Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale Campus
Information Systems Technology

IST 208 – 02N
TCP/IP PROTOCOLS & CONFIGURATION
4 credits
Fall Semester 2002
CT 210
Wednesday: 1800-2150

  1. Instructor


Cuong H. Hoang
W(703)676-1331
cuong_hoang@yahoo.com
Office hour: Wednesday 17:30 – 18:00 CT 232
 

  1. Course Description:


IST 208 – TCP/IP Protocols and Configurations (4 credits): a) Provides an overview of TCP/IP concepts, principles and protocols. b) Explores TCP/IP layering concepts in reference to the OSI reference model. c) Discusses routing, and routing protocols. d) Describes the Internet Protocol, Transmission Control Protocol, User Datagram Protocol. e) Examines application services that support network monitoring and security. Prerequisite: IST 200 and 212.
 

  1. General Course Purpose:


This course introduces students to TCP/IP protocols, capabilities, and limitations. Students will learn TCP/IP functions within internetworking environment. Also in this course, students will be exposed to network principles, concepts, and security. Finally, students will explore routing, tunneling, reliable transport service, unreliable transport service, and application services.
 

  1. Course Objectives/Educational Outcomes:


Upon completion of the prescribed work for this course, the student should have a working knowledge of and be able to:

      1. Explain protocol layering.
      2. Explain principles of internet routing.
      3. Explain TCP/IP Protocol format and operation.
      4. Explain NT application services to include DNS, RTP, DHCP, and IPSec.
      5. Describe IP addressing and subnet operation.
  1. Major Topics To Be Included:
      1. Application Services.
      2. Domain Name Service (DNS).
      3. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
      4. Internet Protocol (IP).
      5. Internet Routing.
      6. IP Addressing and subneting.
      7. Local Area Networks (LAN).
      8. Network Manager.
      9. Security Issues.
      10. Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).
      11. Protocol Layering.
      12. Real Time Protocol (RTP).
      13. Transmission Control Protocol (TCP).
      14. User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
  2. Required Text


Guide to TCP/IP by Laura A. Chappell and Ed Tittel, 2002, Course Technology.
 

  1. Grading System


The final grade will be determined by adding the following elements:
Class Participation 10%
Class Papers 20%
Tests 20%
Midterm Exam 25%
Final Exam 25%

The grading scale is as follows:
A: =90 .. 100
B: =80 .. <90
C: =70 .. <80
D: =60 .. <70
F: =0 .. <60
 

  1. Class paper


The paper should state the thesis or issues addressed in the references, the importance of the topic, strengths/weaknesses of the technology covered, and your assessment of the situation. The paper should be approximately 6-8 pages of text, typed, double-spaced with one-inch margins using a point size of 10 or 12 pitch.
 

  1. Schedule

Session

Date

 

Reading 

Notes

1

08/28

Introducing TCP/IP

1

file# 1

2

09/04

IP addressing and subnetting

2

Last to adjust: 09/06

file# 2

3

09/11

Data Link and Network Layer TCP/IP Protocols

3

file# 3

4

09/18

 

 

Test# 1 
Due: paper title

5

09/25

 ICMP

 4

file# 4 

6

10/02

 TCP and UDP

 5

file# 5

7

10/09

 Basic TCP/IP Services – FTP, Telnet, HTTP, etc.

 6

file# 6

8

10/16

 

 

Midterm 
Due: 6 references

9

10/23

 DNS

 7

 Last to W/Aud: 10/29

file# 7

10

10/30

 DHCP

 8

file# 8

11

11/06

 Securing TCP/IP

 9

file# 9 

12

11/13

 

 

Test# 2 

13

11/20

 Routing

 10

file# 10

14

11/27

 Non-instructional-day

 

No class

15

12/04

 Monitoring and Managing IP Networks

 11

file# 11

16

12/11

TCP/IP, NetBIOS, and WINS

 IPv6 and Future TCP/IP

 12

 13

file# 12

17

12/18

 

 

 Final 
Due: class paper
  1. Special Procedures Notes Remarks:

Class Procedures

Attendance. Education is a cooperative endeavor between student and instructor. Your involvement in these learning activities is essential to master course content. Regular classroom attendance is required. Class absences greater than 30% is considered unsatisfactory. It is your responsibility to make the prior arrangements with the instructor. You are responsible for making up all course work missed during an absence. Each student is responsible for obtaining from other students any notes of material covered during any missed classes.

Make-up. The student is responsible for rescheduling missed examinations and for making up all work missed during an absence.

Integrity/Late Work. The student is responsible for his own work. See the NVCC Student Handbook for further guidance regarding student cheating and/or plagiarism. The student will make prior arrangements with the instructor for the submission of late work.
 

Fire/Emergency Evacuation Procedures

The fire and emergency evacuation procedures are posted on the classroom wall. It is the responsibility of each student, on the first day of class, to review and follow those procedures.


 
 

NVCC is a place for learning and growing. You should feel safe and comfortable anywhere on this campus. In order to meet this objective, you should: a) let your instructor, his/her supervisor, the Dean of Students or Provost know if any unsafe, unwelcome or uncomfortable situation arises that interferes with the learning process; b) inform the instructor within the first two weeks of classes if you have special needs or a disability that may affect your performance in this course.