CN8813 IP Protocols

Calendar Description

This course is on IP routing protocols. In particular, it discusses intra-domain routing protocols, commonly known as Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP). It covers details of RIP, IGRP, EIGRP and OSPF.  It includes discussion on IP Multicasting and covers PIM-DM, PIM-SM and PIM-SSM protocols in detail. It also introduces IS-IS in light of its differences with OSPF. The course material is supplemented with extensive lab component to give hands-on experience on network design, routing techniques, and end-to-end communication setup. Follow the course calendar and program related information at www.compnet.ryerson.ca.

Topics

• Introduction to IP Routing IP Addressing (VLSM, Subnetting and Supernetting, Route Summarization and Aggregation, CIDR, Address Partitioning and Subnet Assignment) 
• Interior Gateway Protocols 
  • RIPv1 and RIPv2 
  • IGRP overview 
  • EIGRP 
  • OSPF 
• Route Redistribution 
• Multicasting and IGMP 
  • PIM-DM (dense mode) 
  • PIM-SM (sparse mode) 
  • PIM-SSM (source-specific sparse mode) 
• Network Design and IS-IS overview (optional)

Labs

• Lab1: Network Design for EIGRP 
• Lab 2: Network Design for IPv6 Routing Protocols 
• Lab 3: Network Design for OSPF 
• Lab 4: Route Redistribution 
• Lab 5: Network Design for PIM-SM

Recommended Text

• J. Doyle, Routing TCP/IP Volume I&II, ISBN: 1578700418, Cisco Press
• R. Malhotra, IP Routing, O’Reilly (Alternative Text)
• Lecture notes

Reference Texts

• B. Williamson, Developing IP Multicast Networks, Vol. 1, Cisco Press 
• F. Shamim et al, Troubleshooting IP Routing Protocols, CCIE Professional Development, Cisco Press.
• K. Dooley and I. J. Brown, Cisco Cookbook, O’Reilly

Course Evaluation

• Quizzes  10% 
• Final exam  30%
• Lab submission  30%
• Lab exam  30%