Approved by Chair:

Dec 13, 2021

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COURSE SECTION INFORMATION

Advanced Network Management
T147 Computer Systems Technology

Teacher’s Name: Jorge Olenewa Course Code: COMP3107

Email: jolenewa@georgebrown.ca Course Section: All
Phone: (416) 415-5000 ext. 6809 Academic Year: 2021-2022
Office: C467 Term: Winter 2022
Out of Class Assistance: WebEx/email above

LIST OF TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER TEACHING AIDS:

Required: Required materials provided in Blackboard

Recommended Resources: To be provided in Blackboard.

Detailed Evaluation System

Assessment Description: Outcome(s) EES Date / Week: % of

Tool: assessed: assessed: Final
Grade:
Exam Midterm exam 1, 2, 3, 8 1-3, 5, 7, 7 20
11
Labs Individual and 4, 5, 6, 7 1, 2, 4, 8, 1-6, 9-14 60
Group Lab class 11
participation and
completion of lab
assignments and
quizzes
Exam Final exam 1-8 1-11 15 20
TOTAL: 100%

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Learning Schedule / Topical Outline (subject to change with notification)

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

Winter 2022 Delivery: Hybrid Mode (Labs and exams in lab rooms, lecture sessions
online.)

Week Topic / Task Outcomes Content / Activities Resources

1 Analyzing Business/Technical 1, 3, 5 Presentation and Slide
Goals and Constraints of Network discussion about the need presentation
Management for Network Management
Introduction to Network
Setting up student groups Setup VM
Management Tools and Axence
nVision features and functionality and connection to NM access
servers
2 Network Management Job 1, 3, 5, 7 Reading and discussion of Clemm
Functions (Clemm Chapter 2) Clemm Ch. 2 Chapter 2
PDF provided
Introduction to the Network NOC Examples in Blackboard
Operations Centre
Axence
nVision
Licensing and
Intro
3 Network Management Basics, 8 Intro to SMI, Agents, Axence
MIBs, Systems, Objects, nVision Lab
etc.
Resource
Network Discovery and articles and
Monitoring links in
Blackboard
4 Different Aspects of Network 7 General Categories of Axence
Management Management nVision Lab

Intro to Network Management FCAPS, OAM&P, and

Models others
5 Management specifications 7, 8 MIBs, SNMP and SMP Axence
deep(er) dive nVision Lab

Management Communication Rules of Conversation

patterns between manager and
managed objects

6 Operator Interfaces 5, 7 SNMP vs. CLI vs. Syslog Axence

nVision Lab
Network Management Scaling Network
Organization Management and Dividing
the Labour: RMON 1 & 2
MIBs

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 7 Mid-Term Evaluation Midterm exam No lab

8 Intersession Week No lectures or labs

9 Management Software 1, 2 Advantages and challenges Axence

Integration of integrating NM with nVision Lab
enterprise applications

Duties of Network
Service Provisioning and
Management in Service
Network Planning Provisioning

10 Business Impact of Network 1, 2 Network Management in Mininet Intro

Management Practice labs

Intro to
SDN, the New Norm for
Networks

The Need for more Flexible and

Automated Networking, Cisco
DNA
11 SDN and Network Controllers 3, 4, 5 Current hardware vs. NETLAB
white box network and/or SDN
devices Mininet Labs
12 SD-WAN 5, 8 Practical SDN/Network Cisco Packet
Programmability Tracer Labs
13 Network Function 2 Practical SDN/Network NETLAB
Virtualization Programmability and/or SDN
Mininet Labs
14 The Future of Network 2, 6 Practical SDN/Network NETLAB
Management Programmability and/or SDN
Mininet Labs
15 Final Evaluation Final exam No labs

Please note: this schedule may change as resources and circumstances require.
For information on withdrawing from this course without academic penalty, please refer to
the College Academic Calendar:
http://www.georgebrown.ca/Admin/Registr/PSCal.aspx

All academic inquiries will be replied to within three business days.

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