COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CME 4455 FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Computer Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YALÇIN ÇEBI

Offered to

Computer Engineering

Course Objective

This course aims to provide, for students, basic methods related to network design and managmentment by teaching network design parameters and methodologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Relate Network design parameters to the methodologies
2   Construct IP address and naming schematics
3   Discuss fundamental methods for network design
4   Create appropriate network topology according to given, on the paper, purposes and constraints
5   Rationalize the quality of design by comparing simulation results and, numerical differences between old and and new designs

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Analyzing Business Goals and Constraints
2 Analyzing Technical Goals and Constraints
3 Analyzing Technical Goals and Constraints II
4 Characterizing the Existing Internetwork
5 Characterizing the Network Traffic
6 Characterizing the Network Traffic
7 Designing a Network Topology-I
8 Designing a Network Topology-II
9 Solving Example Questions. Midterm Exam.
10 LAN/MAN Systems and Design Issues-I
11 LAN/MAN Systems and Design Issues-II
12 Bridging, Switching and Routing Protocols
13 WAN Design Principles-I
14 WAN Design Principles-II

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Oppenheimer, Priscilla, Top-Down Network Design, Cisco Press, ISBN 1-57870-069-8, MacMillan, USA, 1999
2. Course presentations (ppt slides).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presantation/Lecture and interactive discussions and network design simulation in PC lab.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lab grades are added by 25% weight to the grades of midterm and final exams.
Raw final grade is averaged by Standard curve and Letter grades are calculated.

Assessment Criteria

Ranking depending on the class average

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

%80 lab attendance is compulsory
In general continous attendance is advised

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr.Yalçın ÇEBI
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Bilgisayar Mühendisliği Bölümü
Tınaztepe Yerleşkesi 35390 Buca/IZMIR
Oda No:221
Tel: (232) 301 74 07
e-posta-1: yalcin.cebi@deu:edu.tr; e-posta-2: yalcin@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Depending on the workload and course program, it can be changed.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 7 3 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.133353453
LO.255443343
LO.343543354
LO.455554444
LO.554444435

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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