

Week 12 13 May Forum 12: Skilled Based Assessment: Modelling

Labs 12:

Skills Based Assessment: Troubleshooting

Notes:

Thursday classes will do Lab 11.2

StuVac2 20 May
Notes:

Thursday classes will do SBA TS on 23 May 2024

Notes:
1. The Modules refer to the corresponding modules as they appear in the online course materials CCNAv7:
Introduction to Networks (ITN), CCNAv7: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE), and CCNAv7:
Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA).
2. The Labs refer to the corresponding labs borrowed and modified from ITN, SRWE and ENSA. They will be
distributed through Canvas. These labs are to be covered in class tutorial time; however, there are other labs for
students' home study most weeks.
3. Students are expected to pre-read the corresponding chapters and labs before they attend each class for
efficient utilisation of class time.

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 efficient utilisation of class time.

Additional information
1. Using CISCO Materials

The University's agreement with Cisco gives you, as a Cisco Networking Academy student, the right to use their
materials but to make no copies of any of it. When you click on the button at Cisco Networking Academy site (referred
to as 'NetSpace'), saying that you accept its conditions, you undertake that you will abide by this agreement. If you
make a copy of any of their material, you breach the agreement between you and Cisco and between the University
and Cisco. This is a very serious matter, which may put the whole Cisco program at risk. UTS will make reasonable
attempts to protect Cisco's copyright. If you are observed with a hard or soft copy of any Cisco material, other than that
which has been provided by staff, it will be treated as a case of non-academic misconduct under Section 11 of the
University Rules.

2. Cables

When using the laboratories, the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) will endeavour to ensure
that there are sufficient cables for your laboratory classes during the semester. During a session, cables are subject to
many removals from sockets and insertions into sockets, thus causing wear and tear.

Assessment
Assessment task 1: Labs
Intent: This assessment is to give student feedback on labs to improve their learning efficiency.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2, 3 and 4

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1, D.1 and E.1

Type: Laboratory/practical

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: 10%

Task: There are 10 hands-on labs distributed in each week (weight 1% for each lab) for week 1-10
Students are expected to practice their skills, explain and analyse the network models during the
labs. Feedback will be provided in class in each week.

Due: Weekly, for Lab 1-10, in your lab class

Assessment task 2: Case Study

Intent: This assessment task evaluates students' hands-on skills using the overall technologies in this
subject and team working.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

2, 3 and 4

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1, D.1 and E.1

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 Type: Laboratory/practical

Groupwork: Group, group and individually assessed

Weight: 10%

Task: Given network specifications, each group needs to build and troubleshoot the network and
demonstrate their network meet all requirements. Case Study will be assessed by submitted report
and submitted Packet Tracer file. Groups must report their weekly progress to their lab instructors
during each week's lab session. Students receive ongoing verbal feedback during the lab sessions.
Case study is group work, and initially assessed as a group, although in cases where team members
do not contribute equally, individual marks may be adjusted to reflect contribution. Contribution will
be assessed based on a combination of students mentioning contributions in their final report, as well
as tutor records of participation during weekly progress reports. Students who are unwell and feel
their group participation may be impacted should make their tutor aware before the assignment
deadline. Individual marks and feedback will be provided through UTSOnline within three weeks of
submissions.

Due: 11.59pm Friday 10 May 2024

Assessment task 3: Quizzes

Intent: This assessment is designed to test students conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

1, 2 and 3

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1 and D.1

Type: Quiz/test

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: 40%

Task: Quizzes consist of questions from relevant modules. Quiz 1 is weighted 20% and Quiz 2 is also
weighted 20%. Feedback will be provided in class.

Due: Quiz 1: In class, at the Forum/Lecture session, on 25 March 2024;

Quiz 2: In class, at the Forum/Lecture session, on 6 May 2024.

Assessment task 4: Skills-Based Assessment

Intent: This assessment task evaluates students' hands-on skills using the overall technologies in this
subject.

Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

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 Objective(s): This assessment task addresses the following subject learning objectives (SLOs):

2 and 3

This assessment task contributes to the development of the following Course Intended Learning
Outcomes (CILOs):

C.1 and D.1

Type: Laboratory/practical

Groupwork: Individual

Weight: 40%

Task: This assessment consists of two components:

It contains Modelling (30%) and Troubleshooting (10%). Modelling is to build a network model
according to given requirements. Troubleshooting is to identify the problem given a network model
and provide a solution. Feedback will be available after official results release.

Due: In class in SBA Modelling is in class, at Forum/Lecture session, on 13 May 2024;

SBA TS is in class. Friday labs will do SBA TS at your lab sessions on 17 May 2024. Thursday labs
will do SBA TS at your lab sessions on 23 May 2024.

Minimum requirements
In order to pass the subject, a student must achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.

Required texts
1. The primary source of information for this subject will be online course material.
2. All students enrolled in this subject will be given access to CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks (ITN), CCNAv7:
Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials (SRWE), and CCNAv7: Enterprise Networking, Security, and
Automation (ENSA) through the CISCO Networking Academy website ( http://www.netacad.com). The CISCO
Networking Academy site also contains additional learning resources, including module exams, online final exams
and skills exams.
3. Other subject documents and course materials, such as subject outlines, lecture notes, assignments, additional
information about labs and assessments, as well as comments and answers to questions common to all students,
will be distributed via Canvas (https://canvas.uts.edu.au/) under corresponding titles.

Recommended texts
CCNA: Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide

ISBN: 9780136729358

Published 19/08/2020 by Pearson

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