IT 310 - Routing and Switching in the Enterprise

Credits: 7
Builds upon the knowledge and skills attained in IT 210. Covers advanced routing using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Router Fail-over, inter-VLAN routing, link aggregation, Software Defined Networking, and VPNs. Hands-on exercises include configuration, installation, and troubleshooting.

Prerequisite: IT 210; and admission into the IT Bachelor’s in Cybersecurity and Networking program; or instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Understand and configure inter-VLAN routing.
Understand, configure, and troubleshoot routing using OSPF and HSRP
Understand and configure VLANS and inter-switch communication.
Understand, configure and troubleshoot link aggregation.
Understand Software Defined Networking
Understand IPsec VPNs.

Program Outcomes

Plan, implement, administer, and support appropriate information technologies and systems to help an organization achieve its goals and objectives. Information technologies and systems may include: servers, client computers, mobile devices, operating systems, network applications, local area networks, wide area networks, wireless networks, network segments, intranets, and so on.
Evaluate user needs and use those needs to plan the implementation of information technology systems that meet those needs.
Prepare for industry certification exams.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.