CS206 : Introduction to Network Design & Analysis

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

Network Design and Anlysis includes the core portion of design based on different topological network paradigms. The wirehark section enables the learner to comprehend the network filtering based on packets.

Course Learning Outcomes

Network Building, Wireshark

  • Network Design and Anlysis includes the core portion of design based on different topological network paradigms. The wirehark section enables the learner to comprehend the network filtering based on packets.


Course Calendar

1 Week 1.1 Course Introduction
2 Week 1.2 What is a Network?
3 Week 1.3 Traditional Computer Networks
4 Week 1.4 Using the Network by Accident
5 Week 1.5 Using the Network on Purpose
6 Week 1.6 Well-known Network Applications
7 Week 1.7 Building a Network: Starts with a Plan
8 Week 1.8 Examples of Good Rules for Networking
9 Week 1.9 Proprietary and Public Models
10 Week 1.10 How TCP/IP Standard Grows?
11 Week 1.11 Two-Well Known Networking Models
12 Week 1.12 What is a Local Area Network?

13 Week 2.1 LAN Cables and Connectors
14 Week 2.2 Ethernet Hubs
15 Week 2.3 Ethernet Frames and Collisions
16 Week 2.4 How to avoid Collisions over Ethernet?
17 Week 2.5 Importance of Ethernet Addresses
18 Week 2.6 Frame Check Sequence
19 Week 2.7 Two Ethernet Standards
20 Week 2.8 Working of a LAN Switch
21 Week 2.9 Switch: Collision Avoidance
22 Week 2.10 Full Duplex and Full Switching
23 Week 2.11 Learning Ethernet addresses
24 Week 2.12 Ethernet Network Speeds

25 Week 3.1 Multiple Physical LANs
26 Week 3.2 Introduction to Virtual LANs
27 Week 3.3 Packing VLAN’s frames in a Trunk
28 Week 3.4 Email: A Network Application
29 Week 3.5 TCP/IP Email Standards: SMTP, POP3
30 Week 3.6 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
31 Week 3.7 World Wide Web and HTTP Protocol
32 Week 3.8 Main Features of TCP
33 Week 3.9 Working of TCP
34 Week 3.10 TCP Flow and Congestion Control
35 Week 3.11 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
36 Week 3.12 TCP Ports Numbers
Assignment No. 1

37 Week 4.1 TCP Segmentation
38 Week 4.2 Basics of Internet Protocol (IP)
39 Week 4.3 Working of IP and IP addresses
40 Week 4.4 How to run an IP Network?
41 Week 4.5 Classes of IP Networks
42 Week 4.6 IP Subnetting
43 Week 4.7 Network Address Translation (NAT)
44 Week 4.8 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
45 Week 4.9 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
46 Week 4.10 End-to-End: Processing IP Packet
47 Week 4.11 A Link State Routing Algorithm
48 Week 4.12 Distance Vector Routing Algorithm
Quiz No. 1

49 Week 5.1 Working of Default Gateway Router
50 Week 5.2 Address Resolution Protocol
51 Week 5.3 Router’s Routing Logic and Table
52 Week 5.4 Routing with Subnets
53 Week 5.5 Router Hardware Architecture
54 Week 5.6 Routing to Nearby Places
55 Week 5.7 Dynamically Learning Routing Tables
56 Week 5.8 How to Pick the Best Route
57 Week 5.9 Interior & Exterior Routing Protocols
58 Week 5.10 Introduction to Domain Name System
59 Week 5.11 Domain Name System (DNS) Servers
60 Week 5.12 Working of Domain Name System

61 Week 6.1 DNS Resource Records
62 Week 6.2 Introduction to Wide Area Network
63 Week 6.3 Different Aspects of WAN Link
64 Week 6.4 A Cross-over Cable versus Leased Circuit
65 Week 6.5 Routers and WANS
66 Week 6.6 Frame Relay
67 Week 6.7 Frame Relay Switching
68 Week 6.8 Virtual Circuits
69 Week 6.9 Point-to-Point WANs & Frame Relay
70 Week 6.10 Routing over PVCs
71 Week 6.11 The Internet: A Large IP Network
72 Week 6.12 Using a Phone Line for Data

73 Week 7.1 Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
74 Week 7.2 Sending Data without a Phone Line
75 Week 7.3 Introduction to AAA Security Model
76 Week 7.4 Password Authentication Protocol
77 Week 7.5 Virtual Private Network (VPN)
78 Week 7.6 Enterprise Network and the Internet
79 Week 7.7 Firewalls, Demilitarized Zone, IDS
80 Week 7.8 Introduction to Wireshark
81 Week 7.9 Five Common Network Problems
82 Week 7.10 Next 5 Common Network Problems
83 Week 7.11 Next 6 Common Network Problems
84 Week 7.12 Next 4 Common Network Problems

85 Week 8.1 Next 5 Common Network Problems
86 Week 8.2 Next 8 Common Network Problems
87 Week 8.3 A Four-Part Analysis Methodology
88 Week 8.4 Using a Troubleshooting Checklist
89 Week 8.5 Wireshark Lab 1
90 Week 8.6 Wireshark Lab 2
91 Week 8.7 Wireshark Lab 3
92 Week 8.8 Wireshark Lab 4
93 Week 8.9 Wireshark Lab 5
94 Week 8.10 Wireshark Lab 6
95 Week 8.11 Wireshark Lab 7
96 Week 8.12 Wireshark Lab 8

