Networks and Services Architectures

Code:

EIC0047

Acronym:

ARSE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Operating Systems and Networks

Instance: 2007/2008 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://inescporto.pt/~jneves/feup/2007-2008/arse/
Responsible unit:	Telecommunications
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEIC	0	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	4	6	6	-
MIEIC	10	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to cover two objectives: to provide a pragmatic perspective of how to conceive an enterprise network, and how this network should be managed during the exploration phase.

1. Enterprise networks
The project of an enterprise network is often seen as the interconnection of active material, neglecting the crucial phases of requirement analysis, project of the distributed system and the project of the kind of network.
2. Network management
Network and system management is a component of a distributed system that is often neglected until the evaluation and the awareness of the damage that its absence causes. Therefore, this course aims to teach the students the basic concepts underlying the network and system management, showing them its importance.

Program

1. Enterprise Networks
Within the enterprise networks theme, we present, first of all, principles and rules needed to carry out a requirement analysis. Follows the fundamental components and services of a distributed system, as well as the way to associate them to satisfy the users requirements.
In order to consolidate the knowledge acquired in the CDRC I course, we approach several kinds of networks based on repeaters, bridges, routers, change-over switches and hybrid elements.
We present concepts related to advanced networks, as well as virtual networks emulated over ATM, supported by the protocols needed to their implementation
To close the study of enterprise networks, we approach issues related to WAN/LAN interconnection, routing protocols, service quality and security (firewalls).

2. Network management
In order to contextualize network management, we present the organization dimensions of the system and network management (functional areas, management layers, management operations and high-level functionalities). Thus, this allows that the concepts underlying the used protocols and technologies to be properly integrated.
Then, there is the presentation of Internet management architectures. For this architecture, we introduce:
*the fundamental management components: agents, MIB, managers, proxys and probes.
* the information model – SNMP SML
* The SNMP management protocol.
* Remote management recurring to probes.
* MIB RMON as a support example.
Finally, in this last part of the course, we present examples of management platforms existent on the market, as well as tools that are appropriate to these kind of platforms’ development.

Mandatory literature

McCabe, James D.; Network analysis, architecture and design. ISBN: 1-55860-887-7
Stallings, William; SNMP, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, and RMON 1 and 2. ISBN: 0-201-48534-6
Comer, Douglas E.; Internetworking with TCP/IP. ISBN: 0-13-018380-6 (vol. 1)

Teaching methods and learning activities

* Theoretical classes: Contents exposition based on transparencies. Presentation, discussion and solution of examples every time that it is useful.
* Theoretical-practical classes: In each practical class, the student is encouraged to do small practical exercises (laboratory, if possible) that allow him to consolidate the contents approached in theoretical classes. In each class we suggest a piece of homework that may, in certain cases, be part of one of the four assignments the student must present.
* (Extra) curricular Study time: It is assumed that the student has to fulfil 4 curricular hours and 4 extra-curricular hours.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	42,00
Study and final exam	Exame	25,00
Labs and reports	Trabalho escrito	35,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.