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Routed and Switched Networks

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 460-4081/01
Abbreviation SPS
Course title Routed and Switched Networks
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Computer Science
Course coordinator Ing. Pavel Moravec, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
- Practical reasons for the division of L2 and L3. Scalability of switched and routed networks, connection of addressing with the physical location of endpoints. Switching at OSI layer 3 RM. Multilayer switching. Routing between VLANs. L2 security.
- Link aggregation. Use of VLANs in enterprise networks and in DCi environment.
- Redundancy in switched networks: advanced variants of Spanning Tree (STP), STP protection. STP replacement options – routed VxLANs.
- Routing, reminder of the basics of routing including the default path. Classification of routing protocols. Distance Vector routing protocols – concept, advanced features, use.
- Link State routing protocols. Advanced OSPF topics: principle, areas, topological database, building a routing table. Function on various network types, multi-area OSPF, IS-IS.
- IPv6 specifics and routing in IPv6. OSPFv3, MP-BGP. Parallel IPv4 and IPv6 routing.
- Routing optimization. Multi-protocol routing, redistribution. Default route propagation. Route filtering. Operation on L3 leaf&spine architectures. Load balancing.
- Autonomous systems and routing between them. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). External and internal BGP. BGP interoperability with IGP class protocols.
- Route optimization between autonomous systems, BGP attributes and policies. BGP in deployments outside ISP networks. Using BGP to protect against DDoS attacks.
- Multimedia application support: Multicast, L2 and L3 multicast addresse. IGMP and MLD. Multicast routing: reverse-path forwarding, distribution trees. PIM protocol and its modes, MSDP.
- Design of reliable IP networks.
- QoS support in networks: Integrated Services and Differentiated Services. RSVP, L2 and L3 traffic classification and prioritization, IEEE 802.1p, NBAR. Queuing strategies. Traffic shaping and limiting.

Exercise syllabus (exercises are held in the PC laboratory):
In the exercises, students practically work with individual technologies discussed in the lectures and independently work out and consult partial tasks.
- Introduction to the laboratory, L2 technologies, routing between VLANs, L3 switching.
- L2 Security, Private VLAN. VRF. FHRP protocols - HSRP, VRRP.
- L2 technologies - LAG with LACP, more advanced STP configuration.
- Configuration of modern STP variants (RSTP, MST), STP protection.
- Link State routing protocols: OSPF, multi-area OSPF.
- Link State routing protocols, IS-IS, control of route distribution between areas.
- Routing configuration for IPv6 and dualstack.
- Routing optimization (IGP).
- BGP – basic configuration and path filtering, MP-BGP.
- BGP – advanced routing policies.
- BGP – security mechanisms.
- Multicasting on layer 2 and 3.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://lms.vsb.cz/?lang=en

Literature

1. Cisco Systems, Inc.: Internetworking Technologies Handbook, Fourth Edition, Cisco Press, 2003, ISBN 1-58705-119-2 , 1128 pages.

Advised literature

1. Andrew S. Tanenbaum: Computer Networks (5th Edition), Prentice Hall, 2010, ISBN 978-0132126953 .
2. J. Doyle, J. DeHaven Carroll: Routing TCP/IP, Volume 1, 2nd Edition, 2005, Cisco Press, ISBN: 978-1-58705-202-6 , 936 pages.
3. J. Doyle, J. DeHaven Carroll: Routing TCP/IP, Volume II (CCIE Professional Development), 2001, Cisco Press, ISBN 978-1-57870-089-9 , 976 pages.
4. R. Froom, E. Frahim: Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) Foundation Learning Guide: Foundation learning for SWITCH 300-115, Cisco Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-58720-664-1 , 512 pages.
5. D. Medhi, K. Ramasamy: Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures (2nd. edition), Morgan Kaufmann, 2017, ISBN 978-0128007372 , 1017 stran.
6. D. Teare, B. Vachon, and R. Graziani. Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) Foundation Learning Guide: CCNP ROUTE 300-101 (1st. ed.). 2015, ISBN 978-1-58720-456-2  WebEx Communications.
7. Edgeworth, B., Garza Rios, R., Gooley, J., Hucaby, D., & Lacoste, R. CCNP Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 and Advanced Routing ENARSI 300-410 Official Cert Guide Library (2nd ed.), 2023, ISBN 978-0-13-820154-8, Cisco Press.