Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS279   19964-20016 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  09/25/01
CIS279      19964-20016 L+L 4 Credit(s) 5 Period(s)
Fundamentals of Internetworking
Creation of an internetworking strategy, selection of protocols, and the type and placement of connectivity devices and services. Prerequisites: (CIS191 or CIS191DB or CIS191DC or CIS191DD) and CIS270 or (CIS242, CIS266) or permission of instructor.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CIS279   19964-20016 Fundamentals of Internetworking
1. Name the seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. (I)
2. Identify the function of each layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. (I)
3. Define terms associated with networks and internetworking connectivity devices. (I, II)
4. Define connectivity issues and network addressing associated with the Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite. (III)
5. Describe the different bridging protocols, and determine when to use a specific type of bridging protocol. (IV)
6. Contrast routing and bridging, and determine when to use routing or bridging. (IV, V)
7. Contrast distance vector and link state routing protocols. (V)
8. Contrast Internetwork Packet eXchange Routing Information Protocol/Service Advertising Protocol (IPX RIP/SAP) and NetWare Link State Protocol (NLSP) routing protocols. (V)
9. Contrast Internet Packet Routing Information Protocol (IP RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocols. (V)
10. Identify a terminal-to-host connectivity solution. (VI)
11. Select a Wide Area Network (WAN) service for connecting to one or more Local Area Networks (LANs). (VII)
12. Apply internetworking concepts to design an internetworking solution. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII)
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CIS279   19964-20016 Fundamentals of Internetworking
    I. Basic Internetworking Standards
        A. Terminology
        B. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
        C. Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
        D. Others
      II. Connecting Users to Information
          A. Devices
          B. Standards
        III. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
            A. Connectivity
            B. Addressing
          IV. Bridging Technologies
            V. Routing Technologies
                A. Distance vector protocols
                B. Link state protocols
                C. Internetwork Packet eXchange Routing Information Protocol/Service Advertising Protocol (IPX RIP/SAP)
                D. Netware Link State Protocol (NLSP)
                E. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
              VI. Host Systems Connectivity
                VII. Local Area Network (LAN) to Wide Area Network (WAN) Connectivity
                  VIII. Internetworking Technologies
                      A. Protocols
                      B. Standards
                      C. Devices
                      D. Current technologies
                      E. Emerging technologies
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