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Communication Networks II

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Course Unit Code440-2208/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MIC26Ing. Libor Michalek, Ph.D.
MAC24Ing. Petr Machník, Ph.D.
Summary
The course Communication Networks II is focused on IP-based communication networks which are currently the most widespread. Attention is paid to IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, routing protocols, VLANs, NAT, packet filters, and security and redundancy in computer networks. The emphasis is also placed on the practical aspects of building these communication networks.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
To understand the concept and principle of communication networks, including methods of data transmission.

Learning outcomes are set so that the students are able to identify, apply and solve tasks in the field of communication networks.
Course Contents
Lectures:
1) Layers and protocols of the TCP/IP protocol model
2) Addressing in IPv4 and IPv6
3) Subnetting
4) Network devices in communication networks
5) Routing - the basic principles
6) Routing protocols (1st part)
7) Routing protocols (2nd part)
8) Ethernet
9) Virtual LAN networks
10) Security of network devices and security in LAN networks
11) Packet filters
12) NAT
13) Redundancy in computer networks


Exercises:
1) Safety in laboratories. Basic information about the subject and its classification.
2) Laboratory work - cabling
3) Laboratory work – practical building of a computer network
4) Laboratory work – IP addresses, subnetting
5) Laboratory work – static and default routing
6) Laboratory work – routing and routing protocols (OSPFv2)
7) Laboratory work – routing and routing protocols (OSPFv3)
8) Laboratory work – switches in a computer network
9) Laboratory work – VLAN networks
10) Laboratory work - security of network devices and security in LAN networks
11) Laboratory work – packet filters
12) Laboratory work – NAT
13) Laboratory work – redundancy in computer networks
14) Reserve term for tests and labs
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ODOM, Wendell. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library. Cisco Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-58714-714-2.
MACHNÍK, Petr, MICHALEK, Libor. Komunikační sítě II. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská - Technická univerzita Ostrava, 2021.
ODOM, Wendell. CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library. Cisco Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-58714-714-2.
Recommended Reading:
MIR, Nader F. Computer and communication networks. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2015. ISBN 9780133814743.
OLIFER, Natalia, OLIFER, Victor. Computer Networks: Principles, Technologies and Protocols for Network Design. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 973 p. ISBN 0470869828.
PENTTINEN, Jyrki T. J. The telecommunications handbook: engineering guidelines for fixed, mobile and satellite systems. Chichester: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 9781119944881.
MIR, Nader F. Computer and communication networks. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2015. ISBN 9780133814743.
OLIFER, Natalia, OLIFER, Victor. Computer Networks: Principles, Technologies and Protocols for Network Design. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2006. 973 p. ISBN 0470869828.
PENTTINEN, Jyrki T. J. The telecommunications handbook: engineering guidelines for fixed, mobile and satellite systems. Chichester: Wiley, 2015. ISBN 9781119944881.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)15
                SubnettingLaboratory work4 0
                RoutingLaboratory work4 0
                Test No. 1Written test10 0
                VLANLaboratory work4 0
                Network SecurityLaboratory work4 0
                NATLaboratory work4 0
                Test No. 2Written test10 0
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)20
                TestWritten examination40 20
                Oral ExamOral examination20 5