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Network System Design

The Network System Design course will provide students with an understanding of computer networks and how they operate, as well as a basic understanding of how to manage and maintain computer networks. These skills will provide students with the ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot networks of all sizes.

Students will learn the basics of network design, including how to identify network requirements and determine the proper network architecture. They will be instructed on the requirements of network models, as well as be introduced to local area networks. Students will also learn about Internet Protocol and the basics of routing data on a network.

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Network System Design

UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK DESIGN

  1. Course Overview
  2. Customer Needs and Goals
  3. Project: Designing a Business Network 
  4. Network Design: Network Infrastructure
  5. Network Design: Physical and Functional Network Requirements
  6. Quiz 1: Network Requirements
  7. Network Architecture Components – Physical and Functional
  8. Project: Connecting Physical to Function 
  9. Logical Network Design – Addressing and Routing Protocols
  10. Network Architectural Models – Topologies and Classifications
  11. Quiz 2: Network Architecture
  12. Unit 1 Test
  13. Course Project Part 1: Physical and Functional Requirements of a Network  (
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 2 – NETWORKING MODELS AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

  1. The Network Reference Models
  2. Project: Port Sniffing  
  3. The OSI Networking Model
  4. The TCP/IP Networking Model
  5. Quiz 1: TCP/IP and OSI Networking – The Fundamentals
  6. LAN Fundamentals: Media, Topologies and Protocols
  7. LAN Technologies: Ethernet
  8. Wireless LANs and Security
  9. Project: Playing With Wireless 
  10. Quiz 2: Local Area Networks – Topologies, Transmission Media and Technologies
  11. Unit 2 Test
  12. Course Project Part 2: Local Area Network 
  13. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 – INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP): ADDRESSING AND ROUTING

  1. Addressing Fundamentals
  2. IP Address: Classful Addressing
  3. Project: IP Address Ranges and Subnetting
  4. Subnetting, Supernetting and Classless Addressing
  5. Project: Researching Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  6. Quiz 1: IP Addressing
  7. Routing Basics
  8. IP Routing Protocols: Distance Vector Routing
  9. IP Routing Protocols: Link State Routing
  10. Project: Router Security
  11. Quiz 2: IP Routing
  12. Unit 3 Test
  13. Course Project Part 3: Internet Protocol
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 4 – WIDE AREA NETWORKS AND NETWORK SECURITY

  1. WAN Concepts
  2. WAN Technologies
  3. Project: Connecting to the Internet Backbone  
  4. WAN Configuration
  5. Project: What Do All These Boxes Look Like?
  6. Quiz 1: Wide Area Networks
  7. Understanding Network Security
  8. Project: Creating a Network Security Policy  
  9. Network Security Threats
  10. Network Security Techniques
  11. Project: Analyzing Network Security
  12. Quiz 2: Network Security
  13. Unit 4 Test
  14. Course Project Part 4: Network Security  
  15. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 – NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS

  1. Network Management Design
  2. Project: Designing a Network Management Plan
  3. Network Management Architecture
  4. Network Management Tools and Protocols
  5. Quiz 1: Network Management Strategies and Design
  6. Network Operating Systems
  7. Project: Researching Network Operating Systems  )
  8. The Windows Server
  9. The Linux Operating System
  10. Project: Installing and Using Linux OS
  11. Quiz 2: Network Operating Systems
  12. Unit 5 Test
  13. Course Project Part 5: Network Management Protocols  
  14. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 6 – COURSE PROJECT, REVIEW, AND EXAM

  1. Course Project Part 6: Capstone Project  
  2. Review
  3. Exam