Subject

Computer Network Design

Course Title

Computer Network Design
Computer network design

Code

F23L3S063

Study Programme

Internet, networks and security

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First Cycle

Academic year / semester

8 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Alexandra Dedinec, Igor Mishkovski

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

Computer Networks or Computer Networks and Security

10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

The goal of this course is to enable the student to work with large computer networks and to facilitate collaborative work across different administrative domains, as well as to design various types of computer networks according to end-user needs.

11.

Course content

(1) Introduction to QoS. Requirements. Converged networks. Types of delay. QoS requirements for different traffic types. QoS policies. (1) Building blocks of QoS. Integrated and differentiated services. PHB. QoS mechanisms. (1) Classification and marking. Congestion management. Congestion avoidance. (1) Policies and traffic shaping. Link efficiency. (1) Autonomous systems and routing. RIP, EIGRP, OSPF. (1) Inter-autonomous system routing. BGP. (1) Network design methodologies. Network architecture of a business network. Structured network design. System development life cycle. (1) Steps in network design. Project goals and scope. Client contact. (1) Technical objectives. Scalability. Availability. Performance. Security. Manageability. Usability. (1) Characterization of an existing network and traffic. Work tools. Factors in network traffic. (1) Network structuring and modularization. Campus network and data center network design. Redundancy. Core design. Virtualized network environment. (1) Multicast traffic and protocols. (1) SLA. Creating and maintaining SLAs.

12.

Learning methods

Lectures using presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and a seminar paper.

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

30 + 60 + 15 + 0 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	60 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	0 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	10 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	0 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	70 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

Activities 15.2 and 16.1 have been completed.

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Priscilla Oppenheimer \| Top-Down Network Design (3rd Ed.) \| Cisco Press \| 2010 2. James D. McCabe \| Network Analysis, Architecture, and Design, Third Edition \| Morgan Kaufmann \| 2007 3. Randy Zhang, Micah Bartell \| BGP Design and Implementation \| Cisco Press; 1st edition \| 2016
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year