Network Administration and Security unit (KIT216)

Introduction

This unit builds on the fundamentals of distributed networked environments explored in KIT111 Data Networks and Security and extends your knowledge of internetworking standards to consider advanced topics such as network scalability, quality of service, reliability and fault tolerance, efficiency, and security. It will equip you with an understanding of: the OSI model framework; switching concepts, switch security (including access control and identifying LAN security threats), VLANs and inter-VLAN routing, trunking and dynamic trunking, loop-free topologies with spanning tree protocols, link aggregation and automatic negotiation, dynamic addressing with first-hop redundancy protocols for reliability and fault tolerance. Practical activities include the configuration and analysis of real networking hardware coupled with investigation of complex scenarios and topologies through simulation.

Summary

Unit name	Network Administration and Security
Unit code	KIT216
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Sciences and Engineering School of Information and Communication Technology
Discipline	Information & Communication Technology
Coordinator	Mr Tony Gray
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Intermediate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Explain network and security techniques, standards, and practices
• Apply industry standard techniques to configure network infrastructure and protocols for efficiency, security and reliability
• Analyse faults and configuration errors in networking infrastructure and protocols

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

KIT111

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Lectures: 1 hrs/wk - online via Zoom, all students are expected to attend each week, commencing in week 1. Tutorials: 2 hrs/wk - all students are expected to attend an on-campus tutorial each week, commencing in week 2. Self study: 2 hrs/wk - all students are required to complete a self-study MyLO module each week, prior to the subsequent tutorial.
Assessment	MyLO Quiz (20%)|Network Device Configuration (20%)|Structured Network Design (20%)|Tutorial Practical Demonstrations (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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