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Troubleshooting IP Networks

Unit Code: HIT7715




Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

1 Semester or equivalent

60 Hours

Hawthorn

HIT7713 Advanced Routing & HIT7714 Advanced Switching as well as a pass in the Cisco CNAP ROUTE and SWITCH

Nil

Credit Points: 12.5 Credit Points

Related Course/s:

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Aims & Objectives:

  • Understand and apply maintenance methodologies, processes and procedures
  • Understand the use of network maintenance tools, applications and resources
  • Understand and implement troubleshooting principles, approaches and processes
  • Implement commands to selectively gather information in support of basic diagnostic processes
  • Identify tools commonly used for specific maintenance and troubleshooting processes and preparing the infrastructure for their use
  • Troubleshoot VLANs, Spanning Tree, Switched Virtual Interfaces, Inter-VLAN Routing, and First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
  • Troubleshoot network layer connectivity, EIGRP, OSPF, route redistribution, and BGP
  • Identify common IPv4 Addressing service Issues, and common IPv6 routing issues
  • Troubleshoot network applications services, performance issues on routers and switches
  • Troubleshoot converged networks to Support Wireless, Unified Communications, and Video
  • Troubleshoot challenges in secure networks, Management, Control, and Data Plane security, Branch Office and remote worker connectivity

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Teaching Methods:

Lectures (24 hrs) and Practical Classes (36 hrs)

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Assessment:

Skills exam, Online tests, Written exam

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Generic Skills Outcomes:

The graduate attributes that relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who have: 

  • in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
  • ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solutions
  • ability to utilise a systems approach to design operational performance

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Content:

  • Planning maintenance for complex networks
  • Troubleshoot processes for complex Enterprise networks
  • Using maintenance and troubleshooting tools and applications
  • Maintaining and troubleshooting Campus switched solutions
  • Maintaining and troubleshooting routing solutions
  • Troubleshooting Addressing services
  • Troubleshooting Network performance issues
  • Troubleshooting converged networks
  • Maintaining and troubleshooting network security implementations
  • Review and preparation for troubleshooting complex Enterprise networks

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Reading Materials:

Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT) Foundation Learning Guide: Foundation learning for the CCNP TSHOOT 642-832,Ranjbar, A., CiscoPress 2010

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