DePaul Networks and

Telecommunications

Advisory Board

Spring Meeting

May 13, 2010

Background NTAB and TDC Task Force

Telecom/Network enrollments had been declining since

2004.

September 2009: TDC Task Force created by the Dean

to review and update all TDC curriculum.

Fall 2009: Surveys sent to TDC adjuncts and alumni

March 2010: Based on internal review and survey

results, new M.S. in Network Engineering and

Management (M.S. NEM) degree program is created

and approved.

First M.S. NEM students enroll in July 2010.

September 2010: Invitations sent out for NTAB.

NTAB Survey Results

We received 8 responses to the NTAB Fall survey.

Overall results:

All respondents indicated that our B.S. and M.S.

students would be good candidates for appropriate

positions in their organizations.

DePaul coursework must focus on latest technologies

and the future of networking.

NTAB Member contributions: guest speakers,

internships, input into curriculum.

Student resumes must show how they can make a

difference for organizations.

NTAB Survey - Actions

Cleaned up course descriptions.

Started rigorous review of BS NT undergrad

curriculum and requirements.

Closer ties between network and security courses.

Added emphasis on newer technologies (MPLS,

ROADM, PON, Ethernet, IPv6) in core courses.

More focus on labs and experiential learning.

New advanced courses in specific technologies

(MPLS, IPv6, Storage, Capstone, Cloud?).

Enrollments & Majors We are seeing some increases in TDC enrollments

and majors after declines for the past 6 years!!

Undergrad TDC enrollments:

2009/10: 703 2010/11: 690 Change: -1.8%

BS NT Majors:

Spring 2010: 85 Spring 2011: 88 Change: +3.5%

Graduate TDC enrollments:

2009/10: 884 2010/11: 924 Change: +4.5%

MS NEM Majors:

Spring 2010: 78 Spring 2011: 86 Change: +9.3%

New Courses and Programs

TDC 484: Scripting for Network Management

TDC 560: Advanced Network Technologies and

Design

TDC 378/478: Information Storage and

Management

IPv6 Program (coming in Fall 2011)

TDC 594: MS NEM Capstone (coming in Fall 2011)

TDC 484: Scripting for Network Management

This is a hands-on course on using script languages to

develop practical applications for Network

Management.

Course covers task automation and Simple Network

Management Protocol (SNMP) scripts, and uses API to

automate networks tasks of Fault Management,

Configuration Management, Accounting Management,

Performance Management, and Security Management

(FCAPS).

The final project of the course is to develop a dynamic

web site with the above five functional areas to manage

Linux servers, Ethernet switches and IP routers

TDC 560: Advanced Network Technologies and Design

New required course in the new MS NEM curriculum.

MPLS Services and configuration

IPv4 over MPLS

MPLS VPNs

IPv6 tunneling over 6PE

MPLS Traffic Engineering

Any Transport over MPLS (AToM)

Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS)

Principles of Network Design

OPNET Simulation to support Performance-oriented

Network Design

MPLS Config Labs done using CDM DLPod facilities

TDC 560 MPLS VPN Lab

ISP provider Flint Networks wishes to connect DrumCo customer sites in Los Angeles and New York into multi-site Virtual Private Network across MPLS backbone. Students must configure all IP, MPLS, RIP, BGP to make this work, test results, and report.

TDC 560 MPLS VPN Lab

Lab configuration tasks:

Configure IP on all hosts and routers

Configure MPLS on 3 Provider routers

Configure Virtual Routing Forwarding (VRF)

interfaces and BGP on 2 Provider Edge routers.

Test all connectivity. Verify contents of RIP, BGP

tables, global and VRF routing tables, CEF and LFIB

tables. Debug MPLS packet flow.

Write up report.

TDC 560 OPNET Project

Daft Corp provides video processing services. Simulate multiple workload scenarios (details in handout) to compare user response times for various workloads and multiple types of storage and server load balancing across their sites in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

TDC 378/478: Information Storage and Management

Topics:

DAS, NAS Storage Architectures

Fibre Channel and IP SANs

Storage Virtualization, Server Farms and Cloud

Storage Services

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Data Replication Architectures

Storage Security

Labs done using EMC Navisphere SAN Simulator

IPv6 Program

The IPv6 Program will be a 10-week program

offered through the Institute for Professional

Development (IPD), which provides certificate

programs for industry professionals who do not

wish to pursue a full academic degree.

The goal of this program is to provide students

with a complete overview of IPv6 technologies and

the key points of knowledge to transition their

organizations from IPv4-only to dual IPv4/IPv6

network infrastructures.

Program Details

The IPv6 Program is planned as a fully-online

course offering.

Course content will consist of approximately 20

hours of instructional video content, reading

materials, homework assignments, online

discussions and live demonstrations, hands-on

labs and a final cumulative project.

Course content will be released to students in six

content modules.

See detailed handout.

TDC 594: MS NEM Capstone All students in the new MS NEM program (begun

in September 2010) must complete this Capstone

course.

Students will synthesize knowledge from previous

courses to design, build, test, and demonstrate a

comprehensive network project as members of a

project team.

First offering: Fall of 2011 by J.P. Labruyere, CCIE

See detailed handout.

Discussion

Comments/questions on new courses and

programs. What is missing or needs changing?

Can NTAB members help to ensure that we are

meeting industry needs with our programs?

How can we better publicize our degree programs

and course offerings?