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Routed and Switched Networks

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction English
Code 460-4081/02
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.
- Line aggregation. Use of VLANs in enterprise networks and in DC.
- 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 features of the OSPF protocol. Principle, areas, topological database, building a routing table. Functions on various types of networks, 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. Implicit path 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 cooperation with IGP class protocols.
- Routing 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 broadcasting, addressing at layers 2 and 3. 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, classification and prioritization at layer 2 and 3, IEEE 802.1p, NBAR. Queue service mechanisms. Traffic limiting and shaping.

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 technology, routing between VLANs, switching at layer 3 of OSI RM.
- L2 Security, Private VLAN. VRF. FHRP protocols - HSRP, VRRP.
- L2 technology - LAG with LACP, advanced STP configuration.
- Configuration of advanced STP variants (RSTP, MST), STP protection.
- Link State routing protocols: OSPF, multi-area OSPF.
- Link State routing protocols, IS-IS, route distribution control 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.