Yearly Archives: 2022

Configure and Verify Initial Switch Configuration   Introduction: Discuss what you will do in this lab. Provide some background information on the main idea in this lab and discuss the purpose of the lab activity   Procedure: How did you go about implementing the lab activity. Describe the steps you took to ensure that the […]

Switching Concepts Look at the Ethernet header below. Explain the following fields in the Ethernet header.   (10 points, 2 points for each correct field explained.)   You are the most recently hired network engineer out of a group of 10 network engineers. During a meeting to implement a new switching technology, your manager asks […]

Given the following IPv6 address: 2008:0000:05A3:0000:0000:00FB:0C7A:FE29/64. Simply the address to be optimal in IPv6 (rewrite the address to be the shortest possible IPv6 equivalent address). Explain what you did. (10 points)   Given the diagram below. Assume the IPv6 prefix is 2005:007D:4500:000C::/64. Find the IPv6 EUI addresses for computers A and B. Show all your […]

Given the diagram below and OSPF properly configured on routers 1 and 2. The network engineer typed two Cisco IOS commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) back to back and observed the output below.   Explain how the cost to the 192.168.1.0/24 route was calculated in OSPF. (15 points)   Explain the steps that […]

DQ1 Standards Discussions   Wireless technology has relied on standards since its outset. How has this assisted in the widespread acceptance of standards, and how do standards make it easier for us to purchase and use a wide variety of products?  Standards are very important in everything. Why do we need standards in Wireless Technology? […]

DQ1 Traffic Shaping   What is traffic shaping? Why is traffic shaping a controversial topic?  Has traffic shaping been applied to wireless networks?  What is the reasoning behind traffic shaping in the wireless world?…   DQ2 Wireless Network Planning   In a cellular or PCS network, what are some of the areas where traffic engineering […]

DQ1 Getting to 4G Is the United States on track for 4G deployment? What barriers do you foresee preventing widespread acceptance and deployment?  What is the evolution of cellular technology?  What are the current 3G technologies?…   DQ2  The Future of Satellite Radio   In 2008, XM and Sirius Radio were allowed to merge. Why […]

DQ1 SNMP   SNMP is a protocol that allows computers and network equipment to gather data about network performance. It is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Discuss the role of a software agent in SNMP, and explain the purpose of the MIB. Explain how the SNMP management station gathers data, and describe the types […]

DQ1 Security Organizations   Discuss some of the organizations dedicated to information security. Explain these organizations’ missions and goals. Is there an organization dedicated to wireless security? If so, please describe the organization and its goals….   DQ2 Securing the WLAN   How have the IEEE 802.11 security mechanisms for wireless networks fallen far short […]

Explain the steps in designing a WLAN. How do you determine the network type, access point management strategy, and location of the APs?  How do you go about it?…   DQ2 Site Survey Analyzers   What is the purpose of the analyzers? How can the information be used for configuration or troubleshooting purposes?  What are […]