FIT5034 - Network administration and management

Leader(s): Jeff Tan

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit will provide students with fundamentals and theoretical foundations of network administration, management and documentation. Specific areas include local, wide area, and real-time networks. Related protocols such as TCP/IP, ICMP, IPSEC, CSMA/CD, token-passing, frame relay, ATM, SAN and VoIP. The network administrator's function and responsibilities relating to network issues such as planning, implementation, fault diagnosis fine tuning and recovery. Standards for network management - SNMP, RMONs, Protocol analysers, CMIP, ITU / TMN standards, MIBs, DMI, remote management in-band and out-of-band.

Objectives

This unit will:

1. Expose the students to a wide range of contemporary networking protocols and technologies at a level required from network management perspective.
2. Provide in-depth understanding of key network management concepts, protocols, technologies, protocol analysis and practices.
3. The students develop an understanding of the role of a network administrator through theory and hands-on work involving the use of software tools, simulations, and configuring core networking hardware.
4. Adopt a problem solving approach
5. Develop communications skills and accept the code of professional conduct and practice through short presentations and group work.

Assessment

Assignment: and Project work: 70%, Tutorial Exercise and Test: 30%

Contact hours

2 hours of lectures/week, 2 hours of tutorials/week

Prerequisites

For MAIT students, FIT9017, FIT9018, FIT9019, FIT9030, FIT9020 and FIT4037.

Prohibitions

CPE5013

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit5034/