Computer Network Lab Equipment

• Metallic racks and cabinets
• LAN and WAN Serial cables
• Server
• Personal Computers
• Cisco Routers (2514, 2620, 2621, 1841, 2811, 2851, and 4331)
• Cisco Switches (2900, 2950, 2960, 3550, 3560, 3650)
• Cisco Wireless Access Points (Aironet 1200 series a/b/g)
• Cisco Wireless Bridges (Aironet 1300 series a/b/g)
• Directional and Omni-directional antennas
• Cisco IP Phones

Network Protocols

The following set of protocols and network features is included in computer networks lab experiments.

Application Layer Protocols

• HTTP and HTTPS
• FTP
• TFTP
• TELNET
• SSH
• DNS and DDNS
• SMTP
• POP3
• IMAP
• DHCP
• NAT
• NTP
• SNMP

Transport Layer Protocols

• TCP
• UDP

Internet Layer Protocols

• IPv4 and IPv6
• ICMP4 and ICMPv6
• ARP

Data Link Layer Protocol

• Ethernet LAN protocol 802.3
• Ethernet Trunking protocol 802.1 Q

Routing Protocols

• Static
• RIPv2 and RIPng
• OSPF and OSPFv3
• EIGRP and EIGRP for IPv6
• IS-IS and IPv6 IS-IS
• BGP and MP BGP

Network Security

• Network Access Lists
• Virtual Private Networks - VPNs
• Secure Socket Layer - SSL
• Firewalls and DMZs
• Fingerprinting Operating Systems
• Network penetration Testing
• AAA

Samples of Network Lab Servers Setup

1. Server Setup 1 - IPv4
2. Server Setup 1 – Ipv6
3. Server Setup 2 - IPv4
4. Server Setup 2 – Ipv6
5. Server Setup 3 - IPv4
6. Server Setup 3 – Ipv6
7. Server Setup 4 - IPv4
8. Server Setup 4 – Ipv6
9. Server Setup 5 - IPv4
10. Server Setup 5 – Ipv6
11. Server Setup 6 - IPv4
12. Server Setup 6 – Ipv6
    

Samples of Network Lab Routing Scenarios

1. Routing Scenario 1
2. Routing Scenario 2
3. Routing Scenario 3
4. Routing Scenario 4
5. Routing Scenario 5
6. Routing Scenario 6

Samples of Network Lab Switching Scenarios

1. Switching Scenario 1
2. Switching Scenario 2
3. Switching Scenario 3
4. Switching Scenario 4
   

Samples of Network Performance Studies

1. Round Trip Times
2. Transmission Time vs Clock Rate
3. TCP Receive Window Buffer Size
4. TTCP-Based Performance Evaluation
5. Delayed Acknowledgment
6. IPv4 Fragmentation
7. MTU vs Tunneling and No Tunneling
8. MTU Performance with Tunneling
9. MTU Performance without Tunneling

Samples of Network Lab Diagrams

1. Network Diagrams 1
2. Network Diagrams 2
3. Network Diagrams 3
4. Network Diagrams 4
5. Network Diagrams 5
6. Network Diagrams 6
7. Network Diagrams 7
8. Network Diagrams 8
9. Network Diagrams 9
10. Network Diagrams 10
11. Network Diagrams 11