Troubleshooting IP Networks
Unit code: HIT7715
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | 1 Semester or equivalent |
| Contact hours | 60 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn |
| Prerequisites | HIT7713 Advanced Routing & HIT7714 Advanced Switching as well as a pass in the Cisco CNAP ROUTE and SWITCH |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Related course(s)
Aims and objectives
- Understand and apply maintenance methodologies, processes and procedures
- Understand the use of network maintenance tools, applications and resources
- Understand and implement troubleshooting principles, approaches and processes
- Implement commands to selectively gather information in support of basic diagnostic processes
- Identify tools commonly used for specific maintenance and troubleshooting processes and preparing the infrastructure for their use
- Troubleshoot VLANs, Spanning Tree, Switched Virtual Interfaces, Inter-VLAN Routing, and First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
- Troubleshoot network layer connectivity, EIGRP, OSPF, route redistribution, and BGP
- Identify common IPv4 Addressing service Issues, and common IPv6 routing issues
- Troubleshoot network applications services, performance issues on routers and switches
- Troubleshoot converged networks to Support Wireless, Unified Communications, and Video
- Troubleshoot challenges in secure networks, Management, Control, and Data Plane security, Branch Office and remote worker connectivity
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes that relate to this unit of study help to produce graduates who have:
- in-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline
- ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solutions
- ability to utilise a systems approach to design operational performance
Content
- Planning maintenance for complex networks
- Troubleshoot processes for complex Enterprise networks
- Using maintenance and troubleshooting tools and applications
- Maintaining and troubleshooting Campus switched solutions
- Maintaining and troubleshooting routing solutions
- Troubleshooting Addressing services
- Troubleshooting Network performance issues
- Troubleshooting converged networks
- Maintaining and troubleshooting network security implementations
- Review and preparation for troubleshooting complex Enterprise networks
