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13M031PDT - Design Principles of High Availability Communication Networks

Course specification
Course title Design Principles of High Availability Communication Networks
Acronym 13M031PDT
Study programme Electrical Engineering and Computing
Module
Type of study master academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB 6.0 Status elective
Condition None
The goal Students will learn about theory fundamentals, techniques and design principles of the high availability communication networks. Practical training that will teach students to configure network devices for the fast recovery from the faults in the network.
The outcome Students will gain theory fundamentals knowledge, as well as the practical knowledge of high availability techniques used in communication networks. Students will learn to solve high availability network design problems. Students will be trained to configure network devices for the fast recovery from the faults in the network.
Contents
URL to the subject page https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aZXmD9KYyAPwoYn4_kq86hZY9-01lDyEljkCy44oXbKo1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=0fb7aad4-a83f-4206-b171-07c7bdb28def&tenantId=1774ef2e-9c62-478a-8d3a-fd2a495547ba
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Contents of lectures Definition and survey of the availability aspects in the communication networks. High availability and system reliability concepts and theory. Techniques for increasing availability of network devices and communication networks. High availability network design. Survey and analysis of the high availability network design problems. High availability protocols and techniques. Geolocation redundancy.
Contents of exercises Practical exercises where students will learn to solve the high availability network design problems. Lab exercises where students will learn to configure network devices for the fast recovery from the faults in the network.
Literature
  1. M. Pioro, D. Medhi, Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks, Elsevier, 2004. (Original title)
  2. J. Sonderegger, O. Blomberg, K. Milne, S. Palislamovic, JUNOS High Availability: Best Practices for High Network Uptime, O Reilly Media, 2009. (Original title)
  3. RFCs and standards (RFC 4090, RFC 5798, RFC 5880, RFC 8271,...)
  4. Selected papers from journals and conferences
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures Exercises OTC Study and Research Other classes
3 1 1
Methods of teaching Course comprises lectures, percepts and lab exercises. During percepts, students will learn to solve practical problems. During lab exercises, students will learn to configure network devices for the fast recovery from the faults in the network.
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations Points Final exam Points
Activites during lectures 0 Test paper 30
Practical lessons 20 Oral examination 0
Projects 50
Colloquia 0
Seminars 0