97 Week 9.1 Wireshark Lab 9
98 Week 9.2 Wireshark Lab 10
99 Week 9.3 Wireshark Lab 11
100 Week 9.4. Wireshark Lab 12
101 Week 9.5 Wireshark Lab 13
102 Week 9.6 Wireshark Lab 14
103 Week 9.7 Capture Options for a Switched Network
104 Week 9.8. Wireshark Lab 15
105 Week 9.9 Wireshark Lab 16
106 Week 9.10 Wireshark Lab 17
107 Week 9.11 Verify the Target Host Traffic
108 Week 9.12 Wireshark Lab 18

109 Week 10.1 Wireshark Lab 19
110 Week 10.2 Wireshark Lab 20
111 Week 10.3 Wireshark Lab 21
112 Week 10.4 Do not Focus on Acceptable Delays
113 Week 10.5 Watch for the Delays that DO Matter
114 Week 10.6 Wireshark Lab 22
115 Week 10.7 Wireshark Lab 23
116 Week 10.8 Wireshark Lab 24
117 Week 10.9 Wireshark Lab 25
118 Week 10.10 Wireshark Lab 26
119 Week 10.11 Wireshark Lab 27
120 Week 10.12 Wireshark Lab 28

121 Week 11.1 Wireshark Lab 29
122 Week 11.2 Wireshark Lab 30
123 Week 11.3 Wireshark Lab 31
124 Week 11.4 RTT: Packets 2 and 3 of TCP Handshake
125 Week 11.5 Wireshark Lab 32
126 Week 11.6 Wireshark Lab 33
127 Week 11.7 Wireshark Lab 34
128 Week 11.8 Wireshark Lab 35
129 Week 11.9 Wireshark Lab 36
130 Week 11.10 Wireshark Lab 37
131 Week 11.11 Wireshark Lab 38
132 Week 11.12 Wireshark Lab 39

133 Week 12.1 Wireshark Lab 40
134 Week 12.2 Wireshark Lab 41
135 Week 12.3 Wireshark Lab 42
136 Week 12.4 Wireshark Lab 43
137 Week 12.5 Wireshark Lab 44
138 Week 12.6 Wireshark's Expert Infos System
139 Week 12.7 Wireshark's Packet Loss Detection
140 Week 12.8 Packet Loss Recovery Methods
141 Week 12.9 Wireshark Lab 45
142 Week 12.10 Wireshark Lab 46
143 Week 12.11 Wireshark Lab 47
144 Week 12.12 Wireshark Lab 48

145 Week 13.1 Wireshark Lab 49
146 Week 13.2 Duplicate ACKs and their Causes
147 Week 13.3 Wireshark Lab 50
148 Week 13.4 Wireshark Lab 51
149 Week 13.5 Wireshark Lab 52
150 Week 13.6 Out-of-Order Packets and their Causes
151 Week 13.7 Wireshark Lab 53
152 Week 13.8 Wireshark Lab 54
153 Week 13.9 Causes of Fast Retransmissions
154 Week 13.10 Wireshark Lab 55
155 Week 13.11 Wireshark Lab 56
156 Week 13.12 Causes of Retransmissions

157 Week 14.1 Wireshark Lab 57
158 Week 14.2 Wireshark Lab 58
159 Week 14.3 Causes of ACKed Unseen Segments
160 Week 14.4 Wireshark Lab 59
161 Week 14.5 Wireshark Lab 60
162 Week 14.6 Causes of Keep Alives
163 Week 14.7 Wireshark Lab 61
164 Week 14.8 Wireshark Lab 62
165 Week 14.9 Wireshark Lab 63
166 Week 14.10 Causes of Reused Ports
167 Week 14.11 Wireshark Lab 74
168 Week 14.12 Wireshark Lab 75

169 Week 15.1 Causes of Checksum Errors
170 Week 15.2 Wireshark Lab 76
171 Week 15.3 Wireshark Lab 77
172 Week 15.4 Wireshark Lab 78
173 Week 15.5 Introduction to Packet Tracer
174 Week 15.6 Packet Tracer’s Interface Overview
175 Week 15.7 Creating a Simple topology
176 Week 15.8 Introduction to Cisco and PT devices
177 Week 15.9 Customizing Devices with Modules
178 Week 15.10 Accessing CLI of a Device
179 Week 15.11 Configuring Devices with Config Tab
180 Week 15.12 Generic IP End Devices in PT

181 Week 16.1 Configuring End Devices in PT
182 Week 16.2 Packet Tracer’s Simulation Mode
183 Week 16.3 Connecting Devices and Link Status
184 Week 16.4 Testing Connectivity with PDUs
185 Week 16.5 Clustering a Topology
186 Week 16.6 Creating Cities, Offices & Wiring Closets
187 Week 16.7 Managing Cables and Distances
188 Week 16.8 Static Routing with GUI
189 Week 16.9 Static Routing with CLI
190 Week 16.10 Configuring RIP with GUI
191 Week 16.11 Configuring RIP with CLI
192 Week 16.12 Load Sharing