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This will be an intense hands-on five (5) day training to teach skills required for the configuration and operation of large scale campus networks. The training will be held from October 27-31, 2014.
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Objective
After this training the participants will be able to design and implement a large scale campus network. This course will provide the techies with the necessary TCP/IP skills to administer a campus network.
Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for technical staff that operates a TCP/IP network with international connectivity and inter-campus connectivity.
Pre-requisites
1. IPv4 addressing and general network concepts 2. Knowledge of UNIX and/or Linux 3. Three Years’ Experience as Network Administrators / IP Network Engineers 4. Target Group: Network Administrator/engineers, ICT infrastructure managers and Systems Administrators
Course content
The course is divided into two; Campus networks, Scalable networks
Campus Networks
Campus Network design principles & Best Practices Campus Networks Design.
IP address routing & management(addressing, subnetting)
Campus Network Physical cable Infrastructure
Hierarchical Design
Scalable Networks
Cisco switch configuration basics
HP configuration essentials
Switching Architecture -STP
Introduction to IEEE 802.1q (VLANS)
VPNs
Switch troubleshooting
Campus Network monitoring
Cyber Security
Research Infrastructure
Items Required
Each Participant is to bring a laptop with wireless connectivity. Each participant is to submit the campus network diagram
Trainers
Name Organization
Martin Njau (MN) KENET
Joan Masai (JM) KENET
Cornelius Achiki(CA) KENET
Judah Opuck (JO) KENET
Michelle Opiyo (MO) KENET
Hillary Cheserek(HC) KENET
Ronald Osure (RO) KENET
Timetable
Week 1
| Day | 9.00-10.30 | 10.30-10.50 | 10.50-13.00 | 1300-1400 | 1400-1600 | 1600-1620 | 1620-1800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TuesdayApril 22 | Welcome& RegistrationLayers 1/2/3 Refresher [[1]](MN) | Tea Break | Intro to Net Mgmt and SNMP [[2]] ""MN" | Lunch | Network Monitoring tools: Nagios , Cacti [[3]] HM | Tea Break | LA Network monitoring lab: basic nagios, cacti, webmin HM
Cacti exercise [4] Nagios+nconf exercise [5] Smokeping exercise [6] webmin [7] BHM/MN |
| WednesdayApril 23 | Cisco configuration essentialsHP Configuration essentials [[8]] HM | Tea Break | VPNs [[9]] (MO) | Lunch | Introduction to VLANS [[10]] (DP) | Tea Break | VLANs Lab [[11]] |
| ThursdayApril 24 | Campus Network Design principles and best practices [[12]] (DS) | Tea Break | Campus Network Structured Cabling Exercise
Campus Network Cabling [[13]] Fiber Splicing Exercise [[14]] Fiber Splicing Exercise Answers [[15]] Cable Systems Specifications [[16]] (DS) |
Lunch | Campus Network Designs Round-tableDS/DP | Tea Break | Campus Network Designs Round-tableDS/DP |
| FridayApril 25 | Switching architectures (Layer 2 ) DP | Tea Break | Layer 2 Lab PS/DP | Lunch | IP routing (addressing, subnetting, OSPF, BGP)
Introduction to routing [[19]] Introduction to OSPF [[20]] Introduction to BGP [[21]] Layer 3 static lab [[22]] OSPF Lab [[23]]
(PS) |
Tea Break | IP routing Lab PS/DP |
| SaturdayApril 26 | Troubleshooting Campus LAN [[24]] (MN) | Tea Break | SDNDP | Lunch Sponsored by NSRC at Jacaranda Hotel | Tea Break |
Week 2
| Day | 9.00-10.30 | 10.30-10.50 | 10.50-13.00 | 1300-1400 | 1400-1600 | 1600-1620 | 1620-1800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MondayApril 28 | Why Wireless? [[25]] JM | Tea Break | RF Channel and Modulation Fundamentals [[26]] CA | Lunch | Comparative use of unlicensed spectrum [[27]] JM | Tea Break | Antenna fundamentals [[28]] CA |
| TuesdayApril 29 | Introduction to Wi-Fi [[29]] HC | Tea Break | Access point configuration [[30]] CA | Lunch | LAB: AP and client configuration [[31]] CA | ||
| WednesdayApril 30 | Designing Scalable Wireless Networks in the campusCA | Tea Break | Wifi hardware and choicesHC | Lunch | Case Studies | Case Studies | |
| FridayMay 2 | Wireless Security: [[32]] JM
Wireless Authentication [[33]] |
Tea Break | Wireless Security LABJM/CA | Lunch | Wireless Troubleshooting CA | Roaming in the campus [[34]] HC | |
| SaturdayMay 3 | Eduroam [[35]] HM | Tea Break | Closing Ceremony | Lunch |
