Course information

The course consists of multiple assignments ("labs"), each covering a
specific topic, for example the Border Gateway Protocol. For each of the
topics, which are partly selected by a majority vote of the
participants, students are taught the theoretical background and are
asked to perform some practical tasks. 
The tasks include small exercises with multiple different programming languages (java, c, php, sql). 
Previous knowledge in these languages is beneficial but not required.

In the last part of the course, each team is asked to create their own
small lab about a topic of their choice. This consists of both a lecture
(including slides) and the actual experiments, which are entered
directly into the e-learning system.

Assignments are done in groups of exactly two students. Our e-learning
system (https://ilab2.net.in.tum.de) is used for the entire course. All
labs are divided into three parts:

1. A lecture of approximately 90 minutes that gives an introduction to
the topic.

2. An online self-study (which should be done at home) performed within
the e-learning system as preparation for the practical part. This
includes multiple choice questions students have to complete before
proceeding to the practical part.

3. The practical part is also done using the e-learning system and
consists of:
- Setting up the lab environment (cabling, network configuration)
- Performing the tasks given in the lab
- Answering questions