Designing & Supporting Computer Network (BCI531) crash course, Online BCA, Semester 5: Designing & Supporting Computer Network

This subject covers how enterprise networks are designed and supported, from hierarchical core, distribution and access layer design through gathering requirements, characterizing existing networks, application and QoS impacts, IP addressing, prototyping and preparing a design proposal. After it, you will be able to assess an organization's network needs, produce a structured LAN, WAN and wireless design, validate it with prototypes and present an implementation proposal. It's the Designing & Supporting Computer Network subject of Online BCA, Semester 5, in 25 lessons: Network Design Basics and the Hierarchical Model; Core, Distribution and Access Layer Design; Server Farms and Network Security Design; Wireless, WAN and Remote Worker Design Considerations; Cisco Lifecycle Services (PPDIOO) and the Sales Process; Preparing for Network Design and Technical Requirements; Network Manageability Design Considerations; Documenting an Existing Network; Upgrading Cisco IOS and Network Hardware; Wireless Site Survey and Design Requirements Documentation; Characterizing Common Network Applications; Quality of Service (QoS) Basics; Voice and Video Traffic and Documenting Traffic Flows; Analyzing Requirements and Choosing a LAN Topology; Designing WAN and Remote Worker Support; Wireless Network Design and Security Integration; Hierarchical IP Addressing and Naming Scheme Design; IPv4 vs IPv6; Building a Network Prototype to Validate a Design; Prototyping the Campus LAN and Server Farm; Prototyping Remote and WAN Connectivity; Prototyping Remote Worker VPN Support; Assembling Network Proposal Information; Network Implementation and Installation Planning; Creating and Presenting a Network Design Proposal.

Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.

About 5h 55m of video across 25 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.

Yes: “Design, Prototype and Propose a Two-Site Network for a Growing Company”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.

A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online BCA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.

No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.