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Computing students develop networking skills at Cisco lab

by Alex Went, on 21 November 2016 11:53:29 CET

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On 9 and 10 November, students on the BSc (Hons) Computing programme had the opportunity to visit a working Cisco lab environment as part of their Networking Infrastructure module. 

Dr Alex Moucha, who is a Cisco-certified instructor, explains the benefits of this kind of work. "As part of the course, the students learn how to design, build, configure and maintain small- to medium-sized networks. Because these include a lot of devices, we rely on an accurate and free-to-use simulator from Cisco, named Packet Tracer.

"I want the students to get in touch with real devices. Being an avid fan of Cisco technology, I built my own lab to be able to learn, practice and test new things without the risk of disconnecting an entire company. I invited the students to my personal lab to see, touch and feel the real thing and realize that, even if they use a simulation in their projects, the simulation is really accurate and in fact what they learn and the experience they get in the assignments perfectly match the requirements for a real world scenario.

"Cisco is the largest manufacturer of networking devices and the most innovative one. Other manufacturers - even if they produce different equipment -  have to adhere to Cisco standards. Thus our students learn how to properly design, build, secure and maintain networks according to these important guidelines."
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